Research on Distribution of TCM Syndromes in Functional Constipation
- VernacularTitle:功能性便秘中医证候分布研究
- Author:
Ke LI
;
Min LIU
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
functional constipation;
TCM syndromes;
cluster analysis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine
2006;0(12):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To observe the distribution of TCM syndromes in patients with functional constipation (FC). Methods One hundred and five cases of patients with FC were analyzed with relevant factors and summarized to syndromes of FC by cluster analysis. Results There was a correlation between distribution of syndromes of FC and patient's age, job occupation, course of disease, incentives and patient's eating habits. The distribution of syndromes analyzed by cluster analysis was consistent with diagnostic criteria. Conclusion The syndromes of FC are divided into heat constipation, qi constipation, deficiency constipation and cold constipation. Among these syndromes, the number of excess constipation patients especially heat constipation is more than the number of others.
