Research Article
The Evaluation of Chinese Therapeutic Food for the Treatment of Moderate Dyslipidemia
Table 15
Frequencies of major baseline symptoms of the 43 participants.
| Major symptoms | Frequency | Proportion of the total (%) |
| Preference of warmth | 17 | 39.5 | Preference of coolness | 9 | 20.9 | Night sweating | 5 | 11.6 | Thirst/Dry mouth | 22 | 51.2 | Poor appetite | 5 | 11.6 | Abdominal symptoms | 23 | 53.5 | Abdominal distension | 14 | 32.6 | Other discomfort | 13 | 30.2 | Reflux | 11 | 25.6 | Abnormal bowel movement | 20 | 46.5 | Loose stool/diarrhea | 10 | 23.3 | Constipation | 4 | 9.3 | Alternate diarrhea and constipation | 6 | 14.0 | Feeling of oppression/occasional pain in the chest | 6 | 14.0 | Palpitation | 7 | 16.3 | Feeling stressful/anxiety/depression | 24 | 55.8 | Sleep disorder | 23 | 53.5 | Feeling sleepy | 13 | 30.2 | Dizziness/feeling light-headed | 2 | 4.7 | Headache | 11 | 25.6 | Lower back/leg/knee pain | 16 | 37.2 |
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