Clinical Trials Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2023; 29(28): 4451-4465
Published online Jul 28, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i28.4451
Table 1 Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics of the intention-to-treat population, n (%)

Placebo 1B (n = 104)
L. plantarum 1B (n = 104)
L. plantarum 10B (n = 99)
P value
mean (SD) or n (%)
mean (SD) or n (%)
mean (SD) or n (%)
Age (yr)39.50 (13.26)38.66 (11.25)40.46 (11.15)0.56191
Female allocation46 (44.23)50 (48.08)44 (44.44)0.82322
Height (m)1.60 (0.07)1.59 (0.08)1.61 (0.07)0.17751
Weight (kg)63.57 (9.10)63.09 (9.01)63.25 (8.50)0.92561
BMI (kg/m2)24.83 (3.15)25.01 (3.31)24.46 (2.92)0.45061
Systolic BP (mmHG)119.68 (8.27)119.76 (8.68)118.88 (8.79)0.72231
Diastolic BP (mmHG)79.29 (5.06)79.21 (6.30)78.75 (4.62)0.74291
Fasting glucose (mmol/L)5.16 (0.66)5.01 (0.65)5.13 (0.62)0.19611
IBS-SSS aggregate score308.70 (70.91)315.20 (62.79)302.85 (61.06)0.40901
APS-NRS score7.14 (0.69)7.14 (0.77)7.17 (0.86)0.96481
IBS-QoL aggregate score36.19 (17.97)37.83 (17.25)37.54 (17.02)0.77871
PSS score22.06 (4.29)22.42 (4.12)21.93 (4.31)0.69121