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

Table 3

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

TCM symptoms	n (%)	St. B value (95% CI)	P value
Hemiplegia	315 (100)	−0.176 (−0.256, −0.095)	<0.001
Nausea and vomiting	234 (74.3)	−0.080 (−0.155, −0.005)	0.037
Hemianesthesia	95 (30.2)	−0.100 (−0.180, −0.021)	0.014
Short breath	73 (23.2)	−0.134 (−0.212, −0.057)	0.001
Headache	43 (13.7)	−0.115 (−0.198, −0.031)	0.007
Constipation	123 (39.0)	−0.097 (−0.175, −0.019)	0.015
Restlessness	142 (45.1)	−0.287 (−0.376, −0.198)	<0.001
Tinnitus	86 (27.3)	0.091 (0.018, 0.163)	0.015
Thirsty	98 (31.1)	0.099 (0.025, 0.173)	0.009
Night sweat	202 (64.1)	0.122 (0.041, 0.204)	0.003

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