Traditional Chinese Medicine Is Associated with Reduced Risk of Readmission in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Anemia: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Table 5
Effects of TCM on kidney and liver function in RA patients with anemia.
Index
Non-TCM group (n = 85)
TCM group (n = 243)
Before treatment
After treatment
Before treatment
After treatment
CREA (μmol/L)
46.50 (39.10, 51.50)
43.80 (39.65, 55.50)
49.20 (43.90, 57.30)
49.80 (43.10, 55.80)
BUN (mm/h)
4.23 (3.29, 5.18)
4.58 (3.61, 5.63)
4.91 (3.62, 5.80)
4.99 (3.90, 6.19)
UA (mg/L)
211.00 (170.00, 263.50)
196.00 (145.00, 236.50)
254.00 (202.00, 306.00)
226.00 (187.00, 273.00)##
ALT (g/L)
11.00 (8.00, 15.50)
13.00 (10.00, 19.00)
12.00 (9.00, 18.00)
13.00 (9.00, 20.00)
AST (g/L)
15.00 (13.00, 19.50)
16.00 (13.00, 21.00)
16.00 (13.00, 21.00)
15.00 (13.00, 20.00)
Note. Compared with the non-TCM group before treatment, . Compared with the TCM group before treatment, ##. CREA: serum creatinine; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; UA: uric acid; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate transferase.
