Table 4.

The distribution of the items in the first and second round (Delphi method).

Item	Round	Very important	Important	Median	Less important	Not at all	P value
Chest fullness/chest pain	The first	9	9	4	0	0	0.085
	The second	43	20	8	0	0
Excessive phlegm	The first	10	5	7	0	0	0.906
	The second	29	26	15	1	0
Abdominal fullness	The first	8	10	4	0	0	0.811
	The second	30	26	15	0	0
Obesity	The first	8	10	4	0	0	0.700
	The second	21	39	8	3	0
Anorexia	The first	3	13	4	2	0	0.902
	The second	18	26	24	3	0
Nausea and vomiting	The first	4	6	11	1	0	0.649
	The second	12	28	25	6	0
Head heaviness	The first	4	15	2	1	0	0.354
	The second	23	37	9	2	0
Vertigo	The first	4	10	3	4	1	0.052
	The second	23	33	13	1	1
Somnolence	The first	4	7	8	3	1	0.237
	The second	13	33	22	2	0
Physical heaviness	The first	9	8	4	1	0	0.286
	The second	33	32	5	1	0
Fatigue	The first	6	8	7	1	0	0.608
	The second	24	24	19	4	0
Pale tongue	The first	2	7	7	5	1	0.312
	The second	13	18	29	10	1
Greasy fur	The first	17	5	0	0	0	0.989
	The second	55	15	1	0	0
Slippery pulse	The first	9	11	2	0	0	0.053
	The second	48	18	5	0	0
Soft pulse	The first	4	6	8	3	1	0.682
	The second	8	29	26	7	1
Stringy Pulse	The first	1	9	8	3	1	0.099
	The second	18	19	29	4	1