Title:Correlation Analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicine Constitution and Metabolic Indexes in General Physical Examination People
Volume: 25
Issue: 7
Author(s): Xue Qu, Hua-Zhong Xiong, Dong-Qi Qu, Hang Liu, Xiao-Xuan Xu, Rui Sun and Yang-Yang Liu*
Affiliation:
- Department of Prevention and Treatment of Disease Care Center, The Affiliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, 130000, China
Keywords:
Disease prevention, health examination, metabolic indicators, phlegm-dampness constitution, traditional chinese medicine constitution, balanced constitution (BC).
Abstract:
Objective: Analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) constitution type general
medical patients and the relationship between the metabolic index.
Methods: A cohort of 1,029 general individuals who underwent a physical examination at the
Affiliated Hospital of Changchun University of Chinese Medicine for identification of their
TCM constitution between January 2021 and April 2023 were included in this study. Their data
were sorted and analyzed using Microsoft Excel and SPSS26.0 statistical software.
Results: Among the 1029 study participants, the balanced constitution (BC) type was the most
prevalent (33.24%), and the blood stasis constitution (BSC) type was the least prevalent
(2.62%). Compared with BC, phlegm-dampness constitution (PDC) (p=0.000), yang-deficiency
constitution (YADC) (p=0.000) and BSC (p=0.008) had significant differences in body mass
index (BMI) (p<α). The systolic blood pressure (SBP) of PDC was different (p=0.042, p<α).
There was a significant difference in diastolic blood pressure (p=0.001, p<α). The diastolic
blood pressure (DBP) of YADC was significantly different (p=0.001, p<α). Yin-deficiency constitution
(YIDC) (p = 0.007) and YADC differences between fasting blood glucose (FBG) (p =
0.025) were significantly (p<α). There were significant differences in uric acid (UA) of YADC
(p=0.000), BSC (p=0.004), PDC (p=0.007) and qi-stagnation constitution (QSC) (p=0.012,
p<α). The triglyceride (TG) of YADC (p=0.000) and PDC (p=0.005) were significantly different
(p<α). There was a difference in total cholesterol (TC) between PDC (p=0.046) and BC
(p<α). BSC (p = 0.028) and PDC (p = 0.023) of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)
also had a significant difference (p<α).
Conclusion: People with PDC, YADC and BSC had more abnormal metabolic indexes than
people with BC, and the metabolic indexes of people with YIDC constitution were different
from those with BC. Individuals with these four TCM constitution types should pay attention to
making appropriate changes in lifestyles and dietary habits and take required measures to prevent
the incidence and development of metabolic diseases.
