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. 2022 Aug 15;42(4):493–504. doi: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.20220617.001

Table 5.

Descriptive analysis of DLQI (comparing ex-CHM with other therapies for psoriasis vulgaris treatment)

Study Sample size (E/C) Intervention
(E/C) 		MD
(95%CI) 		P value
Su et al 201523 42/43 CHM bath+308nm excimer laser/308 nm excimer laser －2.67 (－4.91, －0.43)
(－4.91, －0.43)		 0.02
excimer laser
Fan 201627 30/30 CHM bath+NB-UVB/NB-UVB －1.56 (－2.66, －0.46)
(－2.66, －0.46)		 0.005
Song et al 201729 42/42 CHM bath+NB-UVB+urea ointment
/NB-UVB+urea ointment		 －5.29 (－7.20, －3.38)
 <0.00001
Li et al 201221 30/30 CHM bath+NB-UVB+ex-hormone
/NB-UVB+ex-hormone		 －3.63 (－5.93, －1.33)
 0.002

Notes: CHM: Chinese Herbal Medicine; ex-CHM: external application of CHM; Ex-hormone: external application of hormone; NB-UVB: narrow-band ultraviolet B; DLQI: dermatology life quality index; MD: mean difference; CI: confidence interval; E: the experiment group; C: the control group.