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Table 1 Patient demographics and baseline characteristics

From: Tianzhi granule improves cognition and BPSD of vascular dementia: a randomized controlled trial

Items

Tianzhi

(n = 232)

Donepezil

(n = 233)

Placebo

(n = 55)

Gender, male/female

154/78

149/84

35/20

Race, han/other

226/6

233/0

54/1

Age, mean (SD)

64.72 (9.18)

64.31 (9.99)

63.95 (9.15)

Education

 Primary school, N (%)

82 (35.34)

85 (36.48)

23 (41.82)

 Middle school and above, N (%)

150 (64.66)

148 (63.52)

32 (58.18)

Smoking history, (yes/no)

97/134

96/136

24/31

Drinking history, (yes/no)

80/151

69/163

18/37

Neuropsychological score, Mean (SD)

 VADAS-cog

52.64 (10.59)

53.29 (10.17)

52.22 (11.36)

 MMSE

20.56 (3.36)

20.56 (3.24)

20.51 (2.97)

 TMT-A

112.05 (41.03)

113.26 (45.52)

124.69 (47.46)

 TMT-B

208.42 (87.42)

209.42 (88.92)

235.83 (71.05)

 ADL

15.15 (9.62)

14.66 (9.76)

14.87 (8.81)

 CDT

2.48 (1.21)

2.53 (1.20)

2.35 (1.27)

 NPI

5.31 (5.52)

5.35 (4.91)

5.40 (5.51)

  1. VADAS-cog vascular dementia assessment scale-cognitive subscale, NPI Neuropsychiatric Inventory, MMSE mini-mental state examination, ADL activity of daily living scale, CDT clock drawing test, TMT-A trail making test part A, TMT-B trail making test part B