Table 4: The change in indicators related to renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (mean values with their standard deviation, ).

Control Model QSKL Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Ang II g/mL 165.59* 21.352 211.28 19.853 176.71* 17.661 ALD g/mL 208.85 47.953 220.32 20.608 236.49 32.965

QSKL: Qishenkeli; *mean values are significantly different from model (*).