Table 4.
Comparison of clinical efficacy in the 3 groups after 4 and 8 weeks treatment.
| Clinical efficacy index | Control group (n = 52) |
Allopurinol group (n = 55) |
Chuanhutongfeng mixture group (n = 58) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 weeks | 8 weeks | 4 weeks | 8 weeks | 4 weeks | 8 weeks | |
| Cure | 3 (5.77%) | 4 (7.69%) | 18 (32.73%)a | 27 (49.09%)b | 22 (37.93%)a | 42 (72.41%)bd |
| Markedly effective | 10 (19.23%) | 12 (23.08%) | 20 (36.36%) | 15 (27.27%) | 20 (34.48%) | 12 (20.69%) |
| Effective | 27 (51.92%) | 25 (48.08%) | 15 (27.27%) | 11 (20.00%) | 15 (25.86%) | 4 (6.90%) |
| Ineffective | 12 (23.08%) | 11 (21.15%) | 2 (3.64%) | 2 (3.64%) | 1 (1.72%) | 0 (0.00%) |
Note. Compared with the control group after 4 weeks aP < 0.05, 8 weeks, bP < 0.05; compared with the allopurinol group after 4 weeks, cP< 0.05, 8 weeks, dP< 0.05.