Research Article

Analysis of Acupoints Combination for Cancer-Related Anorexia Based on Association Rule Mining

Table 1

Top 10 Apriori algorithm-based association rules of acupoints.

No.Association rulesSupportConfidenceExpected confidenceLift

1{Guanyuan (RN4)}{Zhongwan (RN12)}0.3640.9230.671.385
2{Neiguan (PC6)}{Zusanli (ST36)}0.3330.8460.721.163
3{Guanyuan (RN4)}{Sanyinjiao (SP6)}0.3330.8460.391.995
4{Sanyinjiao (SP6)}{Guanyuan (RN4)}0.3330.7860.391.995
5{Sanyinjiao (SP6)}{Zhongwan (RN12)}0.3330.7860.671.179
6{Guanyuan (RN4), Sanyinjiao (SP6)}{Zhongwan (RN12)}0.3030.9090.671.364
7{Guanyuan (RN4), Zhongwan (RN12)}{Sanyinjiao (SP6)}0.3030.8330.391.964
8{Sanyinjiao (SP6), Zhongwan (RN12)}{Guanyuan (RN4)}0.3030.9090.392.308
9{Shenmen (HT7)}{Zhongwan (RN12)}0.2731.0000.671.500
10{Baihui (DU20)}{Zhongwan (RN12)}0.2731.0000.671.500