Cluster Analysis on Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- VernacularTitle:慢性疲劳综合征的中医证候聚类分析
- Author:
Xiaobo HUANG
;
Zongxin LI
;
Wenqiang CHEN
;
Mingyue WANG
;
Chunyan ZHANG
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
chronic fatigue syndrome;
cluster analysis;
syndrome differentiation
- From:
China Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy
2005;0(10):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective: To analyses the traditional Chinese medicine syndromes of chronic fatigue syndrome(CFS),by the way of variable cluster analysis.Methods: We researched 237 CFS patients,and recorded their symptoms,tongues and pulses.Then we used cluster analysis way to analyses these patients' clinical data.Results: These patients could be divided into 4 types: marrow deficiency syndrome,yin fluid deficiency syndrome,yang deficiency of spleen and kidney syndrome and overabundant liver-fire syndrome.The variable proportion is 61.68%.Conclusion: CFS is mainly produced by deficiency and/or excessive in traditional Chinese medicine pathology mechanism.And,the way of variable cluster analysis could help CFS patients' TCM syndrome differentiation.
