Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants
Eligible patients | Ineligible patients | |
|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 393 | 3664 |
Age at consultation | ||
Mean ± SD | 57.9 ± 16.3 | 46.2 ± 19.5 |
Median (Range) | 61 (20–91) | 44 (0–95) |
N/A (%) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.03) |
Male: Female | 57:336 | 1073:2591 |
BMI, kg/m2 | ||
Mean ± SD | 21.5 ± 3.3 | 21.0 ± 3.5 |
Median (Range) | 21.1 (12.8–35.2) | 21.0 (12.1–43.9) |
N/A (%) | 0 (0) | 2776 (75.8) |
Number of subjective symptoms | ||
Mean ± SD | 32.1 ± 10.2 | 21.0 ± 12.8 |
Median (Range) | 30 (20–93) | 18 (1–99) |
N/A (%) | 0 (0) | 19 (0.5) |
Chief complaints (Top 10 in eligible patients) | ||
Cold sensations | 72 (18.3) | 455 (12.4) |
Insomnia | 69 (17.6) | 259 (7.1) |
Hypertension | 62 (15.8) | 230 (6.3) |
Constipation | 42 (10.7) | 199 (5.4) |
Dyslipidemia | 36 (9.2) | 61 (1.7) |
Depression | 29 (7.4) | 76 (2.1) |
Dizziness | 27 (6.9) | 69 (1.9) |
Chronic gastritis | 26 (6.6) | 102 (2.8) |
Tinnitus | 24 (6.1) | 76 (2.1) |
Headache | 22 (5.6) | 166 (4.5) |
Excess-Deficiency pattern (%) | ||
Excess pattern | 17 (4.3) | 276 (7.5) |
Slight excess pattern | 55 (14.0) | 396 (10.8) |
Intermediate (between excess and deficiency) pattern | 189 (48.1) | 1933 (52.8) |
Slight deficiency pattern | 79 (20.1) | 546 (14.9) |
Deficiency pattern | 53 (13.5) | 513 (14.0) |
Heat-Cold pattern (%) | ||
Heat pattern | 16 (4.1) | 210 (5.7) |
Intermediate (neither heat nor cold) pattern | 52 (13.2) | 1234 (33.7) |
Cold pattern | 214 (54.5) | 1574 (43.0) |
Tangled heat and cold (both heat and cold) pattern | 111 (28.2) | 313 (8.5) |