Effect of Dendrobium nobile powder combined with conventional therapy on mild to moderate fatty liver

Table 1 The general information, n (%)/mean ± SD

Characteristic	Observation group (n = 40)	Control group (n = 40)	χ2/t value	P value
Gender			0.208	0.648
Male	25 (62.50)	23 (57.50)
Female	15 (37.50)	17 (42.50)
Age (years)	41.87 ± 5.49	42.15 ± 5.82	0.221	0.825
Weight (kg)	70.98 ± 5.37	71.32 ± 5.14	0.289	0.773
Disease course (years)	4.72 ± 0.51	4.57 ± 0.62	1.182	0.241
Education level			0.281	0.964
Elementary and junior high school	7 (17.50)	8 (20.00)
Senior high school	13 (32.50)	11 (27.5)
Technical secondary school	10 (25.00)	11 (27.5)
Junior college	10 (25.00)	10 (25.00)