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Table 2 Characteristics of patients receiving TSC and placebo

From: Treatment of migraines with Tianshu capsule: a multi-center, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial

Characteristics

TSC (N = 750)

Placebo (N = 250)

P values

Age, mean ± SD, y

47.59 ± 11.86

47.82 ± 12.84

0.5957

Height, mean ± SD, cm

165.81 ± 6.89

165.61 ± 7.35

0.4332

Weight, mean ± SD, Kg

63.89 ± 9.32

63.57 ± 9.75

0.5717

Sex (%)

Male

277 (36.9%)

85 (34.0%)

0.4018

Female

473 (63.1%)

165 (66.0%)

Ethnic (%)

Han

745 (99.3%)

248 (99.2%)

1.0000

Others

5 (0.7%)

2 (0.8%)

Marital status (%)

Yes

714 (95.2%)

238 (95.2%)

1.0000

No

36 (4.8%)

12 (4.8%)

Profession (%)

Physical

149 (19.9%)

52 (20.8%)

0.7505

Non-physical

601 (80.1%)

198 (79.2%)

Women of child-bearing age (%)

Yes

221 (46.7%)

81 (49.1%)

0.5999

No

252 (53.3%)

84 (50.9%)

Menstrual cycle, mean ± SD, d

28.60 ± 2.47

28.56 ± 2.23

0.5932

Menstrual period, mean ± SD, d

5.25 ± 1.37

5.70 ± 1.48

0.0114

Diagnosis, no. (%)

Migraine with aura

200 (26.7%)

58 (23.2%)

0.2742

Migraine without aura

550 (73.3%)

192 (76.8%)

Headache attacks during the 3 months before screening period, mean ± SD, no.

8.81 ± 2.22

8.76 ± 2.33

0.7412

Allergic history, no. (%)

Yes

22 (2.9%)

3 (1.2%)

0.1012

No

728 (97.1%)

247 (98.8%)

Past medical history, no. (%)

Yes

57 (7.6%)

22 (8.8%)

0.5468

No

693 (92.4%)

228 (91.2%)

Use of headache treatment drugs, no. (%)

Yes

310 (41.3%)

103 (41.2%)

0.9704

No

440 (58.7%)

147 (58.8%)

With other diseases, no. (%)

Yes

54 (7.2%)

25 (10.0%)

0.1652

No

696 (92.8%)

225 (90.0%)

  1. d day, no. number, SD Standard deviation, y years