Table 1 Demographics and medical history of the participants (N = 98)
Items | Male N(%) | Female N(%) | Total N(%) | χ 2/ P value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CitriCholess | Placebo | Combined | CitriCholess | Placebo | Combined | CitriCholess | Placebo | Combined | ||
N (% of subtotal) | 17 (35.4) | 11 (22.0) | 28(28.6) | 31 (64.6) | 39 (78.0) | 70(71.4) | 48 (49) | 50 (51) | 98 (100) | 2.16/ 0.142 |
Age, years (mean ± s.d) | 65.5 ± 7.3 | 64.7 ± 10.0 | 65.2 ± 8.3 | 67.4 ± 10.4 | 63.6 ± 8.3 | 65.3 ± 9.4 | 66.7 ± 9.4 | 63.8 ± 8.6 | 65.2 ± 9.1 | 0.044/ 0.965 |
Age, years (range) | 56.66–83.20 | 50.50–81.51 | 50.50–83.20 | 50.04–84.46 | 36.21–80.30 | 36.21–84.46 | 50.04–84.46 | 36.21–81.51 | 36.21–84.46 |  |
Smoking (positive %) | 4/17 (23.5) | 5/11 (45.5) | 9/28 (32.1) | 0/31 (0.0) | 0/39 (0.0) | 0/70 (0.0) | 4/48 (8.3) | 5/50 (10.0) | 9/98 (9.2) | 0.082/ 0.775 |
Alcohol drinking (positive %) | 5/17 (29.4) | 1/11 (9.1) | 6/28 (21.4) | 0/31 (0.0) | 0/39 (0.0) | 0/70 (0.0) | 5/48 (10.4) | 1/50 (2.0) | 6/98 (6.1) | 1.732/ 0.188 |
High Blood Pressure (positive %) | 8/17 (47.1) | 5/11 (45.5) | 13/28 (46.4) | 23/31 (47.9) | 25/39 (50) | 48/70 (68.6) | 31/48 (64..6) | 30/50 (60.0) | 61/98 (62.2) | 0.336/ 0.953 |
Abnormal Glucose (positive %) | 1 (2.1) | 1 (2) | 2/28 (7.1) | 3 (6.2) | 3 (6) | 6/70 (8.6) | 4/48 (8.3) | 4/50 (8.0) | 8/98 (8.2) | 0.336/ 0.953 |
Hpertension& Abnormal Levels of Blood Glucose (positive %) | 7 (14.6) | 5 (10) | 12/28 (42.9) | 4 (8.3) | 9 (18) | 13/70 (18.6) | 11/48 (22.9) | 14/50 (28.0) | 25/98 (25.5) | 0.336/ 0.953 |
Antilipemic drug history (positive %) | 1/17 (5.9) | 2/11 (18.2) | 3/28 (10.7) | 2/31 (6.5) | 3/39 (7.7) | 5/70 (7.1) | 3/48 (6.2) | 5/50 (10.0) | 8/98 (8.2) | 0.031/ 0.861 |