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Table 1 Number of items at the end of each round

From: Developing a diagnostic checklist of traditional Chinese medicine symptoms and signs for psoriasis: a Delphi study

Domain

First round

Second round*

Third round *

Final

 

Initial

Removed

Added

Remaining

Removed

Remaining

Removed

—

1. Color of skin lesion

5

—

—

5

—

5

—

5

2. Type of skin lesion

11

5

—

6

—

6

—

6

3. Shape of skin lesion

21

5

—

16

—

16

—

16

4. Associated factors

9

1

4

12

—

12

2

10

5. Physical expression

56

28

16

44

4

40

7

33

-Diet indulgence and stool

10

5

—

5

—

5

—

5

-Mental irritation

9

7

—

2

—

2

—

2

-Itching

6

—

—

6

—

6

—

6

-Fever and chills

7

5

—

2

—

2

—

2

-Urine feature

5

4

—

1

—

1

—

1

-Joint and muscle pain

6

4

—

2

—

2

—

2

-Mouth

5

—

—

5

—

5

—

5

-Sleep

4

1

—

3

1

2

—

2

-Complexion

4

2

—

2

—

2

1

1

-Throat

—

—

5

5

2

3

—

3

-Menstruation

—

—

9

9

1

8

5

3

-Nail

—

—

2

2

—

2

1

1

6. Tongue and its coating

16

1

—

15

—

15

—

15

7. Pulse

12

4

—

8

1

7

—

7

8. Living environment

—

—

4

4

—

4

—

4

Total

130

44

24

110

5

105

 

96

  1. * No additional item.