|
Variable
|
Class 1 (n = 178)
|
Class 2 (n = 176)
|
Class 3 (n = 153)
|
P value*
|
|---|
| |
Dampness-heat Zheng
|
Blood heat Zheng
|
Yin deficiency and blood dryness Zheng
| |
|---|
|
Gender
| | | | |
|
Male
|
97 (54.5)
|
129 (73.3)
|
70 (45.8)
|
< 0.01
|
|
Female
|
81 (45.5)
|
47 (26.7)
|
83 (54.2)
| |
|
Seasons
| | | | |
|
Spring
|
28 (15.7)
|
41 (23.3)
|
40 (26.1)
|
0.045**
|
|
Summer
|
36 (20.2)
|
32 (18.2)
|
29 (18.9)
| |
|
Autumn
|
39 (22.0)
|
35 (19.9)
|
41 (26.8)
| |
|
Winter
|
75 (41.1)
|
68 (38.6)
|
43 (28.1)
| |
|
Age, Median (IQR)
|
34.5 (24.2, 47.3)
|
39.9 (28, 53.6)
|
32.2 (22.4, 40.7)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Ethnicity
| | | | |
|
Han
|
165 (92.7)
|
159 (90.3)
|
137 (89.5)
|
0.667
|
|
Others
|
13 (7.3)
|
17 (9.7)
|
16 (10.5)
| |
|
Type of patient
| | | | |
|
In-patient
|
47 (26.4)
|
33 (18.8)
|
5 (3.3)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Out-patient
|
131 (77.6)
|
143 (81.2)
|
148 (96.7)
| |
|
Smoking
| | | | |
|
Yes
|
49 (27.6)
|
79 (44.9)
|
34 (22.2)
|
< 0.001
|
|
No
|
129 (72.4)
|
97 (55.1)
|
119 (77.8)
| |
|
Drinking
| | | | |
|
Yes
|
33 (18.5)
|
65 (36.9)
|
35 (22.9)
|
0.003
|
|
No
|
145 (81.5)
|
111 (63.1)
|
118 (77.1)
| |
|
Associated diseases
| | | | |
|
Hypertension
|
15 (8.4)
|
19 (10.8)
|
7 (4.6)
|
0.065
|
|
Gastrointestinal disease
|
8 (4.5)
|
17 (9.7)
|
20 (13.1)
|
0.074
|
|
Diabetes mellitus
|
7 (3.9)
|
6 (3.4)
|
4 (2.6)
|
0.610
|
- *Chi square test.
- **Kruskal Wallis test.
- IQR, inter-quartile range.
