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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Probiotic administration among free-living older adults: a double blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial

Characteristics

Probiotic group

Placebo group

Sex

125

124

 Female %

57

65.6

 Male %

43

34.4

Age (mean (SD))

72.6 (5.8)

72 (5.6)

Marital status %

 Married

51.6

63.6

 Widow/Widower

18

23.9

 Divorced

18.9

82.6

 Single

7.4

4.1

 Missing

  

Education %

 Lower

47.9

58.2

 Higher

42.1

41.8

 Missing

0.1

0.1

Retirement age (mean (SD))

63.3 (3.8)

64.4 (3.3)

Smoking

 Yes

2.5

5.7

 No

95

94.3

 Missing

2.5

0.8

Prescriptions drugs %

 Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Substances

5

6.6

 Blood Pressure Lowering Substances

32.8

27.9

 Proton Pump Inhibitors

16.5

11.5

 Opiates

3.3

1.6

Over-the-counter drugs %

 GI Motility Modulating Substances

12.9

15.5