Application of buried auricular point combined with Wenjing Sanhan prescription in arteriosclerosis obliterans patients with resting pain

Figure 1 Comparison of two groups of data. A: Sex; B: Age; C: Course of disease; D: Hypertension; E: Diabetes; F: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome types.

Figure 2 Comparison of clinical efficacy between the two groups. ^bP < 0.05 indicates a statistically significant difference between the control group and the study group.

Figure 3 Comparison of ankle-brachial artery pressure ratio between two groups. ^aP > 0.05 indicates no significant difference between the study and control groups; ^bP < 0.05 indicates that the difference between the study and control groups was statistically significant.

Figure 4 Comparison of hemorheological indicators between the two groups. A: Whole blood viscosity; B: Plasma viscosity. ^aP > 0.05 indicates no significant difference between the study and control groups; ^bP < 0.05 indicates that the difference between the study and control groups was statistically significant.

Figure 5 Comparison of hemorheological indicators between the two groups. A: Platelet adhesion rate; B: Erythrocyte aggregation number. ^aP > 0.05 indicates no significant difference between the study and control groups; ^bP < 0.05 indicates that the difference between the study and control groups was statistically significant.

Figure 6 Comparison of traditional Chinese medicine symptom scores between the two groups. A: Skin temperature; B: Intermittent claudication; C: Resting pain. ^aP > 0.05 indicates no significant difference between the study and control groups; ^bP < 0.05 indicates that the difference between the study and control groups was statistically significant.

Figure 7 Oxidative stress indicators. A: Malondialdehyde (MDA); B: Superoxide dismutase (SOD); C: Myeloperoxidase (MPO). ^aP > 0.05 indicates no significant difference between the study and control groups; ^bP < 0.05 indicates that the difference between the study and control groups was statistically significant.

Figure 8 Inflammatory factor indicators. A: Interleukin (IL)-6; B: IL-8; C: C-reactive protein (CRP). ^aP > 0.05 indicates no significant difference between the study and control groups; ^bP < 0.05 indicates that the difference between the study and control groups was statistically significant.