Research Article

Epidemiological Distribution and Subtype Analysis of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Syndromes and Symptoms Based on TCM Theories

Table 1

Distribution of syndromes in 675 PMDD patients (case number, occurrence frequency).

SyndromeLiver-qi invasionLiver-qi depressionLiver depression forming fireLiver stagnation and spleen deficiencyLiver depression and blood stasisLiver depression and kidney deficiencySpleen and kidney deficiency

Major220 (32.6%)234 (34.7%)62 (9.2%)70 (10.4%)53 (7.9%)25 (3.7%)13 (1.9%)
Minor32 (4.7%)56 (8.3%)43 (6.4%)74 (11.0%)50 (7.4%)45 (6.7%)57 (8.4%)
Both (accompanying)16 (2.4%)33 (4.9%)79 (11.7%)57 (8.4%)99 (14.7%)76 (11.3%)47 (7.0%)
None407 (60.3%)352 (52.1%)491 (72.7%)474 (70.2%)473 (70.1%)529 (78.4%)558 (82.7%)