Table 2.

Comparison of TCM syndrome scores ($\overline{x}\pm s$, points).

Group	N	Before treatment	Treatment for 6 weeks	Treatment for 12 weeks	Treatment for 24 weeks	Treatment for 36 weeks
C group	50	24.84 ± 2.34	23.67 ± 2.41	21.49 ± 1.22	19.93 ± 3.31	14.49 ± 3.55
R group	50	24.59 ± 2.45	21.56 ± 2.55	18.69 ± 2.34	16.31 ± 4.21	10.48 ± 1.56
t		0.521	4.252	7.502	4.779	7.312
P		>0.05	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01