Table 3 Baseline demographics
Measurement | Placebo N = 14 | Aquamin N = 8 | P values* |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender (F/M) | 8/6 | 7/1 | 0.141 |
Age | 62.9 (11.4)** | 62.5 (5.3) | 0.934 |
Height | 68.3 (3.8) | 65.5 (3.7) | 0.144 |
Weight | 94 (24) | 91 (23) | 0.753 |
Systolic Blood Pressure | 142 (22) | 133 (23) | 0.394 |
Diastolic Blood Pressure | 83 (13) | 78 (12) | 0.414 |
Pulse | 69 (17) | 78 (13) | 0.183 |
Temperature | 97.9 (1.0) | 97.9 (0.4) | 0.857 |
WOMAC – pain | 60 (15) | 54 (17) | 0.428 |
WOMAC – stiffness | 54 (21) | 45 (15) | 0.294 |
WOMAC – activity | 57 (18) | 49 (19) | 0.327 |
WOMAC – composite | 58 (16) | 50 (18) | 0.318 |
ROM – PF | 76 (6) | 73 (6) | 0.661 |
ROM – AF | 78 (14) | 73 (16) | 0.471 |
ROM – PE | 170 (6) | 172 (6) | 0.497 |
ROM – AE | 170 (6) | 172 (6) | 0.497 |
6 MWD | 1289 (281) | 1318 (267) | 0.819 |