Comparative Study of TCM Syndrome Scale for Liver Disease and Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire Based on Assessment of Posthepatitic Cirrhosis

Table 1

The questionnaire dimensionality consists of TCMLDQ and CLDQ.

Dimensionality	Variable	Items	Questions
CLDQ total score	CLDQ	29	AS + FA + SS + AC + EF + WO
Abdominal symptoms (ASs)	Y1	3	1,5,17
Fatigue (FA)	Y2	5	2,4,8,11,13
Systemic symptoms (SSs)	Y3	5	3,6,21,23,27
Activity (AC)	Y4	3	7,9,14
Emotional function (EF)	Y5	8	10,12,15,16,19,20,24,26
Worry (WO)	Y6	3	18,22,25,28,29
TCMLDQ total score	TCMLDQ	38	CS+GSYX+GYPX+PSYX+OS
CS	X1	18	1,5,17,18,20,22,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,35,36,37,38
GSYX	X2	5	2,3,11,12,15
PSYX	X3	1	33
GYPX	X4	6	4,6,7,8,19,34
OS	X5	8	9,10,13,14,16,21,23,32