Research Article

Metabolomic Analysis of Clinical Plasma from Cerebral Infarction Patients Presenting with Blood Stasis

Table 2

Distribution of BS symptoms in BS and non-BS patients.

VariableNon-BSBS valuea

Black face with black eyelid1 (3.2)4 (12.9)0.354
Purpura in the sclera5 (16.1)2 (6.5)0.425
Purpura6 (19.4)9 (29.0)0.554
Cyanotic lips3 (9.7)10 (32.3)0.059
Site-fixed headache2 (6.5)5 (16.1)0.425
Headache with a pulling sensation1 (3.2)3 (9.7)0.612
Fishy-smelling mouth odor15 (48.4)11 (35.5)0.440
Tongue purple in color2 (6.5)13 (41.9)0.001
Tongue with red, white, or black spots as well as thornlike protrusions on its surface0 (0.0)4 (12.9)0.039
Bloated feeling in the chest and hypochondriac region1 (3.2)0 (0.0)0.313
Rough pulse2 (6.5)20 (64.5)<0.001

value using a chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test () for categorical variables.