Table 7.
K-MMSE and other test scores at baseline and the 12th and 24th week
| Variables | KGT group (n = 16) | Placebo group (n = 14) | Between-group comparison | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 12th week | 24th week | p-value§ | Baseline | 12th week | 24th week | p-value§ | p-value* | |
| K-MMSE score | 28.5 (26.3–29.0) | 28.5 (27.0–30.0) | 28.0 (26.3–29.8) | 0.168 | 26.0 (24.8–28.3) | 26.5 (24.5–28.0) | 27.5 (25.0–28.0) | 0.667 | 0.097 |
| GDS | |||||||||
| 2 | 0 (0%) | 5 (31.25%) | – | 0 (0%) | 2 (14.29%) | – | 0.399 | ||
| 3 | 16 (100%) | 11 (68.75%) | – | 14 (100%) | 12 (85.71%) | – | |||
| Barthel-ADL | 20 | 20 | – | 20 | 20 | – | – | ||
| K-IADL | 1.0 (1.0–2.0) | 1.0 (1.0–1.0) | 0.438 | 1.0 (1.0–1.3) | 1.0 (1.0–2.0) | 1.000 | 0.994 | ||
| SGDS | 4.0 (1.3–10.8) | 2.0 (1.0–8.5) | 0.063 | 2.5 (1.8–9.0) | 4.5 (1.0–8.3) | 0.591 | 0.464 | ||
K-MMSE, Korean Mini Mental State Examination; KGT, Kami-guibi-tang; GDS, Global Deterioration Scale; SGDS, Short version-Geriatric Depression Scale; K-IADL, Korean-Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; Barthel-ADL, Barthel-Activities of Daily Living
Data are presented as medians (Q1–Q3) or numbers (%)
§p-value for the intergroup comparison using the Friedman test
*p-value for the between-group comparison using the Mann-Whitney U test or Pearson’s chi-square test