Research Article

Expert Consensus of Syndrome Differentiation for Phlegm Turbidity Syndrome for Coronary Heart Disease

Table 5

The frequency of the items (Delphi method).

ā€‰Very important (%)Important (%)Median (%)Less important (%)Not at all (%)

Chest fullness/chest pain52 (55.9)29 (31.2)12 (12.9)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Excessive phlegm39 (41.9)31 (33.3)22 (23.7)1 (1.1)0 (0.0)
Abdominal fullness38 (40.9)36 (38.7)19 (20.4)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Obesity29 (31.2)49 (52.7)12 (12.9)3 (3.2)0 (0.0)
Anorexia21 (22.6)39 (41.9)28 (30.1)5 (5.4)0 (0.0)
Nausea and vomiting16 (17.2)34 (36.6)36 (38.7)7 (7.5)0 (0.0)
Head heaviness27 (29.0)52 (55.9)11 (11.8)3 (3.2)0 (0.0)
Vertigo27 (29.0)43 (46.2)16 (17.2)5 (5.4)2 (2.2)
Somnolence17 (18.3)40 (43.0)30 (32.3)5 (5.4)1 (1.1)
physical heaviness42 (45.2)40 (43.0)9 (9.7)2 (2.2)0 (0.0)
Fatigue30 (32.3)32 (34.4)26 (28.0)5 (5.4)0 (0.0)
Pale tongue15 (16.1)25 (26.9)36 (38.7)15 (16.1)2 (2.2)
Greasy fur72 (77.4)20 (21.5)1 (1.1)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Slippery pulse57 (61.3)29 (31.2)7 (7.5)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Soft pulse12 (12.9)35 (37.6)34 (36.6)10 (10.8)2 (2.2)
Stringy Pulse19 (20.4)28 (30.1)37 (39.8)7 (7.5)2 (2.2)