Research Article

Correlation between Traditional Chinese Medicine Symptom Patterns and the Renal Function, Immunologic Function Index, and Blood Coagulation Index in Patients with Henoch-Schönlein Purpura Nephritis

Table 2

Mean concentrations of 24 h urinary protein in 262 HSPN patients with different TCM patterns of symptoms (mean ± SD).

PatternCases24 h urinary protein (mg/kg/d)

Dampness-heat accumulation157
Liver-kidney yin deficiency45
Qi and yin deficiency33
Blood-heat bleeding24

Notes. TCM: traditional Chinese medicine; HSPN: Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis.