Research Article

Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes are Associated with Driver Gene Mutations and Clinical Characteristics in Patients with Lung Adenocarcinoma

Table 3

Associations between traditional Chinese medicine syndrome elements and driver gene mutations.

Syndrome elementsNDriver gene, n (%)X2
MutantWild type

Cold6648 (72.7)18 (27.3)4.7620.029
Heat6133 (54.1)28 (45.9)
Deficiency7248 (66.7)24 (33.3)
Excess2918 (62.1)11 (37.9)0.7140.700
Mixed deficiency and excess2615 (57.7)11 (42.3)