dex 8
da 1
con 14
luc 12
int 7
svs -4
ma 20
wis 9
dmg 30
hr 25
chr 1
str 10

stats = {
        dex = 8,
        da = 1,
        con = 14,
        luc = 12,
        int = 7,
        svs = -4,
        ma = 20,
        wis = 9,
        dmg = 30,
        hr = 25,
        chr = 1,
        str = 10,
}

for k, v in pairs (stats) do
  print (k)  -- key
  print (v)  -- value
  print ("") -- blank line
end -- for

luc
12

chr
1

hr
25

ma
20

wis
9

con
14

int
7

svs
-4

dex
8

str
10

dmg
30

da
1

print (stats.dmg)  -- prints 30

<triggers>
 
  <trigger
   enabled="n"
   expand_variables="y"
   keep_evaluating="y"
   match="(int:|wis:|dex:|str:|chr:|con:|luc:|dmg:|hr:|da:|ma:|svs:)(\D*\d+)"
   name="additup"
   regexp="y"
   repeat="y"
   script="attrib_trigger_script"
   send_to="12"
   sequence="100"
  >
  </trigger>

  <trigger
   enabled="n"
   match="You are using:"
   name="clearoldstats"
   script="start_of_equip_list"
   sequence="100"
  >
  </trigger>

</triggers>

<aliases>

  <alias
   match="update eq stats"
   enabled="y"
   send_to="12"
   sequence="100"
  >
  <send>EnableTrigger("clearoldstats", true)
EnableTrigger("additup", true)
Send "eq"
DoAfterSpecial (2, 'EnableTriggerGroup ("clearoldstats", false)', sendto.script)
DoAfterSpecial (2, 'EnableTriggerGroup ("additup", false)', sendto.script)
</send>
  </alias>
        
</aliases>

<script>
<![CDATA[

function attrib_trigger_script (name, line, wildcards)
  
  -- function to handle individual matches
  local function one_attrib (m, t)
    local name = "attrib_" .. string.gsub (t [1], ":", "")
    local value = tonumber (t [2])
    SetVariable (name, tonumber (GetVariable (name) or 0) + value)
  end -- one_herb 

  local re = rex.new (GetTriggerInfo (name, 1))  -- get the match text, make into a regexp
  re:gmatch (line, one_attrib)  -- match repeatedly, call function
  
end -- attrib_trigger_script  

function start_of_equip_list (name, line, wildcards)

  for k, v in pairs (GetVariableList()) do 
    if string.match (k, "^attrib_") then
      DeleteVariable (k)
    end -- one of the attrib_* variables
  end

end -- start_of_equip_list
]]>
</script>

<aliases>

  <alias
   script="show_equip_list"
   match="show attribs"
   enabled="y"
   sequence="100"
  >
  </alias>

and for the function

function show_equip_list (name, line, wildcards)

  for k, v in pairs (GetVariableList()) do 
    if string.match (k, "^attrib_") then
      k = string.gsub (k, "^attrib_dex", "dex")
      k = string.gsub (k, "^attrib_da", "da")
      k = string.gsub (k, "^attrib_con", "con")
      k = string.gsub (k, "^attrib_luc", "luc")
      k = string.gsub (k, "^attrib_ma", "ma")
      k = string.gsub (k, "^attrib_int", "int")
      k = string.gsub (k, "^attrib_svs", "svs")
      k = string.gsub (k, "^attrib_dmg", "dmg")
      k = string.gsub (k, "^attrib_wis", "wis")
      k = string.gsub (k, "^attrib_hr", "hr")
      k = string.gsub (k, "^attrib_chr", "chr")
      k = string.gsub (k, "^attrib_str", "str")
      print (k, v)
    end -- one of the attrib_* variables
  end

end -- show_equip_list

 for k, v in pairs (GetVariableList()) do 
    name = string.match (k, "^attrib_(%a+)$")
    if name then
      value = tonumber (v)
      print (name, value)
    end -- if
  end

stats = { } 

for k, v in pairs (GetVariableList()) do 
    name = string.match (k, "^attrib_(%a+)$")
    if name then
      value = tonumber (v)
      stats [name] = value
    end -- if
  end

require "tprint"

tprint (stats)

"dex"=8
"con"=14
"luc"=12
"da"=1