Table 1 Patients’ baseline characteristics
CHM group | placebo group | |
|---|---|---|
Number of subjects | 7 | 10 |
Sex | ||
Male | 7 | 8 |
Female | 0 | 2 |
Age, years (Mean, SD) | 45.43, 11.84 | 41.60, 13.24 |
Min-Max | 29 to 59 | 24 to 62 |
PASI, (Mean, SD) | 13.19, 3.66 | 11.67, 4.17 |
(min-max) | (10.1 to 20.4) | (6.5 to 17.6) |
Disease duration, months (minimum to maximum) | 252 to 601 | 21 to 192 |
(Mean, SD) | 144.57, 73.77 | 86.20, 54.02 |
Job, n (%) | ||
Worker | 2 (29) | 1 (10) |
Farmer | 2 (29) | 1 (10) |
Cadres | 0 (0) | 1 (10) |
Clerk | 1 (14) | 5 (50) |
Retired or unemployed | 0 | 0 |
Freelance work | 1 (14) | 2 (20) |
Others | 1 (14) | 0 |
Marital status, n(%) | ||
Married | 5 (63) | 6 (60) |
Unmarried | 3 (38) | 4 (40) |
Education, n(%) | ||
Illiterate | 1 (14) | 1(10) |
Middle school | 2 (29) | 0 |
High school | 3 (43) | 2 (20) |
College graduate | 1 (14) | 7 (70) |
Family history, n(%) | 0 | |
With | 0 | 5 (50) |
Without | 7 (100) | 5 (50) |
BMI, (Mean, SD) | 22.76, 3.70 | 24.16, 2.67 |
Stage, n(%) | ||
Active | 0 | 0 |
Stable | 7 (100) | 10 (100) |
Regressive | 0 | 0 |