| Baselines | Total (N = 3203) |
| Age (years, mean ± SD) | 38.34 ± 9.82 |
| Gender (n, %) | Male | 771 (24.08) | Female | 2432 (75.92) |
| Disease course at treatment start (days, median, IQR) | 5 (1, 10) | Number of TCM symptoms of Qi and blood deficiency (median, IQR) | 15 (6, 30) | Baseline FS-14 score (points, mean ± SD) | 7.62 ± 3.02 | Baseline PSQI score (points, mean ± SD) | 8.35 ± 4.18 | Current medication (n, %) | Qihekang oral solution | 1 (0.03) | Diagnosis (n, %) | SF | 2459 (76.77) | IDA | 713 (22.26) | Postpartum anemia | 90 (2.81) | Leukopenia | 30 (0.94) | Anemia caused by uterine bleeding | 10 (0.31) | Cancer-related fatigue | 8 (0.25) | Chemotherapy-associated anemia | 3 (0.09) | Post chemotherapy myelosuppression | 2 (0.06) | Medical history (n, %) | Anemia | 7 (0.21) | Hypertension | 4 (0.12) | Diabetes mellitus | 2 (0.06) | Lung cancer | 2 (0.06) | Disc disease | 2 (0.06) | Mouth ulcers | 2 (0.06) | Rhinitis | 1 (0.03) | Liver cirrhosis | 1 (0.03) | Hypoglycemia | 1 (0.03) | Chronic gastritis | 1 (0.03) | Ligament injury | 1 (0.03) | Appendectomy | 1 (0.03) | Cerebral infarction | 1 (0.03) | Interstitial pulmonary fibrosis | 1 (0.03) | Rheumatoid arthritis | 1 (0.03) | Medication history (n, %) | Iron supplements | 1 (0.03) | Nifedipine extended-release tablets | 1 (0.03) | FEJ | 7 (0.21) | Liuwei Dihuang pills | 1 (0.03) | Other patented Chinese medicine prescriptions that replenish Qi and nourish blood | 6 (0.19) |
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SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range; TCM, traditional Chinese medicine; FS-14, fatigue scale-14; PSQI, Pittsburgh sleep quality index; SF, subhealth fatigue; IDA, iron deficiency anemia; and FEJ, Fufang E’jiao Jiang. Values are presented as the mean ± SD, n (%), and median (IQR) values. Other patented Chinese medicine prescriptions for replenishing Qi and nourishing blood include Anshen Yangxue oral liquid, Yang Xueyin, Yiqi Buxue oral liquid, and Shengxuebao mixture.
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