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World J Hepatol. Oct 18, 2017; 9(29): 1141-1157
Published online Oct 18, 2017. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v9.i29.1141
Published online Oct 18, 2017. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v9.i29.1141
Table 2 Comparison of Traditional Chinese Medicine study cohort with liver injury study cohort
| Parameter | TCM study cohort | Liver injury study cohort | P (difference between both cohorts) |
| Patients (n) | 21470 | 26 | |
| ALT (U/L, mean ± SD) | NA | 300.0 ± 172.9 | |
| Females (%) | 71.9 | 84.6 | NS |
| Age (yr, mean ± SD) | 52.7 ± 14.0 | 57.6 ± 10.5 | NS |
| Chronic diseases (%) | 58.9 | 66.6 | NS |
| Duration of complaints (yr, median) | 7.8 | 8.5 | NS |
| Duration of herbal TCM treatment (d, median, range) | 20 (8-77) | 19.5 (7-28) | NS |
| Total dosage of herbal TCM (g, mean, range) | 88 ± 18 (18-208) | 95 ± 30 (43-155) | < 0.05 |
| Hospital stay (d, mean ± SD) | 26.2 ± 5.2 | 26.1 ± 4.0 | NS |
- Citation: Melchart D, Hager S, Albrecht S, Dai J, Weidenhammer W, Teschke R. Herbal Traditional Chinese Medicine and suspected liver injury: A prospective study. World J Hepatol 2017; 9(29): 1141-1157
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v9/i29/1141.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v9.i29.1141