Table 4.
Descriptive statistics of manifestations
| Manifestations | Frequency of manifestations | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liver-fire blazing upwards (n = 8; 18.6%) |
Kidney-yin deficiency and Liver-yang rising (n = 30; 69.8%) |
Kidney-yin/yang deficiency (n = 5; 11.6%) |
Whole sample (n = 43; 100%) |
|
| red tongue | 5 (100.0) | 28 (84.8) | 2 (40.0) | 35 (81.4) |
| headache | 2 (40.0) | 26 (78.8) | 3 (60.0) | 31 (72.1) |
| irritability | 2 (40.0) | 27 (81.8) | 0 (0) | 29 (67.4) |
| palpitation | 1 (20.0) | 21 (63.6) | 4 (80.0) | 26 (60.5) |
| blurred vision | 1 (20.0) | 21 (63.6) | 3 (60.0) | 25 (58.1) |
| insomnia | 0 (0) | 23 (69.7) | 2 (40.0) | 25 (58.1) |
| mental fatigue | 2 (40.0) | 19 (57.6) | 4 (80.0) | 25 (58.1) |
| frequent nocturnal urination | 4 (80.0) | 16 (48.5) | 4 (80.0) | 24 (55.8) |
| numbness in feet and hands | 0 (0) | 19 (57.6) | 5 (100) | 24 (55.8) |
| shortness of breath | 2 (40.0) | 19 (57.6) | 3 (60.0) | 24 (55.8) |
| heavy limbs sensation | 1 (20.0) | 17 (51.5) | 4 (80.0) | 22 (51.2) |
| wiry pulse | 4 (80.0) | 17 (51.5) | 1 (20.0) | 22 (51.2) |
| tinnitus | 2 (40.0) | 16 (48.5) | 3 (60.0) | 21 (48.8) |
| red eyes | 2 (40.0) | 14 (42.4) | 4 (80.0) | 20 (46.5) |
| constipation | 3 (60.0) | 14 (42.4) | 2 (40.0) | 19 (44.2) |
| peeled tongue | 2 (40.0) | 17 (51.5) | 0 (0) | 19 (44.2) |
| numbness in the limbs | 1 (20.0) | 16 (48.5) | 1 (20.0) | 18 (41.9) |
| dizziness | 1 (20.0) | 13 (39.4) | 3 (60.0) | 17 (39.5) |
| nausea | 1 (20.0) | 15 (45.5) | 1 (20.0) | 17 (39.5) |
| congested feeling in the chest | 1 (20.0) | 13 (39.4) | 2 (40.0) | 16 (37.2) |
| weak legs | 3 (60.0) | 12 (36.4) | 1 (20.0) | 16 (37.2) |
| excessive dreaming | 0 (0) | 10 (30.3) | 1 (20.0) | 11 (25.6) |
| flushed face | 1 (20.0) | 8 (24.2) | 2 (40.0) | 11 (25.6) |
| thin pulse | 0 (0) | 9 (27.3) | 2 (40.0) | 11 (25.6) |
| impotent | 1 (20.0) | 7 (21.2) | 2 (40.0) | 10 (23.3) |
| strong pulse | 3 (60.0) | 5 (15.2) | 1 (20.0) | 9 (20.9) |
| pale tongue | 0 (0) | 5 (15.2) | 3 (60.0) | 8 (18.6) |
| vomiting | 0 (0) | 7 (21.2) | 1 (20.0) | 8 (18.6) |
| fainting | 0 (0) | 5 (15.2) | 2 (40.0) | 7 (16.3) |
| slippery pulse | 1 (20.0) | 5 (15.2) | 1 (20.0) | 7 (16.3) |
| yellow coating | 3 (60.0) | 4 (12.1) | 0 (0) | 7 (16.3) |
| fast pulse | 1 (20.0) | 4 (12.1) | 0 (0) | 5 (11.6) |
| severe dizziness | 0 (0) | 4 (12.1) | 1 (20.0) | 5 (11.6) |
| aphasia | 0 (0) | 3 (9.1) | 1 (20.0) | 4 (9.3) |
| stroke | 1 (20.0) | 2 (6.1) | 1 (20.0) | 4 (9.3) |
| deep pulse | 0 (0) | 1 (3.0) | 2 (40.0) | 3 (7.0) |
| convulsions | 0 (0) | 1 (3.0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.3) |
Frequencies of manifestations in the studied sample according to Zangfu patterns (manifestations were arranged in decreasing order of occurrence).
Values are shown as: absolute frequency (%).