Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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The Impact of Traditional Chinese Medicine QingreHuoxue Treatment and the Combination of Methotrexate and Hydroxychloroquine on the Radiological Progression of Active Rheumatoid Arthritis: A 52-Week Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Clinical Study

Table 2

Comparison of TSS among the three groups.


	TCM group, N = 33	WM group, N = 35	IM group, N = 37	-value

TSS baseline
Mean (SD)	7.48 (8.54)	19.23 (24.07)	17.62 (29.53)	0.3078
Median (Q1, Q3)	6 (1, 9)	10 (2, 33)	6 (0, 17)	0.3078

JSN baseline
Mean (SD)	5.42 (4.66)	14.40 (18.03)	11.22 (16.44)	0.2763
Median (Q1, Q3)	5 (0, 8)	7 (1, 21)	5 (0, 16)	0.2763

JE baseline
Mean (SD)	2.06 (5.23)	4.80 (6.57)	6.41 (13.94)	0.135
Median (Q1, Q3)	0 (0, 2)	1 (0, 9)	1 (0, 3)	0.135

EARP
Mean (SD)	9.61 (27.45)	19.45 (52.29)	9.56 (13.84)	0.3379
Median (Q1, Q3)	4 (0.35, 9.60)	6 (1, 24)	5.54 (0, 11.33)	0.3379

TSS (52 weeks)
Mean (SD)	10.12 (11.77)	22.57 (26.99)	20.43 (34.86)	0.3274
Median (Q1, Q3)	7 (2, 14)	12 (3, 34)	6 (1, 17)	0.3274

JSN (52 weeks)
Mean (SD)	7.24 (6.30)	16.43 (19.02)	12.97 (19.03)	0.3567
Median (Q1, Q3)	6 (2, 11)	8 (2, 23)	6 (1, 16)	0.3567

JE (52 weeks)
Mean (SD)	2.88 (6.96)	6.17 (8.53)	7.46 (16.83)	0.2924
Median (Q1, Q3)	0 (0, 2)	1 (0, 12)	1 (0, 6)	0.2924

△TSS
Mean (SD)	2.64 (5.02)	3.34 (5.31)	2.81 (6.18)	0.4997
Median (Q1, Q3)	1 (0, 3)	1 (0, 4)	1 (0, 4)	0.4997

△JSN
Mean (SD)	1.82 (2.88)	2.03 (3.04)	1.76 (2.99)	0.8145
Median (Q1, Q3)	1 (0, 2)	1 (0, 3)	1 (0, 2)	0.8145

△JE
Mean (SD)	0.82 (2.54)	1.37 (2.64)	1.05 (3.86)	0.1684
Median (Q1, Q3)	0 (0, 0)	0 (0, 2)	0 (0, 0)	0.1684

Note: TSS is the total Sharp score; JSN is the joint gap narrow score; JE is the joint erosion score; the EARP is baseline △TSS/disease duration; △TSS is 52-week TSS − baseline TSS; and △JE is 52-week JE − baseline JE.