The table below summarizes baseline characteristics on patients participating in a clinical trial
| Characteristic |
Placebo (n=125) |
Experimental (n=125) |
p |
| Mean (+/- SD) |
54 +/- 4.5 |
53 +/- 4.9 |
0.7856 |
| % Female |
39% |
52% |
0.0289 |
| % Less than High School Education |
24% |
22% |
0.0986 |
| % Completing H.S. |
37% |
36% |
|
| % Completing some college |
39% |
42% |
|
| Mean (+/- SD) Total Cholesterol |
214 +/- 24.9 |
210 +/- 23.1 |
0.8954 |
| Mean (+/-) SD) Systolic BP |
136 +/- 13.8 |
134 +/- 12.4 |
0.4736 |
| % Current Smokers |
17% |
15% |
0.5741 |
| % with Diabetes |
8% |
3% |
0.0438 |
1. Which, if any, baseline characteristics are significantly different (at the 0.05 level of significance) between treatment groups?
a. Age
b. Total Cholesterol
c. Diabetes
d. % Female
e. A and B
f. C and D