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Table 2 The result of chi-square test

From: Quantization and diagnosis of Shanghuo (Heatiness) in Chinese medicine using a diagnostic scoring scheme and salivary biochemical parameters

Indices

Healthy negative

Healthy positive

Heatiness negative

Heatiness positive

Chi-square value

P

(1)Ulcer

60

0

39

82

74.340

0.000

(2)Oral dryness

50

10

20

101

75.475

0.000

(3)Bitter taste

59

1

84

37

20.214

0.000

(4)Halitosis

60

0

81

40

25.462

0.000

(5)Constant hungering

45

15

87

34

0.195

0.659

(6)Swollen gums with pain or bleeding

55

5

23

98

86.349

0.000

(7)Stuffy nose

55

5

89

32

8.092

0.004

(8)Nasal dryness

58

2

57

64

42.523

0.000

(9)Nosebleed

60

0

109

12

6.373

0.012

(10)Ocular dryness

50

10

46

75

33.071

0.000

(11)Ocular itch

57

3

87

34

13.160

0.000

(12)Red eyes

59

1

113

8

2.076

0.150

(13)Eye gum

59

1

66

55

35.994

0.000

(14)Tinnitus

59

1

101

20

20.984

0.000

(15)Throat dryness

57

3

56

65

40.591

0.000

(16)Sore throat

59

1

83

38

20.984

0.000

(17)Sputum

57

3

106

15

2.450

0.117

(18)Acne

48

12

55

66

19.519

0.000

(19)Vertigo

55

5

90

31

7.522

0.006

(20)Scurf

55

5

89

32

8.092

0.004

(21)Vexing heat

60

0

83

38

23.85

0.000

(22)Low fever

60

0

89

32

19.276

0.000

(23)Insomnia

53

7

57

64

28.596

0.000

(24)Irascibility

59

1

67

54

34.998

0.000

(25)Yellow urine

55

5

72

49

19.821

0.000

(26)Constipation

53

7

61

60

24.739

0.000

(27)Reddened tongue

58

2

97

24

8.879

0.003

(28)Yellow tongue coating

59

1

83

38

20.984

0.000

(29)Thin rapid pulse

55

5

62

59

28.681

0.000

(30)Rapid flooding pulse

60

0

104

17

9.304

0.002