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 3

Mean concentrations of hematuresis in 262 HSPN patients with different TCM patterns of symptoms.

Pattern	Cases	RBC; 0–2/HP; (normal)	RBC; 3–5/HP; (mild)	RBC; 6–20/HP (moderate)	RBC; >20/HP (severe)	Mild + moderate	Moderate + severe
Dampness-heat; accumulation	157	15; (9.5%)	51; (32.5%)	68; (43.3%)	23; (14.7%)	119; (75.8%)	91; (58.0%)
Liver-kidney; yin deficiency	45	3; (6.7%)	33; (73.3%)	9; (20.0%)	0; (0)	42; (93.3%)	9; (20.0%)
Qi and yin deficiency	33	9; (27.3%)	17; (51.5%)	7; (24.2%)	0; (0)	25; (75.7%)	8; (24.2%)
Blood-heat bleeding	24	1; (4.2%)	13; (54.1%)	9; (37.5%)	1; (4.2%)	7; (91.6%)	10; (41.7%)

Notes. TCM: traditional Chinese medicine; HSPN: Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis; RBC: red blood cell. Diagnostic criteria in hematuresis: normal range: RBC 0–2/HP; mild range: RBC 3–5/HP; moderate range: RBC 6–20/HP; severe range: RBC > 20/HP.