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 4 Relationship between the traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome-typing and pathohistological changes n (%)
Pathological changeNumberSpleen stomach deficiency (n = 185)Spleen kidney Yang deficiency (n = 81)Yin blood deficiency (n = 46)Liver stagnation spleen deficiency (n = 55)Vital energy stagnation, blood stasis (n = 33)Damp-heat retention (n = 52)p value
Goblet cell reduction444182 (98.4)181 (100.0)44 (95.6)53 (96.4)32 (97.0)52 (100.0)> 0.05
Neutrophil infiltration421171 (92.4)79 (97.5)41 (89.1)47 (85.5)31 (93.9)52 (100.0)< 0.05
Lymphocyte infiltration248127 (68.6)52 (64.2)15 (32.6)41 (74.5)10 (30.0)3 (5.7)< 0.01
Angiitis of small vessels295121 (65.4)54 (66.7)23 (50.0)36 (65.5)24 (72.7)37 (71.2)> 0.05
Crypt abscess395161 (87.0)72 (88.9)40 (87.0)44 (80.0)29 (87.9)49 (94.2)> 0.05
Mucosal ulcer18868 (38.8)32 (39.5)11 (23.9)13 (23.6)10 (30.0)34 (65.4)< 0.01
Crypt ulcer311142 (76.8)59 (72.8)24 (52.2)28 (50.9)21 (63.6)37 (71.2)< 0.01
Abnormal epitheliosis6327 (14.6)19 (23.5)3 (6.5)4 (7.3)9 (27.3)1 (1.9)< 0.01