Qixue Shuangbu decoction and acupuncture combined with Western medicine in acute severe stroke patients

Table 3 Comparison of intestinal mucosal barrier function indexes between groups and within groups (mean ± SD)

Indicators	Time	Control group (n = 34)	Observation group (n = 34)	t value	P value
DAO (U/mL)	Before treatment	3.28 ± 0.34	3.31 ± 0.30	0.386	0.701
	After treatment	4.15 ± 0.38a	4.63 ± 0.45a	4.752	0.000
D-LA (mmol/L)	Before treatment	0.18 ± 0.07	0.19 ± 0.06	0.632	0.529
	After treatment	0.27 ± 0.08a	0.36 ± 0.10a	4.098	0.000
Lipopolysaccharide (ng/L)	Before treatment	17.41 ± 4.52	17.35 ± 4.67	0.054	0.957
	After treatment	11.14 ± 2.05a	8.21 ± 1.61a	6.554	0.000

^aP < 0.05 vs before treatment.

DAO: Diamine oxidase; D-LA: D-lactic acid.