The effect of inhalation of Citrus sinensis flowers and Mentha spicata leave essential oils on lung function and exercise performance: a quasi-experimental uncontrolled before-and-after study

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population given M. spicata and C. sinensis oils (N = 10 for each group)

Variable	M. spicata oil group	C. sinensis oil group
Variable	n (%)^a
Gender
-Male	10 (100)	10 (100)
Marital status
-Single	10 (100)	10 (100)
Smoking status (cigarette/day)
-Non-smokers	4 (40)	9 (90)
-1-10	5 (50)	1 (10)
-11-20	1 (10)	0 (0)
Age (year)	19.10 ± 1.45^b	19.80 ± 1.22^b
Weight (kg)	70.30 ± 5.33^b	73.10 ± 8.77^b
Height (meter; m)	1.77 ± 0.038^b	1.78 ± 0.056^b
BMI (kg/m²)	22.49 ± 2.19^b	22.90 ± 2.93^b

^aData is presented as frequency (percent) (N = 10). ^bMean ± standard deviation

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