Research Article
Study on the Correlation between Chinese Medicine Syndrome and Cognitive Dysfunction in Mild Cognitive Impairment
Table 2
Comparison of MoCA and subitem scores among Chinese medicine syndromes (
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| Chinese medicine syndrome | MoCA | Visual space and executive function | Naming | Attention | Language | Abstraction | Delayed recall | Orientation |
| Kidney deficiency and marrow reduction syndrome | 22.38 ± 2.12 | 3.67 ± 0.95 | 2.64 ± 0.58 | 5.43 ± 0.70 | 1.81 ± 0.80 | 1.24 ± 0.58 | 1.74 ± 1.23 | 5.86 ± 0.35 | Yin deficiency of heart and liver syndrome | 22.83 ± 2.76 | 3.67 ± 1.23 | 2.50 ± 0.52 | 5.17 ± 0.72 | 1.75 ± 1.06 | 1.08 ± 0.67 | 2.75 ± 1.49 | 5.92 ± 0.29 | Deficiency of heart and spleen syndrome | 23.44 ± 2.04 | 4.11 ± 1.02 | 2.72 ± 0.58 | 5.39 ± 0.85 | 1.83 ± 0.62 | 1.28 ± 0.70 | 2.44 ± 1.20 | 5.67 ± 0.49 | Turbid phlegm obstructing orifices syndrome | 22.78 ± 2.04 | 3.64 ± 0.93 | 2.61 ± 0.60 | 5.56 ± 0.61 | 2.00 ± 0.86 | 1.36 ± 0.64 | 1.81 ± 1.33# | 5.81 ± 0.58 | Qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome | 23.38 ± 2.40 | 3.85 ± 1.07 | 2.69 ± 0.63 | 5.31 ± 0.63 | 2.31 ± 0.75 | 1.38 ± 0.65 | 1.92 ± 0.86 | 5.92 ± 0.28 |
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Note: vs. deficiency of heart and spleen syndrome or yin deficiency of heart and liver syndrome, # vs. yin deficiency of heart and liver syndrome. |