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| Common factor | Four diagnostic variables | Syndrome elements |
| Nature | Location |
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| F1 | Spitting 0.776, thick phlegm 0.760, sleep disturbance 0.359, greasy tongue coating 0.396, wiry pulse 0.314, heavy body trapped 0.422 | Phlegm, dampness | Lung, spleen |
| F2 | Upset 0.796, dysphoria 0.775, impatient and irritable 0.584 | Yang hyperactivity | Heart, liver |
| F3 | Yellow tongue coating 0.813, thick tongue coating 0.652, smoking 0.317 | Phlegm, heat | — |
| F4 | Blurred vision 0.685, dim eyesight 0.576, dizziness 0.563 | Blood deficiency | Liver |
| F5 | White tongue coating 0.804, greasy tongue coating 0.600, fatigue 0.309 | Cold, dampness, Qi deficiency | — |
| F6 | Flustered 0.740, palpitation 0.673, chest distress 0.539 | — | Heart |
| F7 | Lumbago 0.812, acid heavy pain 0.801 | Dampness | Kidney |
| F8 | Wiry pulse 0.654, lip purple 0.446, dry throat 0.355, smoking 0.309 | Blood stasis, Yin deficiency | Liver |
| F9 | Thirsty to drink heat 0.332, thirsty 0.745, pharynx trunk 0.619, bitter taste 0.475 | Yin deficiency | Gallbladder |
| F10 | High fat diet 0.675, addicted to spicy food 0.660, smoking 0.522 | Phlegm, heat | Stomach |
| F11 | Epigastric distention 0.664, heavy body trapped 0.486 | Stagnation of Qi, dampness | Spleen |
| F12 | Body fat 0.798, pink tongue 0.713 | Sputum | — |
| F13 | Sleep disturbance 0.350, dreaminess 0.767, insomnia 0.626 | — | Heart |
| F14 | Thirsty to drink heat 0.371, slippery pulse 0.535 | Dampness | — |
| F15 | Pulse sink 0.800 | In | — |
| F16 | Spontaneous sweating 0.802, thirsty to drink cold 0.475 | Deficiency of Qi and heat | — |
| F17 | Thin white tongue coating 0.585 | Surface | — |
| F18 | Constant fear of cold 0.768 | Yang deficiency | — |
| F19 | Waist and knees are soft and sour 0.611, frequent loose stools 0.569 | — | Spleen, Kidney |
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