Factor and Cluster Analysis for TCM Syndromes of Real-World Metabolic Syndrome at Different Age Stage

Table 2

Frequency statistics of four diagnostic information.

Ranking	Young group			Middle-aged group			Elderly group
	Variables	N	%	Variables	N	%	Variables	N	%
1	Wiry pulse	89	42.58	Wiry pulse	378	51.08	Wiry pulse	197	62.94
2	Slippery pulse	87	41.63	Thirsty	339	45.81	Thirsty	151	48.24
3	Thirsty	85	40.67	Greasy tongue coating	287	38.78	Greasy tongue coating	131	41.85
4	Greasy tongue coating	83	39.71	Slippery pulse	281	37.97	Slippery pulse	120	38.34
5	Pulse sinking	70	33.49	Bitter taste	225	30.41	Dizzy	119	38.02
6	Tooth-marked tongue	59	28.23	Dizzy	217	29.32	Bitter taste	118	37.70
7	Thready pulse	57	27.27	Acid heavy pain	211	28.51	Thready pulse	98	31.31
8	Pink tongue	54	25.84	Pulse sinking	200	27.03	Acid heavy pain	95	30.35
9	Thin white tongue coating	53	25.36	White tongue coating	191	25.81	Pharynx trunk	87	27.80
10	Yellow tongue coating	52	24.88	Pink tongue	188	25.41	Yellow tongue coating	81	25.88
11	Bitter taste	47	22.49	Yellow tongue coating	180	24.32	Chest tightness	77	24.60
12	Fat and sweet	47	22.49	Thready pulse	179	24.19	Sleep disturbance.	77	24.60
13	White tongue coating	46	22.01	Tooth-marked tongue	179	24.19	Spitting	76	24.28
14	Impatient and irritable	44	21.05	Thin white tongue coating	179	24.19	Blurred vision	72	23.00
15	Thirsty to drink cold	44	21.05	Lumbago	175	23.65	Insomnia	71	22.68
16	Tiredness and fatigue	43	20.57	Tiredness and fatigue	173	23.38	Pulse sinking	66	21.09
17	Addicted to spicy food	42	20.10	Fat and sweet	161	21.76	Rapid pulse	65	20.77
18	Body fat	41	19.62	Insomnia	157	21.22	Tooth-marked tongue	64	20.45
19	Acid heavy pain	41	19.62	Chest tightness	153	20.68	Lumbago	64	20.45
20	Rapid pulse	40	19.14	Blurred vision	148	20.00	Thick sputum	64	20.45