Symptoms Based on Deficiency Syndrome in Traditional Chinese Medicine Might Be Predictor of Frailty in Elderly Community Dwellers

Table 1

List of 63 TCM symptoms based on deficiency syndrome.

01. Dizziness	22. Abdominal pain relived by warmness and pressure	43. Insomnia
02. Forgetfulness	23. Sore pain in loin and legs	44. Dreaminess during sleep
03. Tinnitus or deafness	24. Cramp in the heel-to-shin area	45. Easy to sleep after excessive sitting during the day
04. Blurred vision	25. Weakness of lower limbs	46. Early awakening
05. Dryness in the eyes	26. Tremble or wriggle limbs	47. Frequent urination or nocturnal enuresis more than 3 times
06. Dry throat and mouth	27. Soreness of four limbs	48. Urinary incontinence or dribbling urination
07. Saliva flowing out of mouth	28. Numbness in the hand and feet	49. Thin sloppy stool
08. Faint low voice	29. Kraurotic fingernail	50. Dawn diarrhea
09. Hoarseness	30. Fear of wind and coldness	51. Constipation
10. Palpitation	31. Cold limbs	52. Emaciation
11. Chest distress	32. Feverishness in palms and soles	53. Dry or itchy skin
12. Chest pain	33. Hectic fever	54. Edema of lower limbs
13. Short of breath	34. Night sweating	55. A trapped heavy body
14. Dyspnea and tachypnea during activity	35. Spontaneous perspiration	56. Hair loss and loose teeth
15. Repeated cough	36. Susceptibility to common cold	57. Pale complexion and lip color
16. Repeated dry cough	37. Fatigue	58. Flushing of both cheekbones
17. White and clear phlegm	38. Lethargy and laziness in speaking and moving	59. Pale and lackluster face
18. Less sticky or bloody phlegm	39. Slow movement	60. Sallow complexion
19. Decreased appetite	40. Glazed expression	61. Pallid complexion
20. Pressure-relieved abdominal distension	41. Intranquil feeling caused by being frightened or vigilant	62. Rare and degenerate eyebrows
21. Bearing-down distension of abdomen	42. Restless	63. Emotional sadness