Total Glucosides of Paeony Capsule Plus Compound Glycyrrhizin Tablets for the Treatment of Severe Alopecia Areata in Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 2

Comparison of the effective rate between groups for severe alopecia areata in children.

Group	Case	Duration	Cured	Markedly effective	Effective	Ineffective	Effective rate (%)
Treatment	60	3rd month	2	25	21	12	45.00
		6th month	6	30	18	6	60.00
		12th month	13	36	9	2	81.67
Control	57	3rd month*	0	20	23	14	35.09
		6th month^▲	2	23	24	8	43.86
		12th month^▲	5	26	20	6	54.39

^∗𝑃>0.05; ^▲P < 0.05 (P value was 0.248, 0.047, and 0.001, resp.; Z value was 1.155, 1.998, and 3.303, resp.); effective rate = (cured cases + markedly effective cases)/total cases × 100%.