Research Article
Efficacy of Date Palm Pollen in the Male Sexual Dysfunction after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Clinical Trial
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of patients in the study groups.
| | Variables | Date palm pollen (n = 30) | Placebo (n = 30) | p value |
| | Age (years) | 61.93 ± 6.36 | 59.38 ± 8.91 | 0.23 | | Body mass index (kg/m2) | 28.07 ± 4.30 | 27.00 ± 3.84 | 0.39 | | Fasting blood sugar (mg/dL) | 109.04 ± 21.53 | 106.50 ± 27.16 | 0.71 | | Smoker (yes/no) | 15/13 | 13/13 | 0.74 | | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 113.61 ± 10.3 | 116.67 ± 12.4 | 0.05 | | Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 75.97 ± 4.1 | 76.39 ± 5.8 | 0.33 | | Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 174.13 ± 121.02 | 156.24 ± 64.12 | 0.54 | | LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 88.58 ± 34.10 | 91.10 ± 33.53 | 0.50 | | Cardiac ejection fraction (%) | 44.60 ± 10.19 | 44.05 ± 8.30 | 0.84 | | International Index of Erectile Function score | 23.21 ± 14.08 | 32.31 ± 16.14 | 0.03 | | Hurlbert Index of Sexual Desire score | 59.39 ± 13.09 | 62.96 ± 12.50 | 0.31 |
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Categorical variables are represented as a percentage (%) and continuous data are represented as mean ± SD.
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