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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the low excretor population, by treatment outcome(s): age, sex, race, height, weight, BMI and medication use.

From: Nightly treatment of primary insomnia with prolonged release melatonin for 6 months: a randomized placebo controlled trial on age and endogenous melatonin as predictors of efficacy and safety

   

All

First randomization

Second randomization

    

PRM

Placebo

PRM

Placebo

  

N

172

86

86

127

39

Characteristic

Visit

      

Age (years)

1

Mean (SD)

63.8 (9.3)

63.4 (9.8)

64.2 (8.8)

63.4 (9.6)

64.3 (8.3)

Sex

 

N (%) female

128 (74.4%)

63 (73.3%)

65 (75.6%)

96 (75.6%)

28 (71.8%)

Race*

 

N (%) white

170 (98.8%)

84 (97.7%)

86 (100.0%)

125 (98.4%)

39 (100.0%)

Height (m)

1

Mean (SD)

1.63 (0.08)

1.64 (0.09)

1.63 (0.08)

1.64 (0.09)

1.62 (0.08)

Weight (kg)

1

Mean (SD)

71.4 (13.1)

71.0 (14.0)

71.8 (12.2)

70.9 (13.4)

72.8 (12.3)

BMI (kg/m2)

1

Mean (SD)

26.7 (4.1)

26.4 (3.9)

27.1 (4.3)

26.4 (4.0)

27.7 (4.5)

Taking any

medications

1

N (%)

17 (9.9%)

6 (7.0%)

11 (12.8%)

10 (7.9%)

6 (15.4%)

Taking codeine†

1

N (%)

29 (16.9%)

13 (15.1%)

16 (18.6%)

21 (16.5%)

8 (20.5%)

Taking codeine

2

N (%)

26 (15.1%)

16 (18.6%)

10 (11.6%)

21 (16.5%)

5 (12.8%)

Confirmed

codeine analgesic

2

N (%)

15 (8.7%)

8 (9.3%)

7 (8.1%)

11 (8.7%)

4 (10.3%)

  1. *One patient missing observation.
  2. †Two patients missing observations at Visit 1.
  3. PRM, prolonged release melatonin; SD, standard deviation