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Table 2 Changes in RQLQ results following the third and fourth herbal plaster (hp) treatments in Ph-positive patients

From: Treatment of allergic rhinitis with acupoint herbal plaster: an oligonucleotide chip analysis

Area of RQLQ

Baseline score

After 3rd hp score

P value (3rd hp vs. baseline)

After 4th hp score

P value (4th hp vs. baseline)

Activity

3.12

2.56

0.1322

2.09

0.0002**

Sleep

1.65

1.58

0.8488

1.35

0.0804

Non-hay fever symptoms

2.39

2.02

0.1465

1.64

0.0012**

Practical problems

2.84

2.39

0.1549

2.05

0.0018**

Nasal symptoms

2.78

2.30

0.1006

1.92

0.0000**

Eye symptoms

2.37

1.57

0.0330*

1.29

0.0066**

Emotional symptoms

2.08

1.62

0.0634

1.33

0.0010**

Overall score

2.46

2.00

0.0635

1.67

0.0000**

  1. Paired Student’s t-test; n = 19, *p < 0.05 **p < 0.01