Table 1 Sample Characteristics: Patient Demographics (N = 60)
Number | Percentage/SD (Range) | |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Female | 44 | 73.33% |
Male | 16 | 26.67% |
Mean age, y | 52 | SD12.8(24 to 82) |
<25 | 1 | 1.67% |
25 to 39 | 11 | 18.33% |
40 to 65 | 40 | 66.67% |
>65 | 8 | 13.33% |
Education | ||
Primary school | 2 | 3.33% |
Middle school | 31 | 51.67% |
University | 27 | 45% |
The main complaints | ||
Stomach pain or dyspepsia | 20 | 33.33% |
Neck and shoulder pain, lumbar pain | 10 | 16.67% |
insomnia | 6 | 10% |
Facial paralysis | 4 | 6.67% |
Hearing loss or tinnitus | 4 | 6.67% |
Post-herpetic neuralgia | 3 | 5% |
Stroke | 2 | 3.33% |
Chest distress or palmus | 2 | 3.33% |
Dizziness | 2 | 3.33% |
Prosopalgia | 1 | 1.67% |
Common cold | 1 | 1.67% |
Asthenia | 1 | 1.67% |
Acne | 1 | 1.67% |
Dropsy | 1 | 1.67% |
Stasis | 1 | 1.67% |
Splenomegaly without physical symptoms or discomfort | 1 | 1.67% |
Severity-assessed by patients | ||
Mild | 18 | 30% |
Moderate | 29 | 48.33% |
Severe | 11 | 18.33% |
Very severe | 2 | 3.33% |
Severity-assessed by doctors | ||
Mild | 6 | 10% |
Moderate | 26 | 43.33% |
Severe | 27 | 45% |
Very severe | 1 | 1.67% |