Table 4.

Comparison of the TCM syndrome score at the baseline and after TFS treatment.

Category	Time (Week)	mean(SD)	Min, Max	T test(P)
TCM syndrome	baseline	5.15(2.20)	0, 15	—
	3	4.51(2.35)	0, 13	-14.36(<0.0001)
	8/9	3.84(2.10)	0, 13	-22.25(<0.0001)
Weight	baseline	60.59(8.79)	41, 105	—
	3	63.58(9.79)	41, 105	0.28(0.7568)
	8/9	64.25(9.25)	41, 105	3.26(0.0023)
ECOG∗2	baseline	—	—	—
	3	-0.04(0.28)	-1,1	-436.0(0.0035)
	8/9	-0.05(0.32)	-1,1	-767.5(0.0013)
FACT-L (Physiology)	baseline	18.67(4.56)	3, 26	—
	3	0.25(2.45)	-10, 17	3.25(0.0015)
	8/9	1.02(3.62)	-10, 17	7.85(<0.0001)
FACT-L (Social/Family )	baseline	17.23(3.45)	6, 27	—
	3	17.98(3.89)	6, 29	1.08(0.2645)
	8/9	18.15(3.87)	5, 28	5.56(<0.0001)
FACT-L (Emotion )	baseline	14.23(3.87)	0, 28	—
	3	14.89(3.98)	2, 24	6.12(<0.0001)
	8/9	15.23(4.33)	3, 27	9.87(<0.0001)
FACT-L (Function)	baseline	14.23(5.45)	0,28	—
	3	15.76(5.25)	0,29	6.23(<0.0001)
	8/9	16.56(5.65)	0,29	11.56(<0.0001)
FACT-L (Pain)	baseline	0.87(1.08)	0,8	—
	3	0.86(0.78)	0,6	-4.56(0.0005)
	8/9	0.87(1.21)	0,21	-4.78(<0.0001)
FACT-L (Additional attention)	baseline	22.45(5.12)	4,36	—
	3	24.56(5.12)	4,37	6.67(<0.0001)
	8/9	26.78(5.02)	4,37	10.12(<0.0001)

²Signed rank sum test.

TCM syndrome: traditional Chinese medicine syndrome; ECOG: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; FACT-L: Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Lung.