A Study on the Diagnostic Elements of Cold-Heat Pattern Identification by Korean Medicine Doctors: Association with Objective and Subjective Body Temperature

Table 2

Questionnaire of ordinary symptoms and answers.

	Ordinary symptom		Response
For expert	Subjective body temperature		1 = very cold; 2 = slightly cold; 3 = normal; 4 = slightly hot; 5 = slightly hot
	Sensitivity to cold		1 = very insensitive; 2 = insensitive; 3 = normal; 4 = sensitive; 5 = very sensitive
	Sensitivity to heat		1 = very insensitive; 2 = insensitive; 3 = normal; 4 = sensitive; 5 = very sensitive
	Digestive ability		1 = very bad; 2 = bad; 3 = normal; 4 = good; 5 = very good
	Appetite		1 = very bad; 2 = bad; 3 = normal; 4 = good; 5 = very good
	Ordinary symptom	Question	Response
For patient	Warmness in hands	Do your hands tend to be cold or warm?	1 = cold; 2 = normal or uncertain; 3 = warm
	Warmness in feet	Do your feet tend to be cold or warm?	1 = cold; 2 = normal or uncertain; 3 = warm
	Warmness in abdomen	Does your abdomen tend to be cold or warm?	1 = cold; 2 = normal or uncertain; 3 = warm
	Digestive ability	Do you have any discomfort due to indigestion?	1 = indigestion and discomfort; 2 = indigestion but no discomfort; 3 = good digestion
	Appetite	How is your usual appetite?	1 = poor; 2 = normal; 3 = good or very good
	Food portion	What is the average daily portion of each meal?	1 = small; 2 = medium; 3 = big or irregular
	Eating pace	What is your average eating pace?	1 = slow; 2 = normal; 3 = fast