Analysis of the Correlation Between Comorbidity of Chronic Diseases and Concurrent Traditional Chinese Medicine Constitutions of the Elderly in Guangzhou
10.13359/j.cnki.gzxbtcm.2024.06.002
- VernacularTitle:广州市老年人慢性病共病与中医体质兼夹的关联性分析
- Author:
Yi-Min HUANG
1
;
Guo-Yin HAN
;
Jin-Jia LAI
;
Wan-Wan HE
;
Ping ZHUANG
;
Yi-Bing TAN
Author Information
1. 广州中医药大学护理学院,广东广州 510006
- Keywords:
elderly;
comorbidity of chronic diseases;
concurrent constitutions;
association rules;
conditoning with Chinese medicine
- From:
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2024;41(6):1380-1386
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To analyze the correlation between the comorbidity of chronic diseases and concurrent traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)constitutions in the elderly in Guangzhou.Methods From the physical examination data of 3 communities in Guangzhou,3 078 elderly people were selected as the survey objects,and association analysis was performed for mining the association rules between the chronic disease comorbidity and concurrent TCM constitution types of the elderly with different demographic characteristics.Results The comorbidity rate of chronic diseases in the elderly of Guangzhou area was 76.54％(2 356/3 078).In the elderly population of Guangzhou area,the correlation of chronic disease comorbidity with the concurrent constitution of tendentious blood stasis constitution and phlegm-damp constitution had the highest confidence,which was 95.87％.The correlation of chronic disease comorbidity with the gender showed that the concurrent constitution was similar in the elderly with different genders.The correlation of chronic disease comorbidity with the concurrent constitution of phlegm-damp constitution and tendentious yin deficiency constitution in the male elderly had the confidence of 94.38％,and the correlation of chronic disease comorbidity with the concurrent constitution of phlegm-damp constitution and tendentious blood stasis constitution in the female elderly had the confidence of 97.46％.With the increase of the age,the biased constitution of the elderly with chronic diseases gradually developed into the concurrent constitution of phlegm blended with blood stasis,and the concurrent constitution of qi deficiency constitution and yang deficiency constitution became the predominated.Conclusion The comorbidity rate of chronic diseases in the elderly is high.The association patterns of the comorbidity of chronic diseases with concurrent constitution types vary in different age groups.Medical institutions can condition the concurrent constitution with Chinese medicine therapy according to the characteristics of the concurrent constitutions of the elderly,and then can improve the comorbidity of chronic diseases in the elderly.
