A Randomized Controlled Study of Fuzheng Huayu Capsule for Prevention of Esophageal Variceal Bleeding in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

Table 5

Changes of Child-Pugh score in patients with moderate and severe esophageal varices.

Groups (𝑛)	0 m	6th m	12th m
FZHYC group (30)	6.33±1.26	5.71±0.89	5.88±1.09
Difference		−0.5±1.10^∗	−0.44±1.29^∗
Propranolol group (30)	6.71±1.53	6.52±1.28	6.92±1.65
Difference		−0.18±0.91	0.50±1.61
Combination group (30)	6.89±1.95	6.12±1.36	5.81±1.28
Difference		−0.58±1.24^∗	−0.83±1.52^∗

∗Compared to Propranolol group, the difference of Child-Pugh scores before and after the treatment differed significantly (𝑃<0.05).