The Correlation Between Abdominal Palpation Signs of Kampo Medicine and Laboratory Data.
10.3937/kampomed.48.197
- VernacularTitle:血液生化学検査所見と漢方医学的腹候の関連性に関する検討
- Author:
Takeshi TATSUMI
;
Hiroyori TOSA
;
Kazuhiko NAGASAKA
;
Yutaka SHIMADA
;
Takashi ITOH
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Abdominal palpation signs;
abdominal tension;
fatty liver;
hyperlipidemia;
laboratory data;
Body mass index
- From:Kampo Medicine
1997;48(2):197-203
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
There have been few studies on the relationship between the body mass index (BMI), complete blood cell count, blood chemistry, fatty liver evidence and Kampo abdominal palpation signs. This study was designed to clarify the above points. It involved 484 subjects who had undergone full physical examinations. The results of this study, can be summarized as follows:
1. Abdominal tension (traditionally referred to as “fukuryoku”) was related to BMI (males and females), TG, TCh/HDL, GPT, RBC, Hb and evidence of fatty liver (males) and corresponded negatively with HDL (males).
2. Tonus of the rectus abdominis muscle (“fukuhikokyu”) was negatively related to BMI (males).
3. The sound of gurgling liquid in the stomach (“shinsuion”) was negatively related to BMI (males and females).
4. Palpitations of the abdominal aorta in the upper abdomen (“shinkaki”) was related toHDL (males) and negatively related to BMI (males and females).
5. Palpitation of the abdominal aorta below the navel (“saikaki”) was negatively related to BMI (males).
