International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy
Table 2 Baseline demographic characteristics of study participants
Characteristics | Placebo (n = 22) | FHE (n = 23) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 42.85 ± 4.2 | 41.10 ± 3.7 |
Weight (kg) | 62.3 ± 4.2 | 64.8 ± 4.5 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.7 ± 1.5 | 24.2 ± 1.85 |
Education | n,% | n,% |
 Below high school | 6 (25) | 5 (22.7) |
 High school and above | 16 (75) | 18 (77.2) |
Occupation | ||
 Employed | 17 (85) | 16 (72.7) |
 Home-maker | 5 (10) | 4 (13.6) |
Marital status | ||
 Married | 15 (68) | 14 (61) |
 Divorced | 1 (5) | 3 (13) |
 Widow | 6 (27) | 6 (26) |
Residence | ||
 Urban | 16 (72) | 19 (83) |
 Rural | 6 (27) | 4 (17) |
Exercise | ||
 Never | 12 (54) | 14 (61) |
 Often | 4 (18) | 5 (22) |
 Daily | 5 (23) | 4 (17) |
MRS | ||
 Total score | 2.27 ± 1.27 | 2.26 ± 1.28 |
 Psychosocial score | 0.86 ± 0.64 | 0.87 ± 0.81 |
 Somatic score | 0.45 ± 0.59 | 0.47 ± 0.73 |
 Urogenital score | 0.95 ± 0.84 | 0.91 ± 0.84 |