The Prognostic Value of Traditional Chinese Medicine Symptoms in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Pilot Study

Table 2

The correlation between TCM symptoms and MBI at the first year.

TCM symptoms	n (%)	St. B value (95% CI)	value
Hemiplegia	315 (100)	−0.178 (−0.255, −0.102)	<0.001
Restlessness	142 (45.1)	−0.286 (−0.371, −0.202)	<0.001
Hemianesthesia	95 (30.2)	−0.105 (−0.181, −0.029)	0.007
Short breath	73 (23.2)	−0.166 (−0.240, −0.093)	<0.001
Headache	43 (13.7)	−0.114 (−0.193, −0.035)	0.005
Gurgling with sputum	59 (18.7)	−0.071 (−0.142, −0.001)	0.048
Constipation	123 (39.0)	−0.087 (−0.161, −0.012)	0.023
Night sweat	202 (64.1)	0.109 (0.032, 0.186)	0.006
Tinnitus	86 (27.3)	0.111 (0.042, 0.180)	0.002
Thirsty	98 (31.1)	0.122 (0.051, 0.192)	0.001

St: standardized; CI: confidence interval; significant difference, .