Table 1.
Top 10 Apriori algorithm-based association rules of acupoints.
| No. | Association rules | Support | Confidence | Expected confidence | Lift | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | {Guanyuan (RN4)} | ≥ | {Zhongwan (RN12)} | 0.364 | 0.923 | 0.67 | 1.385 |
| 2 | {Neiguan (PC6)} | ≥ | {Zusanli (ST36)} | 0.333 | 0.846 | 0.72 | 1.163 |
| 3 | {Guanyuan (RN4)} | ≥ | {Sanyinjiao (SP6)} | 0.333 | 0.846 | 0.39 | 1.995 |
| 4 | {Sanyinjiao (SP6)} | ≥ | {Guanyuan (RN4)} | 0.333 | 0.786 | 0.39 | 1.995 |
| 5 | {Sanyinjiao (SP6)} | ≥ | {Zhongwan (RN12)} | 0.333 | 0.786 | 0.67 | 1.179 |
| 6 | {Guanyuan (RN4), Sanyinjiao (SP6)} | ≥ | {Zhongwan (RN12)} | 0.303 | 0.909 | 0.67 | 1.364 |
| 7 | {Guanyuan (RN4), Zhongwan (RN12)} | ≥ | {Sanyinjiao (SP6)} | 0.303 | 0.833 | 0.39 | 1.964 |
| 8 | {Sanyinjiao (SP6), Zhongwan (RN12)} | ≥ | {Guanyuan (RN4)} | 0.303 | 0.909 | 0.39 | 2.308 |
| 9 | {Shenmen (HT7)} | ≥ | {Zhongwan (RN12)} | 0.273 | 1.000 | 0.67 | 1.500 |
| 10 | {Baihui (DU20)} | ≥ | {Zhongwan (RN12)} | 0.273 | 1.000 | 0.67 | 1.500 |