Kabasura Kudineer (KSK), a poly-herbal Siddha medicine, reduced SARS-CoV-2 viral load in asymptomatic COVID-19 individuals as compared to vitamin C and zinc supplementation: findings from a prospective, exploratory, open-labeled, comparative, randomized controlled trial, Tamil Nadu, India

Table 2 Frequency (#) of baseline characteristics of the study and control groups

Characteristics		Study group (n = 30)	Control group (n = 30)
Age (in years)	[Mean ± standard deviation (SD)]	36.33 ± 10.54	34.47 ± 11.28
Male gender		25	20
BMI (kg/m²)	[Mean ± SD]	24.70 ± 4.64	23.90 ± 3.13
Education	Higher secondary	17	17
	Diploma	4	1
	Degree	9	12
Occupation	Employed	26	20
	Unemployed	0	1
	Homemaker	2	6
	Student	2	3
Exposure history	Contact with COVID-19 individual	11	12
Exposure history	Do not know	19	18
Body constitution (phenotype) as per Siddha system	Vali	15	16
	Azhal	9	9
	Aiyam	6	5

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