Table 6 Prevalence of the co-existing Traditional Chinese Medicine diagnostic patterns in the overall sample (n = 400)
Co-existing Traditional Chinese Medicine diagnostic patterns of functional dyspepsia | Count | Prevalence (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Spleen-stomach qi deficiency | Spleen-stomach deficiency cold | 131 | 32.8 |
Spleen-stomach qi deficiency | Spleen deficiency and qi stagnation | 112 | 28.0 |
Spleen-stomach deficiency cold | Spleen deficiency and qi stagnation | 111 | 27.8 |
Liver qi invading the stomach | Spleen-stomach deficiency cold | 106 | 26.5 |
Spleen deficiency with dampness encumbrance | Spleen-stomach qi deficiency | 104 | 26.0 |
Liver qi invading the stomach | Spleen deficiency and qi stagnation | 102 | 25.5 |
Spleen deficiency with dampness encumbrance | Liver qi invading the stomach | 101 | 25.3 |
Liver qi invading the stomach | Stomach heat | 98 | 24.5 |
Spleen deficiency with dampness encumbrance | Cold-heat complex | 97 | 24.3 |
Spleen deficiency with dampness encumbrance | Stomach heat | 96 | 24.0 |
Spleen-stomach qi deficiency | Stomach heat | 94 | 23.5 |
Cold-heat complex | Spleen deficiency and qi stagnation | 89 | 22.3 |
Cold-heat complex | Stomach heat | 84 | 21.0 |
Cold-heat complex | Spleen-stomach dampness-heat | 49 | 12.3 |