Statistical Analysis of Hie (Cold Sensation) and Hiesho (Cold Disorder) in Kampo Clinic

Table 1

Questionnaire items.

No.	Binary questions	No.	Questions with visual analogue scales	No.	Questions with visual analogue scales
1	Appetite loss	1	Difficulty falling asleep	54	Heat hands
	Good appetite	2	Arousal during sleep	55	Heat legs
2	Slow speed of the meal	3	Early-morning awakening	56	Edema face
	Fast speed of the meal	4	Difficulty urinating	57	Edema hands
3	I dream frequently	5	Urination pain	58	Edema legs
4	Single dose of urine large	6	Urine leakage	59	Headache
	Single dose of urine low	7	Enuresis	60	Sluggishness
5	Hard stool	8	Diarrhea	61	Vertigo
6	Small and round stool	9	Hemorrhoid	62	Lightheadedness
7	Soft stool	10	Anal prolapse	63	Dandruff
8	Hard to stool	11	Bloody stool	64	Hair loss
9	Taking laxatives	12	Depressed mood	65	Decreased visual acuity
10	White nasal discharge	13	Forgetfulness	66	Eyestrain
	Yellow nasal discharge	14	Irritated	67	Blurred vision
11	White sputum	15	Dry skin	68	Bleary eyes
	Yellow sputum	16	Itchy skin	69	Dark circles under eyes
12	Abdominal pain fasting	17	Acne	70	Sneezing
13	Abdominal pain after eating	18	Blot	71	Post nasal drip
14	Abdominal pain at upper	19	Urticaria	72	Stuffy nose
15	Abdominal pain at lower	20	Wart	73	Nosebleed
16	Heavy menstrual flow	21	Athlete's foot	74	Mouth bitter
	Less menstrual flow	22	Brittle nails	75	Saliva comes out
17	Irregular menstruation	23	Get tired easily	76	Throat pain
18	Delivery	24	Easy to sweat	77	Throat jams
19	Spontaneous abortion	25	Night sweats	78	Thirsty
20	Induced abortion	26	Hot flush	79	Dry mouth
21	Abnormal bleeding	27	Heat intolerance	80	Dry lips
22	Pregnancy toxemia	28	Cold intolerance	81	Take water often
		29	Attenuation of sexual desire	82	Tinnitus
		30	Impotence	83	Hearing loss
		31	Neck stiffness	84	Cough
		32	Shoulder stiffness	85	Asthma
		33	Back stiffness	86	Shortness of breath
		34	Lower back stiffness	87	Palpitation
		35	Facial pain	88	Chest pain
		36	Hand pain	89	Burp
		37	Foot pain	90	Heartburn
		38	Shoulder pain	91	Epigastric jamming discomfort
		39	Back pain	92	Nausea
		40	Hip pain	93	Vomiting
		41	Knee pain	94	Motion sickness
		42	Numbness face	95	Stomach fullness
		43	Numbness hands	96	Stomach rumbling
		44	Numbness legs	97	Flatulence
		45	Numbness back	98	Sleepy after eating
		46	Trembling face	99	Abdominal pain
		47	Trembling hands	100	Hand stiffness
		48	Trembling legs	101	Lower extremities weakness
		49	Hie general	102	Legs fluctuate
		50	Hie hands	103	Legs spasms
		51	Hie legs	104	Frostbite
		52	Hie lower back	105	Menstruation textile
		53	Heat face	106	Menstrual pain

We collected patients’ subjective symptoms using a 128-item binary questionnaire. Of these symptoms, 106 corresponded to VAS questions when patients provided an affirmative response.