Research Article
Efficacy of Chinese Herbal Medicine in the Treatment of Moderate-Severe Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Retrospective Study
Table 6
Outcome of common symptoms.
| Main symptoms | Intervention time (months) | Major response () | Minor response () | No response () | Major response rate (%) | Response rate (%) | value 1 | value 2 |
| Limb pain | 3 6 | 8 19 | 16 10 | 6 1 | 26.67 63.33 | 80.00 96.67 | 0.004 | 0.103 |
| Limb numbness | 3 6 | 8 14 | 15 12 | 5 2 | 28.57 50.00 | 82.14 92.86 | 0.101 | 0.422 |
| Insomnia | 3 6 | 9 18 | 10 5 | 5 1 | 37.50 75.00 | 79.17 95.83 | 0.005 | 0.188 |
| Limb coldness | 3 6 | 3 9 | 9 6 | 5 2 | 17.65 52.94 | 70.59 88.24 | 0.031 | 0.398 |
| Fatigue | 3 6 | 5 8 | 3 1 | 2 1 | 50.00 80.00 | 80.00 90.00 | 0.350 | 1.000 |
| Difficulty walking | 3 6 | 1 5 | 5 4 | 3 0 | 11.11 55.56 | 66.67 100.00 | 0.131 | 0.206 |
| Constipation | 3 6 | 2 5 | 3 1 | 3 2 | 25.00 62.50 | 62.50 75.00 | 0.315 | 1.000 |
| Blurred vision | 3 6 | 2 3 | 2 3 | 3 1 | 28.57 42.86 | 57.14 85.71 | 1.000 | 0.559 |
| Limb heaviness | 3 6 | 2 5 | 4 2 | 1 0 | 28.57 71.43 | 85.71 100.00 | 0.286 | 1.000 |
| Chills | 3 6 | 1 2 | 2 2 | 2 1 | 20.00 40.00 | 60.00 83.33 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
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values were calculated for the comparison of major response rate and response rate between the results in month 3 and month 6. ; . |