Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine ›› 2023, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (3): 582-587.DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.20230208.001
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XU Guihua1, CHEN Feifei1, ZHANG Wei1(), WU Yingen2, CHEN Xiaorong3, SHI Kehua4, WANG Zhenwei5, SHI Miaoyan1, ZHANG Xing1, LU Yunfei3, YUAN Weian1, LYU Hua1, CHEN Xuan1()
Received:
2022-01-21
Accepted:
2022-04-10
Online:
2023-06-15
Published:
2023-02-08
Contact:
CHEN Xuan, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China. chen77xuan@aliyun.com. Telephone: +86-21-20256375Supported by:
XU Guihua, CHEN Feifei, ZHANG Wei, WU Yingen, CHEN Xiaorong, SHI Kehua, WANG Zhenwei, SHI Miaoyan, ZHANG Xing, LU Yunfei, YUAN Weian, LYU Hua, CHEN Xuan. Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine on coronavirus disease 2019 in 92 patients: a retrospective study[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2023, 43(3): 582-587.
Baseline characteristic | Treatment group I (n = 45) | Treatment group Ⅱ (n = 47) | P value |
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Male [n (%)] | 27 (60.00) | 21 (44.68) | 0.141 |
Age (years, mean ± SD) | 48±16 | 54±15 | 0.618 |
Time interval between onset to admission [days, M (Q1, Q3)] | 5.00 (3.00, 6.00) | 4.00 (3.00, 6.00) | 0.355 |
Armpit temperature [℃, M (Q1, Q3)] | 38.00 (37.60, 38.45) | 38.20 (37.80, 38.70) | 0.190 |
Use of antibiotics [n (%)] | 20 (44.44) | 30 (63.83) | 0.062 |
Use of hormones [n (%)] | 12 (26.67) | 21 (44.68) | 0.072 |
Underlying diseases [n (%)] | 12 (26.67) | 17 (36.17) | 0.327 |
Severity of the disease | |||
Mild [n (%)] | 2 (4.44) | 0 (0.00) | 0.699 |
Moderate [n (%)] | 41 (91.11) | 42 (89.36) | |
Severe [n (%)] | 2 (4.44) | 3 (6.38) | |
Critical [n (%)] | 0 (0.00) | 2 (4.26) |
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of 92 COVID-19 patients
Baseline characteristic | Treatment group I (n = 45) | Treatment group Ⅱ (n = 47) | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Male [n (%)] | 27 (60.00) | 21 (44.68) | 0.141 |
Age (years, mean ± SD) | 48±16 | 54±15 | 0.618 |
Time interval between onset to admission [days, M (Q1, Q3)] | 5.00 (3.00, 6.00) | 4.00 (3.00, 6.00) | 0.355 |
Armpit temperature [℃, M (Q1, Q3)] | 38.00 (37.60, 38.45) | 38.20 (37.80, 38.70) | 0.190 |
Use of antibiotics [n (%)] | 20 (44.44) | 30 (63.83) | 0.062 |
Use of hormones [n (%)] | 12 (26.67) | 21 (44.68) | 0.072 |
Underlying diseases [n (%)] | 12 (26.67) | 17 (36.17) | 0.327 |
Severity of the disease | |||
Mild [n (%)] | 2 (4.44) | 0 (0.00) | 0.699 |
Moderate [n (%)] | 41 (91.11) | 42 (89.36) | |
Severe [n (%)] | 2 (4.44) | 3 (6.38) | |
Critical [n (%)] | 0 (0.00) | 2 (4.26) |
Figure 2 Comparison of body temperature between two groups A: comparison of antipyretic time between the two groups (Kaplan Meier survival curve); B: comparison of fever duration between the two groups (Kaplan Meier survival curve).
