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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants

From: Chinese herbal Pulian ointment in treating psoriasis vulgaris of blood-heat syndrome: a multi-center, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

 

Pulian Ointment

Placebo

(n = 143)

(n = 135)

Mean age, years (SD)

40 (13)

36 (12)

Male, n (%)

78 (54.55)

74 (54.81)

Had family history, n (%)

36 (25.17)

23 (17.16)

Mean HR (bpm) (SD)

74 (5)

74 (7)

Mean SBP, mmHg (SD)

118 (11)

119 (10)

Mean DBP, mmHg (SD)

78 (8)

77 (7)

Had treatment history of psoriasis, n (%)

83 (58.04)

78 (57.78)

Mean PASI score (SD)

6.4 (6.6)

6.8 (6.3)

Mean score of Area (SD)

1.2 (0.79)

1.26 (0.77)

Mean Erythema score (SD)

1.2 (0.63)

1.3 (0.66)

Mean Scaling score (SD)

1.17 (0.59)

1.29 (0.62)

Mean Induration/thickness score (SD)

1.37 (0.64)

1.5 (0.63)

Mean SF-36 score (SD)

78.39 (15.80)

80.25 (14.15)

Mean HAMA score (SD)

6.63 (6.55)

5.19 (5.29)

  1. Abbreviations: HR heart rate, bpm beat per minute, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, PASI Psoriasis Area Severity Index, SF-36, 36-Item Short Form Health Survey, HAMA Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, SD standard deviation