Table 1 Descriptive statistics of variables.

From: An efficacy evaluation method for non-normal outcomes in randomized controlled trials

Discrete

Categories

Sample size

Continuous

Mean ± SD

Median

Treatment arm

Control arm

Treatment arm

Control arm

Treatment arm

Control arm

gender

male

88

46

age

62.75 ± 7.90

63.77 ± 8.28

62.00

62.50

female

126

60

height (cm)

163.80 ± 7.27

164.43 ± 7.45

163.00

163.00

education

primary

40

26

weight (kg)

64.34 ± 9.23

65.09 ± 9.46

65.00

65.00

middle and above

174

80

ADAS1

14.83 ± 6.40

15.11 ± 6.12

13.85

14.85

ethnicity

Han

206

105

ADASFA

3.99 ± 4.11

4.13 ± 3.92

3.67

4.00

Non-Han

8

1

     

occupation

Physical

55

31

     

Mental

159

75

     

drug

without

155

71

     

with

59

35

     

centre

centre1

23

10

     

centre2

8

4

     

centre3

32

16

     

centre4

24

12

     

centre5

24

12

     

centre6

48

24

     

centre7

24

12

     

centre8

31

16

     

Total

 

214

106

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