Study on the relationship between TCM differentiation types of fatty liver and its objective indexes

VernacularTitle:基于聚类分析的中医脂肪肝辨证分型与客观化指标的关系探讨
Author: Jingquan WANG ; Hong LIU ; Yihua DING ; Ali ZHAO ; Wenzhi LIN ; Guoli ZHANG ; Yuwen WANG ; Lanfang QI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Fatty liver; Cluster analysis; Objective index; Syndrome differentiation
From: International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2015;(3):265-268
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between syndrome differentiation types and the objective indexes of fatty liver.MethodsA cross-sectional study was adopted. Clinical observation table of fatty liver for TCM diagnostic performance was used to collect the data of patients and cluster analysis was adopted for syndrome differentiation. The difference of the objective indexes among different syndromes was studied.ResultsFatty liver showed more severity in spleen Qi deficiency and dampness group compared with heart and liver yin deficiency group(χ2=8.218,P=0.041). Patients in the spleen and stomach Qi deficiency group had less smoking history(χ2=8.416,P=0.038). Patients in the spleen Qi deficiency and dampness group had higher AST, TP, ALP and WHR indexes and lower Alb.ConclusionsDifferences of objective indexes in different fatty liver syndromes can be used for enriching syndrome differentiation contents, and provide the basis for microcosmic syndrome differentiation of fatty liver.