Table 3 Outcome: Complaints, effect size, quality of life (estimated means and confidence intervals from the statistical model) in the study sample of older adults (> 70 years) under homeopathic treatment

6.27

(5.70; 6.84)

4.31

(3.71; 4.90)

4.41

(3.87; 4.95)

4.57

(4.03; 5.10)

6.57

(6.03; 7.11)

4.77

(4.23; 5.30)

4.63

(4.09; 5.16)

3.72

(3.19; 4.26)

38.37

(34.26; 42.47)

39.22

(35.11; 43.32)

38.86

(34.81; 42.90)

36.32

(32.29-40.35)

46.22

(41.56; 50.88)

49.59

(44.91; 54.27)

47.62

(43.04; 52.21)

46.02

(41.46; 50.58)

Months 0-3

p ^c

Months 0-12

p ^c

Months 0-24

p ^c

-1.96

(-2.67;-1.25)

< 0.001

-1.87

(-2.86; -0.88)

< 0.001

-1.71

(-2.83; -0.59)

< 0.001

-1.80

(-2.39; -1.21)

< 0.001

-1.94

(-2.71; -1.17)

< 0.001

-2.84

(-3.72; -1,96)

< 0.001

0.85

(-1.20; 2.90)

1.00

0.49

(-3.08; 4.06)

1.00

-2.05

(-6.86; 1.76)

1.00

3.37

(0,62; 6.12)

0.036

1.40

(-3.29; 6.09)

1.00

-0,20

(-6.41; 6.01)

1.00

Months 0-3

p ^c

Months 0-12

p ^c

Months 0-24

p ^c

-1.21

(-1.65; -0.77)

< 0.001

-1.15

(-1.76; -0.54)

< 0.001

-1.05

(-1.74; -0.36)

< 0.001

-1.08

(-1.44; -0.72)

< 0.001

-1.17

(-1.64; -0.70)

< 0.001

-1.72

(-2.25; -1.19)

< 0.001

0.05

(-0.07; 0.17)

1.00

0.03

(-0.17; 0.23)

1.00

-0.11

(-0.38; 0.16)

1.00

0.16

(0.02-0.30)

0.036

0.07

(-0.16; 0.30)

1.00

-0.01

(-0.32; 0.30)

1.00