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Table 3 Comparison of TCM symptoms & signs between good and poor recovery for 3 TCM hospitals

From: A new prognostic scale for the early prediction of ischemic stroke recovery mainly based on traditional Chinese medicine symptoms and NIHSS score: a retrospective cohort study

Factors

Good (n = 232)

Poor (n = 181)

P value*

Spiritlessness, day 1,n (%)

107 (46.1)

105 (58.0)

0.016

Anxiety day 1,n (%)

49 (21.1)

94 (51.9)

0.000

Cough due to drinking, day 1,n (%)

48 (20.7)

69 (38.1)

0.000

Anorexia,day 1,n (%)

27 (11.6)

39 (21.5)

0.006

Salivation, day 1,n (%)

22 (9.5)

31 (17.1)

0.021

Analeptic, day 1,n (%)

17 (7.3)

27 (14.9)

0.013

Limb flaccid paralysis, day 1,n (%)

11 (4.7)

28 (15.5)

0.000

Thirst with desire to hot drink, day 1,n (%)

25 (10.8)

9 (5.0)

0.033

Circumrotating, day 1,n (%)

25 (10.8)

8 (4.4)

0.018

Emaciation,n (%)

9 (3.9)

24 (13.3)

0.000

Stiffness and tension in the limbs, day 1,n (%)

12 (5.2)

22 (12.2)

0.010

Tinnitus, day 1,n (%)

23 (9.9)

5 (2.8)

0.004

Irritability, day 1,n (%)

5 (2.2)

18 (9.9)

0.001

Incontinence of urinary, day 1,n (%)

10 (4.3)

19 (10.5)

0.015

  1. Significant difference, P < 0.05
  2. Good: good recovery; Poor: bad recovery
  3. *P values based on Chi-square test