Table 1 |
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Demographics and Baseline Status |
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Baseline Population (% & N) |
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Patients Total |
100.0% (134) |
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Female |
76.1% (102) |
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Age (Years, Mean ± SD) |
39.8 ± 10.4 |
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≥10 Years School |
66.4% (89) |
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Patients Expected: Homeopathy... (% & N) |
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- Will Help |
67.9% (91) |
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- Will Maybe Help |
30.6% (41) |
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- Will Not Help |
0.7% (1) |
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Baseline Diagnoses (Mean ± SD) |
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Total, Number |
3.37 ± 0.74 |
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- Severity (NRS) |
5.8 ± 1.4 |
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Chronic, Number |
3.34 ± 0.76 |
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Any Baseline Diagnosis Pretreated (% & N) |
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Any Treatment |
97.0% (128) |
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Medication * |
87.9% (116) |
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Surgery |
32.6% (43) |
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Other |
65.9% (87) |
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8 Year Follow-Up (% & N) |
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Completed Questionnaires |
67.9% (91) |
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Female Responders |
79.1% (72) |
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NRS = Numerical Rating Scale: 10 = maximum, 0 = cured. * Excluding Homeopathy. |
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Witt et al. BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2009 9:7 doi:10.1186/1472-6815-9-7 |
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