[Study of syndrome differentiation factor of gouty arthritis with blood stasis syndrome based on connection number].
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.
Li
Bin
B
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
Xu
Rong
R
Li
Fu-Lun
FL
Zhao
Ke-Qin
KQ
Zhang
Ming
M
Xu
Zheng-Cheng
ZC
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*