The Correlation between High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein, Matrix Metallopeptidase 9, and Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome in Patients with Hypertension

Figure 2

The comparison of serum levels of HCRP between established and nonestablished diagnosis of each TCM syndrome. The serum HCRP levels were compared, respectively, in each TCM syndrome, including syndrome of wind, syndrome of heat, phlegm turbidity, blood stasis, and syndrome of deficiency. Notes: **𝑃<0.01 versus nonsyndrome of wind, ^##𝑃<0.01 versus nonphlegm turbidity.