Cluster Analysis on Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / 中华中医药杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective: To analyses the traditional Chinese medicine syndromes of chronic fatigue syndrome(CFS),by the way of variable cluster analysis.Methods: We researched 237 CFS patients,and recorded their symptoms,tongues and pulses.Then we used cluster analysis way to analyses these patients' clinical data.Results: These patients could be divided into 4 types marrow deficiency syndrome,yin fluid deficiency syndrome,yang deficiency of spleen and kidney syndrome and overabundant liver-fire syndrome.The variable proportion is 61.68%.Conclusion: CFS is mainly produced by deficiency and/or excessive in traditional Chinese medicine pathology mechanism.And,the way of variable cluster analysis could help CFS patients' TCM syndrome differentiation.