Table 3.

Index changes after TCM and WM therapy.

Index	TCM (n = 15)			WM (n = 10)			t	P
	Values	t	P	Values	t	P
Urinary protein excretion, g
Before	3.24 ± 1.74			3.94 ± 1.05			−1.13	0.270
After	1.73 ± 1.85	−2.43	0.015a	1.91 ± 1.18	4.05	0.001a	−0.72	0.471
Serum albumin, g/L
Before	32.44 ± 9.04			31.55 ± 4.23			0.29	0.774
After	39.99 ± 7.03	−2.55	0.017a	34.83 ± 9.14	−1.03	0.317	1.60	0.124
Urea nitrogen, mg/dL
Before	14.34 ± 6.23			11.42 ± 4.86			1.23	0.230
After	17.13 ± 6.89	−0.98	0.326	13.93 ± 4.92	−1.15	0.266	−1.39	0.165
Serum creatinine, mg/dL
Before	0.80 ± 0.33			0.76 ± 0.16			0.45	0.659
After	0.85 ± 0.30	−0.81	0.418	0.70 ± 0.28	−1.17	0.241	−1.443	0.149
eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m2
Before	110.40 ± 47.36			97.30 ± 19.15			0.96	0.349
After	99.20 ± 37.79	0.72	0.480	113.60 ± 35.69	−1.27	0.219	−0.95	0.350

Data are shown as means ± SD. eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; IMN: idiopathic membranous nephropathy; SD: standard deviation; TCM: traditional Chinese medicine; WM: western medicine.

^aP < 0.05 vs. before therapy.