The Effects of Probiotics Supplementation on Clinical Status and Biomarkers of Oxidative Damage and Inflammation in Children with Brucellosis: A Randomized, Double-Blind, and Placebo-Controlled Trial

Table 1

General characteristics of study participants.

	Placebo group (n = 18)	Probiotics group (n = 19)
Age (y)	11.3 ± 2.2	10.7 ± 2.3	0.41†
Gender			0.64
Male	10 (55.6)	12 (63.2)
Female	8 (44.4)	7 (36.8)
Place of residence			0.82
Urban	6 (33.3)	7 (36.8)
Rural	12 (66.7)	12 (63.2)
Nationality			0.92
Iranian	13 (72.2)	14 (73.7)
Non-Iranian	5 (27.8)	5 (26.3)

Data are presented as mean ± SD or numbers (%). ¹Obtained from chi-square test. †Obtained from independent t-test.