Research Article
Traditional Chinese Medicine Compound Preparations Are Associated with Low Disease-Related Complication Rates in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 11,074 Patients
Table 3
Association between traditional Chinese medicine compound preparation with rheumatoid arthritis-related inflammatory and immune indices.
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Note: TCMCP: users of traditional Chinese medicine compound preparation; XFC: Xinfeng capsule; HQC: Huangqin Qingre capsule; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP: C-reactive protein; C4: complement C4; IgG: immunoglobulin G; IgA: immunoglobulin A. “↓” represents the decrease of quantitative variables, indicating that the laboratory indicators improved after TCMCP treatment. |