A Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial of Combining Therapy with Traditional Chinese Medicine-Based Psychotherapy and Chinese Herbal Medicine for Menopausal Women with Moderate to Serious Mood Disorder

Table 8

Effect of BSSG-P and BSSG on DA and NA.

Ng/ml

Comparison within groups

Between groups

Comparison

Comparison of mean difference

BSSG (n=36)

BSSG-P (n=38)

BSSG (n=36)

BSSG-P (n=38)

t/z

P

BSS (n=36)

BSSG-P (n=38)

t/z

P

Pre-T

Post-T

t/z

P

Pre-T

Post-T

t/z

P

DA

3.95±2.3

5.31±2.18

2.35

0.02

4.41±3.67

6.71±4.87

2.03

0.04^#

5.31±2.18

6.71±4.87

0.16

0.88^#

1.36±1.21

2.30±1.59

0.33

0.74^#

NA

144.28±35.10

278.74±53.91

2.68

0.03

149.68±31.04

298.65±73.33

3.12

0.02

278.74±53.91

298.65±73.33

0.22

0.83

134.40±44.10

148.90±49.35

0.22

0.83

^# is the rank sum test, and the statistical value is Z value. Pre-T means pretreatment; Post-T means posttreatment. “Comparison” refers to comparison of each time point and baseline between groups. “Comparison of mean difference” means a comparison of differences between each time point and baseline between groups.