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. 2014 Dec 15;2014:240284. doi: 10.1155/2014/240284

Table 2.

Selected variables and corresponding values.

Selected variables t test P value Values Eligible variables t test P value Values
Collateral color 0.000 1, 2, 3 Dark complexion 0.000 0, 1
Cyanotic lips 0.000 0, 1, 2, 3 0.5–1 cm dermal ecchymosis 0.001 0, 1
Cyanotic hands and fingernails 0.000 0, 1, 2, 3 Ecchymosis along tongue sides 0.001 0, 1
Collateral tortuosity 0.000 0, 1, 2, 3 Pale lips and fingernails 0.002 0, 1
Dark blue tongue 0.000 0, 1 Ecchymosis 0.002 0, 1
Dark red lips and gingival 0.000 0, 1 Tendency to be irritable and impatient 0.002 0, 1
Thickness of collaterals 0.000 1, 2, 3 Fatigue 0.003 0, 1, 2, 3
Length of collaterals 0.000 1, 2, 3 Laziness to speak due to qi deficiency 0.003 0, 1, 2, 3
Dark and pale complexion 0.000 0, 1 Less than 3 ecchymosis cases 0.003 0, 1
Dark Jaw mucosa 0.000 0, 1 Fissured tongue 0.003 0, 1
Shadow circled eyes 0.000 0, 1, 2, 3 Tough tongue 0.003 0, 1
Slippery pulse 0.000 0, 1 Tastelessness 0.004 0, 1, 2, 3
Loss of appetite 0.000 0, 1, 2, 3 Hesitant pulse 0.006 0, 1
Floating pulse 0.000 0, 1 Pale and dark complexion 0.007 0, 1
Soft tongue 0.000 0, 1 Subcutaneous ecchymosis 0.010 0, 1, 2, 3

Note. 0 = none, 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, and 3 = severe.