Table 4.

Comparison of TCM syndrome score at different time points before and after treatment in the treatment and control groups $\left(\overline{\chi }\pm s\right)$.

Group	Before treatment	1 month after treatment	3 months after treatment	6 months after treatment	12 months after treatment	F	P
Treatment (n = 78)	13.12 ± 1.72	10.25 ± 1.45	7.23 ± 1.07	6.95 ± 0.95	6.36 ± 0.91	Interaction = 25.757	0.030
Control (n = 79)	12.94 ± 1.68	11.11 ± 1.59	9.70 ± 1.41	8.79 ± 1.37	8.67 ± 1.28	Time = 449.521	<0.001
T	0.665	3.540	12.353	9.767	13.018	Inter-group = 222.059	0.015
P	0.507	0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001