Research Article

The Efficacy and Safety of Chinese Herbal Decoction in Type 2 Diabetes: A 5-Year Retrospective Study

Table 1

Characteristics of study subjects at baseline.

Chinese herbal decoction ()

Age (years) 50.54 ± 12.23
Gender (M/F)59.86%/40.14%
Height (m) 1.68 ± 0.08
Weight (kg) 72.00 ± 12.56
Duration of diabetes (month)72.96 ± 63.45
Duration of treatment (month) 21.88 ± 18.05
Times of therapy ()11.90 ± 7.77
History of hypertension ()59 (41.55%)
History of dyslipidemia ()65 (45.77%)
History of fatty liver ()32 (22.54%)
History of hyperuricemia ()8 (5.63%)
Combined with insulin ()29 (20.42%)
Combined with metformin ()37 (26.06%)
Combined with repaglinide ()14 (9.86%)
Combined with gliclazide ()8 (5.63%)
Combined with glimepiride ()5 (3.52%)
Combined with acarbose ()24 (16.90%)
Combined with rosiglitazone ()4 (2.82%)
HbA1c (%)8.98 ± 2.02
FPG (mmol/L)9.96 ± 2.94
2hPG (mmol/L)14.07 ± 4.90
CHO (mmol/L)5.43 ± 1.19
TG (mmol/L)2.71 ± 2.72
LDL (mmol/L)3.17 ± 0.97
HDL (mmol/L)1.26 ± 0.43
Systolic pressure (mmHg)134.71 ± 20.51
Diastolic pressure (mmHg)83.94 ± 9.68
UA (mol/L)315.81 ± 118.73
ALT (U)37.42 ± 47.11
AST (U)25.58 ± 14.75

Values are expressed as mean ± SD.