Characteristic | N (%) |
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Language of publications | |
 English | 9 (2.00) |
 Chinesea | 442 (98.00) |
Diagnostic criteria | |
 Single western medicine diagnosis | 49 (10.86) |
 Both TCM and western medicine diagnosis | 402 (89.14) |
 Including TCM Patternb | 390 (97.01) |
Types of AP | |
 Stable | 225 (49.89) |
 Unstable | 115 (25.50) |
 Othersc | 111 (24.61) |
Sample size | |
  ≤ 50 | 12 (2.66) |
 51–100 | 350 (77.61) |
 101–300 | 85 (18.85) |
  > 300 | 4 (0.89) |
Number of assigned groupsd | |
 2 | 438 (97.12) |
 3 | 7 (1.55) |
 4 | 6 (1.33) |
Types of TCM interventionse | |
 Chinese herbal formula | 389 (86.25) |
 Chinese single herb | 10 (2.22) |
 Complex intervention | 25 (5.54) |
 External therapy | 27 (5.99) |
Type of western medicine interventions | |
 Pharmacological treatment | 439 (97.34) |
 Non-pharmacological treatmentf | 10 (2.22) |
 Not specificg | 2 (0.44) |
Treatment duration | |
 Median (IQR) /day | 42 (28–56) |
Follow-up duration | |
 Median (IQR) /day | 117 (30–180) |
Outcomes | |
 Including TCM-related indicators | 390 (86.47) |