Research Article

Identification and Comparison of Potential Biomarkers by Proteomic Analysis in Traditional Chinese Medicine-Based Heart Failure Syndromes

Table 1

Clinical data of participants.

Yang deficiency (n = 12)Qi-yin deficiency (n = 12)Control (n = 12) value

Gender (female/male)5/77/56/6>0.05
Age (Mean ± SD)59−85 (71.75 ± 7.45)54−85 (76.58 ± 9.91)55−80 (67.75 ± 7.18)>0.05
Hemoglobin g/L (Mean ± SD)60−144 (108.25 ± 26.13)108−146 (127.83 ± 10.60)116−154 (136.09 ± 10.33)0.002
Blood platelet 10^9/L (Mean ± SD)104−325 (169.5 ± 65.37)111−246 (174.58 ± 38.59)123−331 (228.09 ± 68.28)0.043
Alanine transaminase IU/L (Mean ± SD)3.9–66.5 (23.31 ± 16.38)6.2–46.5 (27.77 ± 12.57)9.1–62.9 (26.71 ± 17.99)0.078
Aspartate transaminase IU/L (Mean ± SD)17.4–58.2 (35.17 ± 12.90)17.7–56.4 (36.76 ± 10.26)17.1–46.1 (29.77 ± 8.52)0.284
Creatinine μmol/L (Mean ± SD)81–379.5 (192.82 ± 88.04)50.6–105.6 (80.36 ± 16.84)50–98.9 (67.2 ± 14.79)<0.001
Na + mEq/L (Mean ± SD)134–141.5 (136.86 ± 4.03)131.5–141.2 (138.76 ± 3.29)139.9–143 (141.25 ± 1.85)0.006
Ka + mmol/L (Mean ± SD)3.31–6.41 (4.38 ± 0.84)3.26–4.88 (3.96 ± 0.44)3.32–4.75 (4.15 ± 0.40)0.254
CRP mg/L (Mean ± SD)0.8–117.3 (25.44 ± 33.11)3–50.44 (13.33 ± 17.55)1–7.28 (2.92 ± 1.79)0.139
BNP pg/mL (Mean ± SD)686−31049 (13893 ± 11542)136–28049 (7487 ± 10221)21–102 (35.44 ± 32.37)0.008