Item | Time | Treatment group I (n = 45) | Treatment group Ⅱ (n = 47) | P value |
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WBC (×109/L) | Admission day | 4.32 (3.74, 5.12) | 4.28 (3.33, 5.66) | 0.542 |
3rd day | 4.63 (4.01, 5.88) | 4.01 (3.07, 6.03) | 0.052 | |
6th day | 4.87 (4.18, 6.17) | 4.86 (3.72, 7.16) | 0.873 | |
Discharged day | 5.60 (4.70, 6.40)a | 5.58 (4.05, 6.62)a | 0.755 | |
LYMPH (×109/L) | Admission day | 0.96 (0.78, 1.40) | 0.85 (0.67, 1.26) | 0.108 |
3rd day | 1.28 (0.88, 1.58) | 1.03 (0.76, 1.33)b | 0.022 | |
6th day | 1.55 (1.15, 1.96) | 1.06 (0.78, 1.39)b | <0.001 | |
Discharged day | 1.74 (1.49, 2.18)a | 1.52 (1.21, 1.97)ab | 0.036 | |
EOS (×109/L) | Admission day | 0.00 (0.00, 0.01) | 0.00 (0.00, 0.01) | 0.483 |
3rd day | 0.01 (0.00, 0.03)b | 0.00 (0.00, 0.01)b | 0.004 | |
6th day | 0.04 (0.01, 0.08)b | 0.02 (0.00, 0.06)b | 0.016 | |
Discharged day | 0.08 (0.06, 0.13)a | 0.09 (0.06, 0.14)a | 0.591 | |
NLR | Admission day | 2.89 (1.73, 3.80) | 3.11 (2.20, 3.91) | 0.341 |
3rd day | 2.53 (1.75, 3.52) | 2.71 (1.82, 4.14) | 0.426 | |
6th day | 1.77 (1.28, 2.41) b | 2.98 (1.99, 5.89)b | <0.001 | |
Discharged day | 1.84 (1.49, 2.33)a | 2.04 (1.53, 2.82)a | 0.085 |
Table 2 Comparison of inflammatory indexes between the two groups
Item | Time | Treatment group I (n = 45) | Treatment group Ⅱ (n = 47) | P value |
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WBC (×109/L) | Admission day | 4.32 (3.74, 5.12) | 4.28 (3.33, 5.66) | 0.542 |
3rd day | 4.63 (4.01, 5.88) | 4.01 (3.07, 6.03) | 0.052 | |
6th day | 4.87 (4.18, 6.17) | 4.86 (3.72, 7.16) | 0.873 | |
Discharged day | 5.60 (4.70, 6.40)a | 5.58 (4.05, 6.62)a | 0.755 | |
LYMPH (×109/L) | Admission day | 0.96 (0.78, 1.40) | 0.85 (0.67, 1.26) | 0.108 |
3rd day | 1.28 (0.88, 1.58) | 1.03 (0.76, 1.33)b | 0.022 | |
6th day | 1.55 (1.15, 1.96) | 1.06 (0.78, 1.39)b | <0.001 | |
Discharged day | 1.74 (1.49, 2.18)a | 1.52 (1.21, 1.97)ab | 0.036 | |
EOS (×109/L) | Admission day | 0.00 (0.00, 0.01) | 0.00 (0.00, 0.01) | 0.483 |
3rd day | 0.01 (0.00, 0.03)b | 0.00 (0.00, 0.01)b | 0.004 | |
6th day | 0.04 (0.01, 0.08)b | 0.02 (0.00, 0.06)b | 0.016 | |
Discharged day | 0.08 (0.06, 0.13)a | 0.09 (0.06, 0.14)a | 0.591 | |
NLR | Admission day | 2.89 (1.73, 3.80) | 3.11 (2.20, 3.91) | 0.341 |
3rd day | 2.53 (1.75, 3.52) | 2.71 (1.82, 4.14) | 0.426 | |
6th day | 1.77 (1.28, 2.41) b | 2.98 (1.99, 5.89)b | <0.001 | |
Discharged day | 1.84 (1.49, 2.33)a | 2.04 (1.53, 2.82)a | 0.085 |
Figure 3 Comparison of laboratory indicators A: correlation between temperature difference and eosinophil value on the third day after admission; B: correlation between temperature difference and lymphocyte changes on the sixth day after admission; C: correlation between temperature difference and eosinophil changes on the sixth day after admission.
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