A survey on the distribution of TCM constitution among the patients with stroke in Beijing
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4246.2016.08.005
- VernacularTitle:北京地区脑卒中患者中医体质分布规律调查
- Author:
Xue ZHANG
;
Yanqun HU
;
Jiaqing LU
;
Jingyi ZHANG
;
Haitao LANG
;
Ping ZOU
;
Miao GUAN
;
Lifang TIAN
;
Huilin LIU
;
Linpeng WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Stroke;
Constitution of Traditional Chinese Medicine;
Distribution
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2016;38(8):687-689
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To find out the distribution of TCM constitution on the patients with stroke in Beijing. Method The TCM Constitution Questionnaire was used to evaluate 489 patients with stroke in three hospitals in Beijing. Results The qi-deficiency constitution (140 patients, 28.63%), yin-deficiency constitution (95 patients, 19.43%), blood-stasis constitution(89 patients, 18.20%) and phlegm-heat constitution (73 patients, 14.93%) were the most common constitution, while qi-depression constitution (22 patients, 4.50%) and yang-deficiency constitution (20 patients, 4.09%) were the less common. The top three constitution in middle aged wereqi-deficiency (33 patients, 27.27%), phlegm-heat (23 patients, 19.01%) and blood stasis (22 patients, 18.18%). The top three constitution in the aged groupwere qi-deficiency (107 patients, 29.08%), yin-deficiency (76 patients, 20.65%) and blood-stasis (67 patients, 18.21%). Conclusions Stroke is closely related with imbalance of TCM constitution. The prevention and treatment of stroke patients with different ages should vary according to the constitutions.
