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Table 8 Contrast tests of mean scores of seven domains of symptom severity (in RQLQ-S) between groups at three post-tests (n = 240)

From: The effects of two Chinese herbal medicinal formulae vs. placebo controls for treatment of allergic rhinitis: a randomised controlled trial

 

Activities

Sleep

Non-nose/non-eye symptoms

Practical problems

Nasal symptoms

Eye symptoms

Emotional

Slope

MD

Slope

MD

Slope

MD

Slope

MD

Slope

MD

Slope

MD

Slope

MD

(SE)

( P)

(SE)

( P)

(SE)

( P)

(SE)

( P)

(SE)

( P)

(SE)

( P)

(SE)

( P)

T2

 

CS vs. placebo

2.02 (0.95)

-2.86 (0.004)

1.78 (0.96)

-2.04 (0.04)

6.39 (2.13)

-7.95 (<0.0005)

3.77 (1.17)

-3.21 (0.006)

3.43 (1.43)

-3.49 (0.02)

2.93 (1.21)

-2.90 (0.02)

2.80 (1.15)

-3.67 (0.001)

CS vs. YS

-0.31 (0.95)

-0.38 (0.69)

0.47 (0.96)

-0.30 (0.76)

2.95 (2.12)

-2.69 (0.20)

1.10 (1.17)

-0.49 (0.68)

0.69 (1.43)

-0.02 (0.99)

0.96 (1.21)

-0.69 (0.57)

0.75 (1.15)

-1.47 (0.20)

YS vs. placebo

2.33 (0.95)

-3.24 (0.002)

1.31 (0.97)

-1.74 (0.07)

3.44 (2.13)

-5.26 (0.01)

2.68 (1.17)

-2.72 (0.02)

2.745 (1.44)

-3.47 (0.02)

1.98 (1.22)

-2.22 (0.07)

2.05 (1.15)

-2.20 (0.06)

T3

 

CS vs. placebo

2.93 (0.95)

-3.76 (0.001)

2.75 (0.96)

-3.01 (0.002)

7.32 (2.13)

-8.88 (<0.0005)

4.87 (1.17)

-4.31 (<0.0005)

5.44 (1.43)

-5.50 (<0.0005)

3.22 (1.21)

-3.20 (0.008)

3.01 (1.15)

-3.97 (0.001)

CS vs. YS

0.81 (0.95)

-0.74 (0.44)

1.38 (0.96)

-1.21 (0.21)

3.08 (2.12)

-2.82 (0.18)

2.07 (1.17)

-1.46 (0.21)

2.98 (1.43)

-2.30 (0.11)

1.47 (1.21)

-1.20 (0.32)

0.35 (1.15)

-1.06 (0.36)

YS vs. placebo

2.12 (0.95)

-3.03 (0.003)

1.38 (0.97)

-1.80 (0.06)

4.24 (2.13)

-6.06 (0.004)

2.81 (1.17)

-2.85 (0.02)

2.47 (1.44)

-3.20 (0.03)

1.76 (1.22)

-2.00 (0.10)

2.76 (1.15)

-2.91 (0.01)

T4

 

CS vs. placebo

3.18 (0.95)

-4.01 (<0.0005)

3.47 (0.96)

-3.73 (<0.0005)

6.20 (2.13)

-7.76 (<0.0005)

5.29 (1.17)

-4.73 (<0.0005)

6.70 (1.43)

-6.76 (<0.0005)

3.55 (1.21)

-3.52 (0.004)

3.17 (1.15)

-4.04 (<0.0005)

CS vs. YS

0.25 (0.95)

-0.18 (0.85)

1.29 (0.96)

-1.13 (0.24)

1.61 (2.12)

-1.35 (0.53)

1.37 (1.17)

-0.76 (0.52)

2.91 (1.43)

-2.24 (0.12)

1.18 (1.21)

-0.91 (0.70)

0.19 (1.15)

-0.91 (0.43)

YS vs. placebo

2.93 (0.95)

-3.83 (0.001)

2.18 (0.97)

-2.60 (0.007)

4.59 (2.13)

-6.41 (0.003)

3.92 (1.17)

-3.97 (0.001)

3.79 (1.44)

-4.52 (0.002)

2.36 (1.22)

-2.61 (0.03)

2.97 (1.15)

-3.12 (0.007)

  1. CS, Cure-allergic-rhinitis Syrup group; YS, Yu-ping-feng San group; RQLQ-S, Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire Standard; MD, Mean difference between two groups; SE, Standard error in GEE test.