Four Subgroups of Blood Stasis Syndrome Are Identified by Manifestation Cluster Analysis in Males
Table 1
General characteristics of the enrolled participants.
Diagnosis (manifestation clustering number)
Variables
non-BSS(1)
BSS(1)
BSS(2)
BSS(3)
BSS(4)
P-value
(N=90)
(N=27)
(N=13)
(N=25)
(N=31)
Age (year)
43.8 ± 11.8
48.5 ± 9.6
43.2 ± 12.2
47.2 ± 9.2
44.3 ± 11.6
0.271
BMI (kg/m2)
24.5 ± 2.9
24.4 ± 2.7
25.5 ± 2.6
24.5 ± 2.9
24.0 ± 2.8
0.567
SBP (mmHg)
121.5 ± 13.9
123.4 ± 16.1
128.3 ± 12.4
129.1 ± 12.0
123.0 ± 12.9
0.111
DBP (mmHg)
76.7 ± 10.5
77.7 ± 12.9
79.0 ± 8.3
83.2 ± 7.3
76.8 ± 8.3
0.072
Smoking (n, %)
25 (27.8)
11 (40.7)
7 (53.8)
15 (60.0)
14 (45.2)
0.025
Drinking (n, %)
56 (62.2)
16 (59.3)
9 (69.2)
11(44.0)
17 (54.8)
0.482
On medication (n, %)
48 (53.3)
15 (55.6)
6 (46.2)
19 (76.0)
22 (71.0)
0.147
The data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation or a number with a frequency. BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure. The P-value was calculated using an ANOVA or the Chi-square test.
