Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes for Essential Hypertension: A Literature Analysis of 13,272 Patients

Table 3

Syndrome elements of 13,272 patients with essential hypertension.

Syndrome factors	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Yin deficiency	5554	26.27
Yang hyperactivity	4033	19.08
Phlegm turbidity	2892	13.68
Internal fire	2793	13.21
Internal dampness	2333	11.04
Yang deficiency	1668	7.89
Blood stasis	1027	4.86
Qi deficiency	380	1.80
Internal wind	256	1.21
Qi stagnation	164	0.78
Blood deficiency	38	0.18