A Placebo-Controlled Study on the Treatment of Metabolic Syndrome of Qi Stagnation and Dampness Obstruction Related to Atypical Antipsychotics with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

Table 1

Comparison of blood pressure and body constitution between two groups.

	Study				Control			t
SBP (mmHg)	BT	126.76	±	16.63	127.15	±	13.64	−0.16	0.88
	1^st ME	126.25	±	13.81	122.92	±	14.21	1.39	0.17
	2^nd ME	122.33	±	13.03	123.88	±	13.09	−0.70	0.49
	3^rd ME	120.34	±	11.69	122.44	±	13.68	−0.94	0.35
DBP (mmHg)	BT	81.14	±	11.15	78.40	±	9.73	1.57	0.12
	1^st ME	80.41	±	8.88	77.67	±	10.03	1.66	0.10
	2^nd ME	79.08	±	8.20	76.63	±	8.64	1.69	0.09
	3^rd ME	76.85	±	7.70	74.83	±	10.58	1.22	0.22
Weight (kg)	BT	70.56	±	11.40	72.13	±	11.92	−0.78	0.44
	1^st ME	70.17	±	11.28	71.87	±	11.68	−0.86	0.39
	2^nd ME	69.56	±	10.89	72.52	±	12.01	−1.49	0.14
	3^rd ME	68.01	±	10.82	73.99	±	11.86	−3.04	0.00
Waistline (mm)	BT	95.09	±	12.39	97.33	±	12.65	−1.05	0.30
	1^st ME	94.39	±	12.52	97.75	±	15.75	−1.34	0.18
	2^nd ME	93.20	±	12.27	96.72	±	12.73	−1.64	0.10
	3^rd ME	91.77	±	9.81	97.39	±	12.33	−2.86	0.01
Hipline (mm)	BT	98.56	±	10.70	98.56	±	8.92	0.00	1.00
	1^st ME	97.67	±	12.34	98.18	±	8.68	−0.30	0.77
	2^nd ME	96.70	±	10.55	98.31	±	8.82	−1.00	0.32
	3^rd ME	95.45	±	10.69	97.86	±	8.55	−1.51	0.13
BMI	BT	25.99	±	4.11	26.19	±	4.07	−0.29	0.77
	1^st ME	25.83	±	3.96	26.08	±	3.90	−0.37	0.71
	2^nd ME	25.60	±	3.76	26.29	±	3.85	−1.05	0.30
	3^rd ME	25.02	±	3.65	26.85	±	3.98	−2.78	0.01

SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; BMI = body mass index; BT = before treatment; and ME = month end.