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Table 6 Summary of Aging male symptoms (AMS) subscale analysis

From: A double blind, placebo-controlled randomized comparative study on the efficacy of phytosterol-enriched and conventional saw palmetto oil in mitigating benign prostate hyperplasia and androgen deficiency

AMS psychological score

Visit

Observed value

Change from baseline

Intervention

(VISPO)

n = 33

Comparator

(SPO)

n = 33

Placebo

n = 33

p-value**

Intervention

(VISPO)

n = 33

p-value*

Comparator

(SPO)

n = 33

p-value*

Placebo

n = 33

p-value*

p-value**

Visit 1

12.64 ± 4.08

12.97 ± 3.58

13.79 ± 4.92

0.5592)

 

Visit 2

12.58 ± 3.75

12.82 ± 3.40

13.79 ± 4.72

0.5102)

− 0.06 ± 0.75

0.645

− 0.15 ± 0.83

0.304

0.00 ± 0.50

1.000

0.6831)

Visit 3

12.58 ± 3.67

12.73 ± 3.31

14.06 ± 4.39

0.3512)

− 0.06 ± 1.00

0.730

−0.24 ± 1.25

0.274

0.27 ± 1.04

0.141

0.1621)

AMS somatic score

Visit 1

19.27 ± 3.88

19.85 ± 4.43

20.67 ± 4.26

0.4031)

 

Visit 2

18.39 ± 3.64

19.45 ± 4.37ab

20.85 ± 3.97b

0.0491)

−0.88 ± 1.14a

< 0.001

− 0.39 ± 0.90a

0.017

0.18 ± 0.58b

.083

< 0.0012)

Visit 3

16.97 ± 3.10a

19.12 ± 4.52ab

20.79 ± 3.90b

0.0012)

−2.30 ± 2.65a

< 0.001

−0.73 ± 2.30b

0.078

0.12 ± 2.06b

.737

< 0.0011)

AMS sexual score

Visit 1

13.15 ± 3.28a

11.82 ± 2.48ab

10.97 ± 2.89b

0.0111)

 

Visit 2

12.55 ± 3.10

11.70 ± 2.64

11.42 ± 2.69

0.2471)

−0.61 ± 0.97a

0.001

−0.12 ± 0.82ab

0.402

0.45 ± 1.06b

.020

< 0.0011)

Visit 3

11.91 ± 2.96

11.70 ± 2.48

11.70 ± 2.65

0.9351)

−1.24 ± 1.84a

<.001

−0.12 ± 1.47b

0.640

0.73 ± 1.26C

.002

< 0.0012)

  1. Data are presented as Mean ± SD; n = No of subjects
  2. a-b values within a row with different superscript letters differ (p < 0.05), as analysed by one-way ANOVA
  3. *p values were compared within each group from baseline using paired t test
  4. **p values were compared between groups
  5. 1)P values were derived from ANOVA, and Scheffe test was used to post hoc test
  6. 2)P values were derived from Kruskal-Wallis test, and Dunnett T3 test was used to post hoc test