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/m^2)	<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

Chi-square test (categorical variables); value using Fisher’s Exact Test.
Values given are number of patients (%).