聚类分析在艾滋病中医望诊分析中的应用

The application of cluster analysis in traditinal Chinese medicine observation diagnosis of HIV/AIDS

目的探讨系统聚类分析方法在艾滋病中医望诊检查分类中的应用，为艾滋病的中医诊断和筛检艾滋病高危人群提供依据。方法采用多阶段整群抽样的方法，于2005年12月～2006年2月在河南省艾滋病高发地区驻马店市、开封市、南阳市及商丘4个地区抽取艾滋病服药病人550名及对照454名，运用系统聚类分析法和卡方检验进行统计学处理。结果艾滋病的中医望诊主要症状可以聚为四类，第一类主要有姿态、舌病、舌态等；第二类为舌下脉络；第三类为舌形；第四类为牙齿。结论系统聚类分析方法可以对艾滋病高危人群的中医望诊信息进行较好的中医证型分类，能在一定程度上揭示艾滋病高危人群的中医证型特点，在中医证候研究中具有一定的价值。

Objective To explore the application of systematic cluster analysis in traditional Chinese medicine observation diagnosis of HIV/AIDS. Methods Samples were collected from December 2005 to February 2006 in the cities of Zhumadian, Kaifeng, Nanyang and Shangqiu, in Henan Province by means of multi - stage cluster sampling. The results were statistically analyzed. Results The main symptoms of traditional Chinese medicine observation diagnosis of HIV/AIDS can be classified into four types. The first type include gesture, tongue disease, tongue attitude. The second type is concentrated thought. The third type is tongue- shaped, the fourth type are teeth. Conclusion The cluster analysis can reveal the characteristics and regularity of traditional medicine syndromes in AIDS patients and it is of important significance in the study of traditional Chinese medicine syndromes.