Investigation of TCM constitution and living habit of inhabitant of Guangzhou Nansha
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4246.2013.06.003
- VernacularTitle:广州市南沙区居民中医体质分布与生活习惯相关性调查
- Author:
Cong DENG
;
Yanxian LAI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Constitution theory;
Living habit;
Correlation
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2013;(6):487-489
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the TCM constitution and living habit of inhabitant of Guangzhou nansha.Methods 500 inhabitants of Guangzhou nansha in our hospital were determined by questionnaire,including TCM Constitution,eating habit,sleeping habit and exercise habit.Results There were 26 cases of harmonious constitution(5.2％),474 cases of partial constitution(94.8％).Among the partial constitution,there were 211 cases of single-side constitution (42.2％),the frequency order from high to low was Qi deficiency constitution (12.8％),dampness heat constitution (8％),yang deficiency constitution (6.2％); 179 cases of two-side constitution(35.8％),the sequence was qi deficiency with phlem-dampness constitution (6.2％),Qi deficiency with dampness heat constitution (4.2％),Qi deficiency with Yin deficiency constitution (3.8％).Eating habit (x2=22.449),sleeping habit (x2=17.726) and exercise habit (x2=16.207) had significant dependablity with partial constitution (P＜0.01).Conclusion The main TCM constitution of inhabitant of Guangzhou nansha was Qi deficiency constitution,dampness-heat constitution,Yang deficiency constitution,phlegm-dampness constitution.Partial constitution was closely related with living habit.
