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Randomized Controlled Trial
©The Author(s) 2025.
World J Clin Cases. Nov 6, 2025; 13(31): 109113
Published online Nov 6, 2025. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i31.109113
Table 1 Baseline sociodemographic characteristics of study participants by group
Characteristic
Placebo (n = 40)
Physta® 50 mg (n = 36)
Physta® 100 mg (n = 36)
Total (n = 112)
Age
40-448 (20)12 (33)11 (31)31 (28)
45-4924 (60)14 (39)16 (44)54 (48)
50-558 (20)10 (28)9 (25)27 (24)
Ethnicity Malay38 (95)36 (100)34 (94)108 (96)
Chinese0 (0)0 (0)1 (3)1 (1)
Indian2 (5)0 (0)0 (0)2 (2)
Others0 (0)0 (0)1 (3)1 (1)
Education level Secondary school
5 (12)

9 (25)

4 (11)

18 (16)
Certificate/diploma16 (40)11 (31)10 (28)37 (33)
Degree19 (48)16 (44)22 (61)57 (51)
Working status
Not working3 (7)9 (25)5 (13)17 (15)
Working37 (93)27 (75)31 (87)95 (85)


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