Liu J, Xu F, Mohammadtursun N, Lv Y, Tang Z, Dong J. The Analysis of Constitutions of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Relation to Cerebral Infarction in a Chinese Sample.
J Altern Complement Med 2017;
24:458-462. [PMID:
28820606 DOI:
10.1089/acm.2017.0027]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the relationships between the constitutions of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and patients with cerebral infarction (CI) in a Chinese sample.
METHODS
A total of 3748 participants with complete data were available for data analysis. All study subjects underwent complete clinical baseline characteristics' evaluation, including a physical examination and response to a structured, nurse-assisted, self-administrated questionnaire. A population of 2010 neutral participants were used as the control group. Multiple variable regression (MLR) were employed to estimate the relationship between constitutions of TCM and the outcome.
DESIGN
A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the association of body constitution of TCM and CI.
SETTINGS/LOCATION
Communications and healthcare centers in Shanghai.
SUBJECTS
A total of 3748 participants with complete data were available for data analysis.
OUTCOME MEASURES
All study subjects underwent complete clinical baseline characteristics' evaluation, including a physical examination and response to a structured, nurse-assisted, self-administrated questionnaire. A population of 2010 neutral participants were used as the control group. MLR were employed to estimate the relationship between constitutions of TCM and the outcome.
RESULT
The prevalence of CI was 2.84% and 4.66% in neutral participants and yang-deficient participants (p = 0.012), respectively. Univariate analysis demonstrated a positive correlation between yang deficiency and CI. After adjustment for relevant potential confounding factors, the MLR detected significant associations between yang deficiency and CI (odds ratio = 1.44, p = 0.093).
CONCLUSION
A yang-deficient constitution was significantly and independently associated with CI. A higher prevalence of CI was found in yang-deficient participants as compared with neutral participants.
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