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Table 1 Demographic and baseline characteristics

From: Effects of kivia powder on Gut health in patients with occasional constipation: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Baseline characteristics

Placebo

Active

Significance

N

44

43

 

Male

18

14

 

Female

26

29

 

Age (Mean)

41 ± 14

38 ± 14

0.236

Age (Range)

20-64

19-62

 

Weight (Mean)

164.79 ± 29.05

158.29 ± 33.71

0.341

Weight (Range)

114.8-222.0

110.0-235.0

 

BMI (Mean)

27 ± 4.11

25.8 ± 4

0.165

BMI (Range)

19.2-34.8

20.1-35.0

 

Marital status

Single

18

22

 

Married

22

17

 

Divorced

4

3

 

Separated

0

1

 

Widowed

0

0

 

Domestic Partner

0

0

 

Ethnicity

White

9

14

 

Asian

0

0

 

African-American

2

5

 

Hispanic

30

23

 

American Indian/ Alaska Native

0

0

 

Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander

0

0

 

Other

3

1