Research Article
Traditional Chinese Medicine for Metabolic Syndrome via TCM Pattern Differentiation: Tongue Diagnosis for Predictor
Table 1
Descriptive characteristics of the sample.
| | | Metabolic syndrome | Total () | value | No () | Yes () | | % | | % | | % |
| Gender | Female | 41 | 82.0 | 34 | 75.6 | 75 | 78.9 | 0.442 | Male | 9 | 18.0 | 11 | 24.4 | 20 | 21.1 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | <24 | 10 | 20.0 | 6 | 13.3 | 16 | 16.8 | 0.386 | ≥24 | 40 | 80.0 | 39 | 86.7 | 79 | 83.2 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | Men ≤ 90, women ≤ 80 | 11 | 22.4 | 7 | 15.9 | 18 | 19.4 | 0.425 | Men > 90, women > 80 | 38 | 77.6 | 37 | 84.1 | 75 | 80.6 |
| Systolic pressure | <130 mmHg | 36 | 73.5 | 38 | 84.4 | 74 | 78.7 | 0.194 | ≥130 mmHg | 13 | 26.5 | 7 | 15.6 | 20 | 21.3 |
| Diastolic pressure | <85 mmHg | 42 | 85.7 | 42 | 93.3 | 84 | 89.4 | 0.321 | ≥85 mmHg | 7 | 14.3 | 3 | 6.7 | 10 | 10.6 |
| Stool passage habit (per day) | <1 | 5 | 10.0 | 5 | 11.1 | 10 | 10.5 | | ≥1 | 45 | 90.0 | 40 | 88.9 | 85 | 89.5 | |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | <200 | 21 | 42.9 | 22 | 48.9 | 43 | 45.7 | 0.558 | ≥200 | 28 | 57.1 | 23 | 51.1 | 51 | 54.3 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | <150 | 35 | 71.4 | 32 | 71.1 | 67 | 71.3 | 0.973 | ≥150 | 14 | 28.6 | 13 | 28.9 | 27 | 28.7 |
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Chi-square test (categorical variables); value using Fisher’s Exact Test. Values given are number of patients (%).
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