Effects of Korean red ginseng (Panax Ginseng Meyer) on bisphenol A exposure and gynecologic complaints: single blind, randomized clinical trial of efficacy and safety

Table 2 Characteristics of subjects before the trial

General (mean ± std)^a	KRG (N = 11)	Placebo (N = 11)	p
Age (years)	22.91 ± 1.81	22.73 ± 1.68	0.81
BMI (kg/m²)	20.12 ± 1.69	20.83 ± 2.24	0.42
Urinary total BPA (ng/L)	3.17 ± 2.28	2.38 ± 1.98	0.41
Diet [N(%)]^b
Instant food intake^c			1.00
High	1 (9)	0 (0)
Moderate	4 (36)	4 (36)
Low	6 (55)	7 (64)
Diet balance^d			1.00
Prefer meat	3 (27)	2 (18)
Balanced	8 (73)	9 (82)
Prefer vegetable	0 (0)	0 (0)
Sasang [N(%)]^b
SY^e	4 (36)	5 (45)	1.00
SE	3 (27)	2 (18)
TE	4 (36)	4 (36)

^aT-test; ^bFisher exact test (2-tail).
^cDegree of instant food-intake was classified with frequency: high, >10 times/week; moderate, 5–10 times/week; low, <5 times/week).
^dFrequency (times) of meat or fish consumption/week, ≥10 times, prefer meat; 3–9 times, balanced; ≤2, prefer vegetable.
^eSoyangin (少陽人, SY type); Soeumin (少陰人, SE type); Taeeumin (太陰人, TE type).

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