Research Article

[Retracted] Analyzing the Treatment of Patients with Acute Exacerbation of COPD with the Aid of Intelligent Diagnosis Method

Table 4

Comparison of TCM main symptom scores among three groups after treatment.

SymptomsGroupCombinatory groupz

Shortness of breathControl groupTCM group10.7260.113
Combined group19.1440.001
TCM groupCombined group8.4170.317

CoughControl groupTCM group18.5070.006
Combined group22.3310.001
TCM groupCombined group3.8241.000

WheezingControl groupTCM group4.7961.000
Combined group22.6690.000
TCM groupCombined group17,8730.004

ExpectorationControl groupTCM group17.9500.009
Combined group28.2690.000
TCM groupCombined group10.3190.270

Note: if it does not conform to normal distribution, rank-sum test is used.