Research Article

Efficacy of Fufang E’jiao Jiang in the Treatment of Patients with Qi and Blood Deficiency Syndrome: A Real-World Prospective Multicenter Study with a Patient Registry

Table 9

Comparison of PSQI scores after four weeks of FEJ treatment in the SF and IDA groups after calibration for covariance.

Baseline4 weeksAdjust the four-week score after the baselineF values values
Mean ± SDMean ± SDMeanSE95 CI

PSQI scores4.4930.034
 SF group (2230)8.03 ± 4.126.60 ± 3.206.700.13[6.46, 6.97]
 IDA group (489)9.49 ± 3.907.54 ± 3.217.260.22[6.83, 7.68]
Sleep duration1.8470.175
 SF group (2230)0.92 ± 1.000.36 ± 0.710.370.03[0.31, 0.43]
 IDA group (489)1.11 ± 0.950.48 ± 0.730.450.05[0.35, 0.54]
Habitual sleep efficiency6.2720.012
 SF group (2230)0.79 ± 1.050.62 ± 0.950.640.04[0.55, 0.72]
 IDA group (489)1.01 ± 1.160.89 ± 1.050.840.07[0.70, 0.97]
Subjective sleep quality1.2890.257
 SF group (2230)1.53 ± 0.810.71 ± 0.700.720.03[0.67, 0.78]
 IDA group (489)1.73 ± 0.660.81 ± 0.580.780.05[0.69, 0.87]
Use of sleeping medication1.4010.237
 SF group (2230)0.48 ± 0.900.14 ± 0.480.150.02[0.12, 0.19]
 IDA group (489)0.71 ± 0.910.25 ± 0.480.200.03[0.14, 0.26]
Sleep latency3.1520.076
 SF group (2230)1.49 ± 0.921.44 ± 0.601.460.03[1.41, 1.50]
 IDA group (489)1.77 ± 0.941.58 ± 0.621.540.04[1.46, 1.62]
Daytime dysfunction1.6190.204
 SF group (2230)1.52 ± 0.951.57 ± 0.681.590.03[1.53, 1.64]
 IDA group (489)1.66 ± 0.821.69 ± 0.631.660.05[1.57, 1.75]
Sleep disturbance0.1880.665
 SF group (2230)1.31 ± 0.711.77 ± 0.601.790.03[1.74, 1.83]
 IDA group (489)1.51 ± 0.611.84 ± 0.561.810.04[1.73, 1.89]

PSQI, Pittsburgh sleep quality index; FEJ, Fufang E’jiao Jiang; SF, subhealth fatigue; IDA, iron deficiency anemia; SD, standard deviation; SE, standard error; and CI, confidence interval. Data are expressed as the mean, mean ± SD, SE, or 95% CI. Compared with the same group at baseline, , ; with the same time point in the SF group, , .