Efficacy and Safety of a Natural Remedy for the Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux: A Double-Blinded Randomized-Controlled Study

Table 1

Demographics and baseline characteristics of participants to the study (; ITT population, ). Group 1 (verum 6 g/die); Group 2 (placebo). ITT: intention to treat.

Demographics	All the subjects	Group 1	Group 2
Age, years	49.5 7.2	51.01 7.6	50.05 5.5
Male/female	56/62	28/31	28/31
Body mass index, kg m^2	24.65 2.9	24.37 2.7	24.53 3.0
Smokers	21	11	10