The Efficacy and Safety of Xinjia Xuanbai Chengqi Granules in Acute Exacerbation of COPD: A Multicentre, Randomised, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial

Table 4

The recovery rate of serum inflammatory markers.

Groups	CRP			PCT			IL6			TNF-α
	n	n	Rate (%)	n	n	Rate (%)	n	n	Rate (%)	n	n	Rate (%)
Group A	25	12	48.00	12	2	16.67	15	4	26.67	13	3	23.08
Group B	30	13	43.33	18	5	27.78	22	8	36.36	11	2	18.18
Group C	31	17	54.84	8	2	25.00	16	8	50.00	15	2	13.33
value	0.6373			0.5082			0.4462			0.8747

Note. n: numbers of participants with abnormal inflammatory markers at baseline; n: numbers of participants having abnormal inflammatory markers and returning to normal on the day after intervention (day 6). CRP: C-reactive protein; PCT: procalcitonin; IL6: interleukin-6; TNF-α: tumour necrosis factor-α.