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.
| Symptoms | Group | Combinatory group | z | |
| Shortness of breath | Control group | TCM group | 10.726 | 0.113 | Combined group | 19.144 | 0.001 | TCM group | Combined group | 8.417 | 0.317 |
| Cough | Control group | TCM group | 18.507 | 0.006 | Combined group | 22.331 | 0.001 | TCM group | Combined group | 3.824 | 1.000 |
| Wheezing | Control group | TCM group | 4.796 | 1.000 | Combined group | 22.669 | 0.000 | TCM group | Combined group | 17,873 | 0.004 |
| Expectoration | Control group | TCM group | 17.950 | 0.009 | Combined group | 28.269 | 0.000 | TCM group | Combined group | 10.319 | 0.270 |
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Note: if it does not conform to normal distribution, rank-sum test is used.
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