The Diagnosis Performance of the TCM Syndromes of Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Gastroenterologists Based on Modified Simple Criteria Compared to TCM Practitioners: A Prospective, Multicenter Preliminary Study

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"></td><td class="align_center">Consistent cases (<i>n</i>)</td><td class="align_center">Inconsistent cases (<i>n</i>)</td><td class="align_center">Agreement rate (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">IBS-D</td><td class="align_center">114</td><td class="align_center">17</td><td class="align_center">87.0</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">IBS-C</td><td class="align_center">36</td><td class="align_center">11</td><td class="align_center">76.5</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Total</td><td class="align_center">150</td><td class="align_center">29</td><td class="align_center">84.3</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Agreement rate between gastroenterologists and TCM doctors in TCM syndrome diagnosis.</div>

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Table 4: The Diagnosis Performance of the TCM Syndromes of Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Gastroenterologists Based on Modified Simple Criteria Compared to TCM Practitioners: A Prospective, Multicenter Preliminary Study 

Table 4 | The Diagnosis Performance of the TCM Syndromes of Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Gastroenterologists Based on Modified Simple Criteria Compared to TCM Practitioners: A Prospective, Multicenter Preliminary Study 