Table 3.
SNSB-D scores at baseline and the 24th week
| Variables | KGT group (n = 16) | Placebo group (n = 14) | Between-group comparison | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 24th week | p-value† | Baseline | 24th week | p-value† | p-value* | |
| Total SNSB-D score | 176.00 (24.76) | 198.47 (31.29) | < 0.001 | 173.79 (32.86) | 182.14 (44.25) | 0.143 | 0.249 |
| Attention | 10.0 (8.0–11.0) | 11.0 (7.3–12.0) | 0.285 | 9.5 (8.0–10.3) | 10.0 (7.8–11.0) | 0.418 | 0.541 |
|
Language and related function |
23.5 (22.3–25.0) | 24.5 (22.0–26.0) | 0.510 | 23.0 (20.0–24.3) | 23.5 (21.8–25.0) | 0.510 | 0.264 |
| Visuospatial function | 34.00 (30.25–35.00) | 34.00 (32.25–35.00) | 0.304 | 34.50 (31.75–35.00) | 33.50 (32.00–35.00) | 1.000 | 0.622 |
| Memory | 57.88 (17.76) | 74.34 (22.66) | < 0.001 | 57.39 (17.97) | 66.25 (28.94) | 0.051 | 0.398 |
|
Frontal/executive function |
52.1 (9.2) | 56.4 (8.4) | 0.127 | 51.8 (12.8) | 50.4 (12.3) | 0.462 | 0.125 |
SNSB-D, Seoul Neuropsychological Screening Battery for dementia; KGT, Kami-guibi-tang
Values are presented as means (standard deviations) or medians (Q1–Q3)
†p-value for the intergroup comparison using the paired t-test or Wilcoxon’s signed rank test
*p-value for the between-group comparison of the 24th-week scores using the independent t-test or Mann-Whitney U test