title: [Study of syndrome differentiation factor of gouty arthritis with blood stasis syndrome based on connection number].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To find the related syndrome factors of gouty arthritis with blood stasis syndrome by mathematical methods of set pair analysis and connection number so as to guide the diagnosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy gouty arthritis patients diagnosed with blood stasis syndrome were analyzed according to priority by the method of connection number. Syndrome factors of gouty arthritis with blood stasis syndrome were selected according to the numerical values of dialectics connection value (DCV).
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the nine observed items, the DCVs of five syndrome factors were above 0.5. These five factors were pain (0.858 0), sublingual varices and positive signs (varices and dark purple color) for palatal mucosa (0.773 1), tophus (0.723 0), varicose veins and telangiectasis (0.700 9), and squamous and dry skin (0.612 3). The DCVs of the other factors were below 0.5.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The main factor 1 is pain; factor 2 is sublingual varices and positive signs (varices and dark purple color) for palatal mucosa; factor 3 is tophus; factor 4 is varicose veins and telangiectasis; factor 5 is dry skin. The others are secondary factors.
authors: Department of Dermatology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China. drlibin88@yahoo.com.cn
authors: Bin
authors: B
authors: Li
authors: Rong
authors: R
authors: Xu
authors: Fu-Lun
authors: FL
authors: Li
authors: Ke-Qin
authors: KQ
authors: Zhao
authors: Ming
authors: M
authors: Zhang
authors: Zheng-Cheng
authors: ZC
authors: Xu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015210:Arthritis, Gouty / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001809:Blood Viscosity; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D018056:Hemorheology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*