Research Article

The Optimal Cut-Off Value of Blood Stasis Syndrome Score in BSS Diagnosis in Korea

Table 2

Descriptive statistics of signs and symptoms of BSS and BSS score.

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BSS
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Non-BSS
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BSS
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Non-BSS
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Signs and symptoms of BSS
 (1) Having dizziness
 (2) Having angina pectoris
 (3) Having chest pain without angina pectoris
 (4) Having central type palsy
 (5) Sublingual varicosities
 (6) Dark purple of palate mucosa
 (7) Blackish red gingiva
 (8) Blackish red lips
 (9) Blackish red tongue
 (10) Ecchymosis of tongue
 (11) Dark coloration of periocular region
 (12) A dark coloration of the face
 (13) Ecchymosis of skin
 (14) Scaly and rough skin
 (15) Palpable abdominal masses
 (16) Having painful menstruation or dysmenorrhea
 (17) Blackish red menstruation blood
 (18) Accompanied by clotted blood
 (19) Rough pulse
 (20) Telangiectasia or angioectasia
 (21) Palmar erythema
 (22) Bruised easily
 (23) Tenderness and resistance of navel region
 (24) Tenderness and resistance of ileocecum
 (25) Tenderness and resistance of sigmoid colon
 (26) Tenderness and resistance of hypochondrium
 (27) Lower abdominal pain
 (28) Cheek pain
 (29) Having pain due to sprain of ankle, wrist and spine
 (30) Having symptoms (pain, bruise) due to contusion or traffic accident
  (a) Number of traffic accidents
 (31) Chronic pain in joint/palsies and numbness
 (32) Stabbing pain
 (33) Pain at night
 (34) Hemorrhoid
 (35) Dark stool
 (36) Number of operations

BSS score

Mean (SD).