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 3

Change of TSS, JSN, and JE scores in the three groups.

	TCM group, N = 33	WM group, N = 35	IM group, N = 37	-value
The rate of change in TSS
Mean (SD)	0.31 (0.53)	0.34 (0.78)	0.21 (0.66)	0.2997
Median (Q1, Q3)	0.08 (0.00, 0.33)	0.08 (0.00, 0.30)	0.00 (0.00, 0.20)
The rate of change in JSN
Mean (SD)	0.25 (0.52)	0.35 (0.80)	0.10 (0.20)	0.447
Median (Q1, Q3)	0.00 (0.00, 0.27)	0.04 (0.00, 0.25)	0.00 (0.00, 0.13)
The rate of change in JE
Mean (SD)	0.07 (0.21)	0.13 (0.23)	0.17 (0.44)	0.1472
Median (Q1, Q3)	0.00 (0.00, 0.00)	0.00 (0.00, 0.15)	0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

Note. Baseline rate = baseline TSS/course. Average rate of progression at each evaluation point of time = (TSS − baseline score)/treatment time.