Table 1. Frequencies and proportions of symptoms/signs of TCM in stable COPD

No. Symptoms/signs Freq (N=116) Prop (%) (N=116)
Symptoms
1 Panting, shortness of breath which is worse when active 113 97.41
2 Coughing 101 87.07
3 Lassitude which is worse when active 96 82.76
4 Profuse urine, frequent urination at night 77 66.38
5 Weakness in the lower back and knees 69 59.48
6 Dry cough or scanty sputum and difficult in spitting 62 53.45
7 Poor appetite or eating less 47 40.52
8 Being prone to catching a cold 44 37.93
9 Bloating in the gastric cavity, abdominal distension 42 36.21
10 Tinnitus 42 36.21
11 Spontaneous sweating which is worse when active 38 32.76
12 Feverishness in the palms and soles 32 27.59
13 Dizziness 28 24.14
14 Night sweating 19 16.38
15 Vertigo 17 14.66
16 Urine released with coughing 12 10.34
17 Loose stools 8 06.90
Signs
18 Enlarged tongue 80 68.97
19 Tongue with white fur 58 50.00
20 Rapid pulse 56 48.28
21 Deep pulse 46 39.66
22 Thready pulse 40 34.48
23 Pale tongue 36 31.03
24 Red tongue 36 31.03
25 Weak pulse 33 28.45
26 Tongue with thin and little fur 28 24.14
27 Tongue with greasy fur 19 16.38
28 Geographic tongue 18 15.52
29 Asthenia facial edema 16 13.79
30 Slow pulse 1 00.86