Exploratory Factor Analysis for Validating Traditional Chinese Syndrome Patterns of Chronic Atrophic Gastritis

Table 1

Four diagnostic variables’ frequency for chronic atrophic gastritis ().

Frequency sequence	Four diagnostic variables	Distribution frequency (%)
1	Wiry pulse	75.8
2	Dark tongue	65
3	Distention and fullness of the stomach	64.2
4	Thin tongue coating	61.7
5	White tongue coating	59.2
6	Greasy tongue coating	56.7
7	Belching	54.2
8	Stomach aversion to cold	54.2
9	Acid regurgitation	50
10	Lack of strength	50
11	Dry mouth	49.2
12	Heartburn	46.7
13	Irritability	45
14	Bitter taste in the mouth	45
15	Yellow tongue coating	44.2
16	Red tongue	39.2
17	Insomnia	35.8
18	Pale red tongue	34.2
19	Loose stool	33.3
20	Profuse dreaming at night	33.3
21	Constipation	32.5
22	Enlarged tongue	32.5
23	Sensation of coldness of the body and limbs	31.7
24	Fetid mouth odor	30
25	Choppy pulse	30
26	Stifling sensation in the chest	28.3
27	Poor appetite	28.3
28	Night sweat	28.3
29	Thick tongue coating	28.3
30	Frequent sighing	25.8
31	Abdominal distention	24.2
32	Palpitations	23.3
33	Listlessness	23.3
34	Teeth-marked tongue	23.3
35	Fine pulse	23.3
36	Tinnitus	22.5
37	Sharp pain in stomach	21.8
38	Nausea	21.8
39	Tongue with petechiae	21.8
40	Slippery pulse	21.8
41	Sallow complexion	21.8
42	Hypochondriac pain	20.8
43	Dry stool	20.8
44	Hiccups	20.8
45	Rapid pulse	20.8
46	Distending pain in the stomach	20
47	Stomach noises (grumbling)	20
48	Thirst and desire to drink	20
49	Emotional upset	19.2
50	Reddish yellow urine	19.2
51	Feeling of heaviness of the body	19.2
52	Dull ache in the stomach	18.3
53	Distention and fullness in the hypochondriac region	16.7
54	Dark complexion	16.7
55	Shortness of breath	15.8
56	Borborygmus	15.8
57	Thin and shrunken tongue	15
58	Sticky mouth	13.3
59	Flatulence	12.5
60	Sunken pulse	12.5
61	Bland taste in the mouth	10.8