A Cross-sectional Study on the Association between the Constitution in Chinese Medicine and the risk factors of Lifestyle Diseases

Saki Tokuda-kakutani; Hiroki Tanaka; Satoshi Nakamura; Norihito Murayama; Hoko Kyo; Kazuo Uebaba; Nobutaka Suzuki; Shigehiko Kanaya

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A Cross-sectional Study on the Association between the Constitution in Chinese Medicine and the risk factors of Lifestyle Diseases

VernacularTitle:中医体質と生活習慣病リスクファクターの関連性に関する横断的研究
Author: Saki TOKUDA-KAKUTANI ¹ ; Hiroki TANAKA ² ; Satoshi NAKAMURA ³ ; Norihito MURAYAMA ⁴ ; Hoko KYO ³ ; Kazuo UEBABA ⁴ ; Nobutaka SUZUKI ² ; Shigehiko KANAYA ¹
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1. Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Graduate School of Information Science, Computational Systems Biology Laboratory
2. Suntory Global Innovation Center Limited, Research Institute
3. Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Graduate School of Information Science, Augmented Human Communication Laboratory
4. Nara Institute of Science Technology, Data Science Center
Keywords: Constriction in Chinese Medicine; BMI; Energy Intake
From:Japanese Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019;16(2):95-104
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: We examined the association of 9 types of the Constitution in Chinese Medicine and body mass index (BMI) and/or the energy intake, which are considered to relate with lifestyle diseases. We obtained data on the Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire, height, weight, a Food Frequency Questionnaire, age, and exercise habits from 729 subjects through the Internet. We performed multiple comparison tests on the BMIs, the energy intake or the adjusted energy intake for age, height, weight, and exercise habits between types of the Constitution in Chinese Medicine. In women, the BMIs were not significantly different between personality types of the Constitution in Chinese Medicine. In men, the BMI of the yang-deficiency group was significantly lower than the ones of the gentleness, qi-deficiency, or phlegm-dampness groups (p = 0.0098, 0.029, or 0.040, respectively). No significant relationship was found between energy intake or adjusted energy intake and types of the Constitution in Chinese Medicine in men or women. Further studies are required to determine whether the Constitution in Chinese Medicine are useful for reducing risk factors for lifestyle diseases.