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Table 3 Baseline characteristics of participants (n=114)*

From: Participant experiences from chronic administration of a multivitamin versus placebo on subjective health and wellbeing: a double-blind qualitative analysis of a randomised controlled trial

Gender

Age

Education

Intelligence

BMI

Trait Anxiety

Depression

Placebo

      

Male

30.93 (7.47)

17.00 (2.57)

28.43 (2.70)

26.13 (4.98)

31.00 (6.15)

3.82 (3.78)

Female

30.80 (6.46)

17.71 (3.14)

28.87 (2.25)

22.03 (5.59)

34.52 (7.84)

3.71 (4.04)

Total

30.86 (6.90)

17.37 (2.88)

28.66 (2.46)

23.98 (5.65)

32.85 (7.25)

3.76 (3.89)

Multivitamin

      

Male

28.91 (6.90)

16.38 (1.86)

29.29 (3.18)

24.41 (3.21)

34.54 (9.43)

5.29 (4.67)

Female

32.94 (7.85)

17.71 (3.07)

28.13 (2.91)

23.98 (5.31)

32.68 (7.13)

4.61 (5.04)

Total

31.18 (7.76)

17.13 (2.67)

28.65 (3.06)

24.47 (4.46)

33.49 (8.18)

4.91 (4.85)

All

      

Male

30.00 (7.20)

16.71 (2.27)

28.83 (2.94)

25.34 (4.30)

32.63 (7.96)

4.50 (4.24)

Female

31.87 (7.21)

17.71 (3.08)

28.51 (2.60)

22.99 (5.50)

33.60 (7.49)

4.16 (4.56)

Total

31.02 (7.24)

17.25 (2.77)

28.65 (2.75)

24.07 (5.10)

33.16 (7.69)

4.32 (4.40)

  1. * Data from participants randomized conditions; Data depicted as means and standard deviations; Education= Years of study; Intelligence = Matrix reasoning score; Trait Anxiety = State-Trait Anxiety Inventory–Trait Scale Score; Depression = Beck Depression Inventory-II score.