Study on somato-type distribution and its correlations with body mass index, blood lipids and hepato-enzymes in 1 163 patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
- Author:
Wen-xia ZHAO
1
;
Rong-zhang DUAN
;
Jun-ying LIU
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Aged; Alanine Transaminase; blood; Aspartate Aminotransferases; blood; Body Mass Index; Diagnosis, Differential; Fatty Liver; metabolism; physiopathology; Female; Humans; Lipids; blood; Liver; physiopathology; Male; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Middle Aged; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Qi; Yang Deficiency; metabolism; physiopathology; Young Adult
- From: Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine 2010;30(12):1269-1271
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the distribution of somato-types in Chinese medicine and its correlations with body mass index (BMI), blood lipids and hepato-enzymes in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
METHODSFrom January 2008 to December 2008, the somato-types of 1 163 NAFLD patients were categorized, and its correlations with BMI, blood lipids and hepato-enzymes were analyzed.
RESULTSAmong the 1 163 patients, 401 were categorized as qi-deficiency type and 371 as phlegm-dampness type, accounting for 66.38%. Levels of BMI, blood lipids (TC, TG, LDL) and hepato-enzymes (ALT, AST, GGT) in patients of phlegm-dampness type were higher than those in patients of other types, the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05).
CONCLUSIONSQi-deficiency type and phlegm-dampness type are the dominant pathogenetic somsto-types in patients with NAFLD; abnormal BMI, blood lipids and hepato-enzymes may present in those of phlegm-dampness type more frequently.
