The Factors Associated with Chill Syndrome Using Terasawa's ki, ketsu and sui (qi, blood and fluid) Diagnostic Score

Iwata Ozaki; Mitsuyo Noguchi; Mika Migita; Hideki Ikeda; Aya Kakizoe; Hidetoshi Sato; Kazumichi Kuriyama

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The Factors Associated with Chill Syndrome Using Terasawa's ki, ketsu and sui (qi, blood and fluid) Diagnostic Score

VernacularTitle:気血水スコアを用いた大学生の冷え症に関連する因子の検討
Author: Iwata OZAKI ¹ ; Mitsuyo NOGUCHI ² ; Mika MIGITA ³ ; Hideki IKEDA ⁴ ; Aya KAKIZOE ⁵ ; Hidetoshi SATO ⁶ ; Kazumichi KURIYAMA ⁷
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1. Health Administration Center, Saga Medical School, Saga University
2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saga Medical School, Saga University
3. Kuroki Hiro Clinic
4. Ikeda Clinic
5. Takashima Hospital
6. Saga University Hospital, Saga Medical School, Saga University
7. Kuriyama Clinic
Keywords: chill syndrome; ki, ketsu and sui (qi, blood and fluid) diagnostic score; physical symptoms
From:Kampo Medicine 2020;71(1):1-7
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: To determine the physical symptoms and ki, ketsu and sui (qi, blood and fluid) factors associated with the presence of hie-sho (chill syndrome). Total 118 healthy university students (66 males and 52 females, median age 22 years, range 21-29) were enrolled. A cross-sectional study about the presence of chill syndrome in participants was performed. Terasawa's ki, ketsu and sui diagnostic score was used to identify the presence of physical symptoms. Number rating scale (NRS) was used to classify the chill and NRS more than 5 was defined as chill syndrome based on Furuya's report. Eighteen students (4 males and 14 females) were documented as chill syndrome. The multivariate analysis of physical symptoms identified female (OR 4.65, p = 0.0427), heavy sensation of head (OR 2.98, p = 0.0190) and chill of extremities (OR 1.94, p = 0.0480) as significantly associated factors with chill syndrome. The score of ki-kyo (qi deficiency), ketsu-kyo (blood deficiency) and suitai (fluid retention) showed higher score in students with chill syndrome compared to students without chill syndrome in univariate analysis. Being female and two indicators of qi abnormalities including heavy sensation of head and chill of extremities were associated with the presence of chill syndrome in university students.