The survey of the distribution of TCM constitution of 3000 adults in urban and rural area of GuangXi province

VernacularTitle:广西城乡居民3000例中医体质类型分布调查
Author: Xiaomin DENG ; Quan QIU ; Bin LIU ; Yan ZHOU ; Bin LU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: TCM constitution types; Guangxi province; Adults
From: International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2012;34(2):103-105
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To survey the distribution of TCM constitution of Guangxi adults.Methods Identification questionnaire of constitution in TCM was performed to identify the TCM constitution types of 3000 adults who were taken medical examination in the first affiliation hospital to GuangXi TCM university Health Administration Center or of permanent residence in Nanning,Wuming,Qinzhou,Hezhou.Results 612 cases (20.4％) had constitution of phlegm-dampness in 504 cases (16.8％) had constitution of phlegm-dampness,431 cases (14.3％) had constitution of yang asthenia,422 cases (14.1％) had constitution of qi asthenia,353 cases (11.8％) had constitution of damp-heat,348 cases (11.6％) had constitution of yin asthenia,159 cases (5.3％) had constitution of qi stagnation,100 cases (3.3％) had constitution of blood stasis,and 71 cases (2.4％) had allergic constitution.Conclusion There were 9 kinds constitutions in the adults of GuangXi province.The constitution of yin-yang harmony was the most among all.Most male had phlegm-dampness or damp-heat constitution.Most female had yang asthenia,qi asthenia,qi stagnation or yin asthenia constitution.