he table below summarizes baseline characteristics of patients participating in a clinical trial. a) Are there any statistically significant differences in baseline characteristics between treatments groups? Justify your answer. characteristic                         placebo(n=25)        Experimental(n=125)     p Mean                                          54 +/- 4.5         53+/-4.9                      .7856 % female                                     39%                     52%                        0.0289 %less than HS education             24%                    22%                      0.0986      %completing HS                          37%                  36% %completing some college          39%                42% Mean(Sd SBP                               136+/-13.8    134+/-12.4            0.4736 Mean Sd. total cholesterol            214+/-24.9   210+/-23.1             0.8954 %current smokers                          17%             15%                        0.5741 % w/diabetes                                  8%              3%                         0.0438

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he table below summarizes baseline characteristics of patients participating in a clinical trial. a) Are there any statistically significant differences in baseline characteristics between treatments groups? Justify your answer.

characteristic                         placebo(n=25)        Experimental(n=125)     p

Mean                                          54 +/- 4.5         53+/-4.9                      .7856

% female                                     39%                     52%                        0.0289

%less than HS education             24%                    22%                      0.0986     

%completing HS                          37%                  36%

%completing some college          39%                42%

Mean(Sd SBP                               136+/-13.8    134+/-12.4            0.4736

Mean Sd. total cholesterol            214+/-24.9   210+/-23.1             0.8954

%current smokers                          17%             15%                        0.5741

% w/diabetes                                  8%              3%                         0.0438 

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