International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy
Table 2 Baseline demographic and disease characteristics (ITT set)
Variable Study | n | PSE (N = 687) mean (SD) | Placebo (N = 702) mean (SD) | Total (N = 1389) mean (SD) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | |||||
Bach study | 465 | 62.4 (7.8) | 62.7 (7.9) | 62.5 (7.9) | 0.74 |
GRANU study | 924 | 65.3 (6.9) | 65.5 (6.7) | 65.4 (6.8) | 0.61 |
Pooled | 1389 | 64.3 (7.3) | 64.5 (7.3) | 64.4 (7.3) | 0.59 |
Height (cm) | |||||
Bach study | 465 | 174.4 (6.0) | 174.3 (6.4) | 174.4 (6.2) | 0.62 |
GRANU study | 922 | 175.7 (6.6) | 175.5 (6.5) | 175.6 (6.5) | 0.70 |
Pooled | 1387 | 175.3 (6.4) | 175.1 (6.5) | 175.2 (6.5) | 0.54 |
Weight (kg) | |||||
Bach study | 465 | 80.7 (10.9) | 80.2 (9.0) | 80.4 (10.0) | 0.58 |
GRANU study | 922 | 84.6 (12.1) | 84.1 (12.9) | 84.3 (12.5) | 0.55 |
Pooled | 1387 | 83.3 (11.8) | 82.8 (11.9) | 83.0 (11.8) | 0.40 |
IPSS | |||||
Bach study | 465 | 17.6 (3.7) | 17.7 (3.8) | 17.6 (3.7) | 0.63 |
GRANU study | 924 | 16.0 (2.1) | 16.1 (1.9) | 16.0 (2.0) | 0.22 |
Pooled | 1389 | 16.5 (2.8) | 16.7 (2.8) | 16.6 (2.8) | 0.24 |
IPSS QoL index | |||||
Bach study | 464 | 3.2 (0.9) | 3.2 (0.9) | 3.2 (0.9) | 0.57 |
GRANU study | 913 | 3.5 (0.7) | 3.5 (0.7) | 3.5 (0.7) | 0.98 |
Pooled | 1377 | 3.4 (0.8) | 3.4 (0.8) | 3.4 (0.8) | 0.75 |
Prostate volume (mL)a | |||||
Bach study | 306 | 34.8 (15.9) | 35.2 (19.6) | 35.0 (17.9) | 0.84 |
GRANU study | 924 | 28.5 (8.3) | 28.8 (7.6) | 28.7 (8.0) | 0.52 |
Pooled | 1230 | 30.0 (11.0) | 30.4 (12.2) | 30.2 (11.6) | 0.52 |
Qmax (mL/s) | |||||
Bach study | 463 | 10.9 (3.1) | 11.1 (2.9) | 11.0 (3.0) | 0.58 |
GRANU study | 921 | 9.5 (2.4) | 9.7 (2.4) | 9.6 (2.4) | 0.26 |
Pooled | 1384 | 10.0 (2.7) | 10.2 (2.7) | 10.1 (2.7) | 0.22 |
PVR (mL) | |||||
Bach study | 464 | 46.0 (42.9) | 49.2 (44.1) | 47.6 (43.5) | 0.43 |
GRANU study | 924 | 33.4 (28.4) | 34.7 (27.9) | 34.1 (28.1) | 0.46 |
Pooled | 1388 | 37.5 (34.4) | 39.6 (34.9) | 38.6 (34.6) | 0.27 |