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Table 3 Comparison between participants with or without the two particular CM Syndromes identified in patients in post-COVID-19 recovery period

From: Effects of Chinese medicine for COVID-19 rehabilitation: a multicenter observational study

(A) Baseline characteristics of participants

 

Participants with particular CM syndromes

Participants without particular CM syndromes

P-value

No. of participants, N (% of total)

107 (71.3%)

43 (28.7%)

 

Female, N (% of group)

68 (63%)

28 (66%)

1.000

Age, years

54 (43–61.5)

54 (38–60.5)

0.269

Height, cm

162.5 (158–167.2)

160 (156.8–170)

0.591

Weight, kg

63.75 (55–71.4)

70 (60.23–78.25)

0.040

No. of participants requiring mechanical ventilation during hospitalization, N (% of total)

11 (10.19%)

3 (7.14%)

0.750

Hospitalization Days, days

16 (12–18.34)

17 (12–27.5)

0.185

BMI score

23.2 (21.15–23.93)

24.8 (23.05–28.93)

0.005

No. of participants with medical history, N (% of total)

69 (63.89%)

22 (52.38%)

0.185

No. of smokers, N (% of total)

18 (16.67%)

6 (14.29%)

0.852

(B) Changes in the number (and percentage) of participants with the two particular CM syndromes in COVID-19 rehabilitation

Participants exhibiting:

Qi Deficiency of Lung and Spleen only

Qi and Yin Deficiency only

Both CM Syndromes

Without CM Syndromes

Total

N

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

V1

27

18

15

10

65

43.4

43

28.67

150

V2

22

14.77

14

9.4

63

42.28

50

33.56

149

V3

22

15.17

7

4.83

57

39.31

59

40.69

145

V4

21

14.58

14

9.72

51

35.42

58

40.28

144

V5

17

11.97

15

10.56

49

34.51

61

42.96

142

V6

16

11.35

13

9.22

43

30.50

69

48.94

141

V7

18

12.77

9

6.38

40

28.37

74

52.48

141

V8

17

12.06

13

9.22

22

15.60

89

63.12

141

  1. #Unless otherwise stated, the data presented is median with interquartile range [median (IQR)]