Clinical Articles
Copyright ©The Author(s) 1996.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 15, 1996; 2(3): 141-143
Published online Sep 15, 1996. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v2.i3.141
Table 3 Relationship between the traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome-typing and mucosal changes n (%)
Mucosal changesNumberSpleen stomach deficiency (n = 185)Spleen-kidney deficiency (n = 81)Yin-blood deficiency (n = 46)Liver stagnation spleen deficiency (n = 55)Vital energy stagnation and blood stasis (n = 33)Damp-heat ratention (n = 52)p value
Mild congestion and edema16671 (38.4)112 (14.8)35 (76.1)37 (67.3)9 (27.3)2 (3.8)< 0.01
Moderate congestion and edema18483 (44.9)30 (37.0)11 (23.9)18 (32.7)21 (63.6)21 (40.4)< 0.01
Severe congestion and edema10231 (16.7)39 (48.1)3 (9.1)29 (55.8)< 0.01
Erosion304152 (82.2)75 (92.6)7 (15.2)9 (16.4)12 (36.4)49 (94.2)< 0.01
Ulcer383163 (88.1)79 (97.5)31 (67.4)36 (65.5)23 (69.7)51 (98.1)< 0.01
Bleeding14761 (33.0)45 (55.6)2 (4.3)3 (5.5)7 (21.2)29 (55.8)< 0.01
Granulation17977 (41.6)47 (58.0)19 (41.3)5 (9.1)29 (87.8)2 (3.8)< 0.01
Atrophy5511 (5.9)9 (11.1)27 (58.7)1 (1.8)7 (21.2)< 0.01
Polyp proliferation6727 (14.6)19 (23.5)1 (2.2)2 (3.6)17 (51.5)1 (1.9)< 0.01