Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine / 2016 / Article / Tab 5 / Research Article
Exploratory Factor Analysis for Validating Traditional Chinese Syndrome Patterns of Chronic Atrophic Gastritis Table 5 Common factors and their corresponding four diagnostic variables, disease nature, and organ locations.
Common factor Four diagnostic variables Syndrome pattern Organ location of disease F1 Palpitations (.544); frequent sighing (.629); stomach aversion to cold, listlessness (.388); sensation of coldness of the body and limbs (.795); tinnitus (.395) Yang deficiencySpleen and stomach F2 Teeth-marked tongue (.258); thick tongue coating (.889); greasy tongue coating (.685) Phlegm turbidity Spleen and stomach F3 Severe stomach pain (.356); red tongue (.386); yellow tongue coating (.895) Heat and blood stasis Stomach F4 Loose stool (.416); constipation (.502); listlessness (.730); lack of strength (.738); tinnitus (.312); enlarged tongue (.312) Qi deficiencySpleen F5 Distention and fullness of the stomach (.332); bitter taste in the mouth (.282); belching (.425); acid regurgitation (.794); heartburn (.702) Qi stagnationLiver and stomach F6 Irritability (.590); bitter taste in the mouth (.622); insomnia (.561); profuse dreaming at night (.349); dry mouth (.569) Heat Liver F7 Sharp pain in stomach (.478); tinnitus (.345); dark tongue (.768); tongue with petechiae (.669); choppy pulse (.450); Blood stasis Stomach F8 pale red tongue (.860); enlarged tongue (.251); teeth-marked tongue (.254) Qi deficiencySpleen F9 Loose stool (.449); sallow complexion (.775); insomnia (.426); enlarged tongue (.479); tongue with petechiae (.266); teeth-marked tongue (.357) Qi deficiencySpleen F10 Distention and fullness in the stomach (.694); constipation (.324); poor appetite (.720); dry mouth (.341) Qi stagnationSpleen and stomach F11 Insomnia (.353); slippery pulse (.783) Phlegm turbidity Spleen and stomach F12 Frequent sighing (.251); abdominal distention (.200); belching (.458); nausea (.462); fine pulse (.794) Qi stagnationLiver and stomach F13 Constipation (.363); abdominal distention (.295); nausea (.363); profuse dreaming at night (.786) Phlegm turbidity Spleen F14 Palpitation (.759); stifling sensation in the chest (.833); nausea (.395) Phlegm turbidity Spleen and stomach F15 Abdominal distention (.414); fetid mouth odor (.814); enlarged tongue (.293) Heat and qi stagnation Spleen and stomach
Values in parentheses are results of factor load matrix after rotation transformation.