Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics (Week 0).

From: A double blinded randomized placebo trial of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BLa80 on sleep quality and gut microbiota in healthy adults

 

BLa80

Placebo

p value

Gender: Female

32 (60.4%)

34 (64.2%)

0.841

Age

19.9 ± 1.3

19.9 ± 1.4

0.883

BMI

23.3 ± 4.4

22.1 ± 3.9

0.146

GSRS

5.8 ± 4.2

4.5 ± 3.6

0.086

PSQI

11.5 ± 2.6

11.4 ± 2.6

0.823

ISI

13.9 ± 3.4

14.4 ± 3.4

0.513

  1. Note: Categorical variables are presented as percentages and tested for significance using χ2. Continuous variables are presented as mean ± standard deviation and tested for significance using the t-test.
  2. Abbreviations: BMI, Body Mass Index; GSRS, Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; ISI, Insomnia Severity Index.
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