Table III.
Comparison of the blood test results prior to and following treatment in the two groups.
| Index | SKC-YJ group | Control group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Before | After | |
| BVH (µPa × sec)c | ||||
| Males | 6.53±0.42 | 5.35±0.27a,b | 6.49±0.68 | 5.56±0.32a |
| Females | 6.31±0.39 | 5.05±0.39a,b | 6.30±0.54 | 5.82±0.46a |
| BVL (µPa × sec)d | ||||
| Males | 12.72±0.62 | 11.15±0.62a,b | 12.73±0.52 | 11.86±0.36a |
| Females | 12.05±0.45 | 11.12±0.37 | 12.08±0.39 | 11.79±0.46 |
| PV (µPa × sec) | ||||
| Males | 1.65±0.86 | 1.43±0.78 | 1.62±0.73 | 1.58±0.29 |
| Females | 1.62±0.65 | 1.12±0.64a,b | 1.63±0.65 | 1.78±0.72a |
| RBCAI | ||||
| Males | 8.79±0.68 | 7.28±0.38a,b | 8.67±0.68 | 8.05±0.33 |
| Females | 6.73±0.58 | 6.05±0.32a,b | 6.75±0.58 | 6.76±0.66 |
| RBCET (sec) | ||||
| Males | 23.23±0.32 | 21.01±0.27a,b | 23.19±0.32 | 22.89±0.78 |
| Females | 23.01±0.47 | 21.02±0.53a,b | 22.58±0.54 | 21.89±0.23 |
| BRV (µPa × sec) | ||||
| Males | 13.52±0.63 | 13.08±0.71 | 13.55±0.76 | 13.48±0.38 |
| Females | 14.60±0.45 | 13.78±0.38 | 13.69±0.65 | 13.26±0.45 |
| FIB (g/l) | 5.62±0.45 | 3.68±0.38a,b | 5.27±0.58 | 4.78±0.24 |
a
P<0.05, vs. control group prior to treatment
b
P<0.05, vs. control group following treatment
c
blood shear rate = 200/sec
d
blood shear rate = 3/sec. Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation. BVH, blood viscosity of high cut; BVL, blood viscosity of low cut; PV, plasma viscosity; RBCAI, red blood cell aggregation index; RBCET, red blood cell electrophoresis time; BRV, whole blood reduced viscosity; FIB, fibrinogen; M, male; F, female; SKC-YJ, ‘Spleen-kidney-care’ Yiqi Huayu and Jiangzhuo decoction.