Research Article

Relationships among Constitution, Stress, and Discomfort in the First Trimester

Table 4

Multinomial logistic regression of effects of significant indicators on symptoms of discomfort ( ).

Discomfort (outcome variable)Explanatory variableDegrees of freedomP-valueOR95% CI

FatigueTan-Shi-Yu-Zhi
 Moderate versus mild1<.0011.18(1.10, 1.27)
 Severe versus mild1<.0011.30(1.20, 1.41)
Stress
 Moderate versus mild1.171.09(.96, 1.23)
 Severe versus mild1<.0011.23(1.07, 1.42)
NauseaTan-Shi-Yu-Zhi
 Mild versus none1.821.01(.93, 1.09)
 Moderate versus none1<.0011.16(1.06, 1.26)
 Severe versus none1<.0011.16(1.06, 1.27)
Frequent urinationYang-Xu
 Mild versus none1<.001.88(.82,   .96)
 Moderate versus none1.34.92(.85,   .96)
 Severe versus none1.47.97(.88,   1.06)
Yin-Xu
 Mild versus none1<.0011.20(1.06, 1.34)
 Moderate versus none1<.0011.24(1.10, 1.39)
 Severe versus none1.021.18(1.03, 1.36)
Breast tendernessYang-Xu
 Mild versus none1.48.98(.94, 1.03)
 Moderate versus none1.271.03(.98, 1.08)
 Severe versus none1.141.04(.99, 1.11)
Heavy vaginal dischargeYang-Xu
 Mild versus none1.061.05(.99, 1.11)
 Moderate versus none1<.0011.12(1.06, 1.18)