Exploration on the Correlation Between Circuit Qi Endowment and the Predisposition to Pediatric Epilepsy Based on the Circuit Qi Theory
10.13359/j.cnki.gzxbtcm.2024.09.012
- VernacularTitle:基于运气理论探讨运气禀赋与小儿癫痫罹患的相关性研究
- Author:
Zhao-Yuan CHEN
1
;
Xi-Lian ZHANG
;
Ya-Ping LI
;
Rui-Ben LI
;
Dong QIAN
Author Information
1. 天津中医药大学第一附属医院/国家中医针灸临床医学研究中心,天津 300193
- Keywords:
five circuits and six qi;
pediatric epilepsy;
circuit qi endowment;
date of birth;
at conception;
risk of prevalence;
correlation
- From:
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2024;41(9):2302-2311
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the correlation of the distribution patterns of stem-branch circuit qi at birth and at conception of children with the predisposition to pediatric epilepsy.Methods A case-control study was conducted in 1 113 children with epilepsy(case group)and 2 346 non-epilepsy children(control group)who sought medical consultation in the Pediatric Outpatient Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine at the same period.Chi-square test and binary logistic regression were used to analyze the circuit qi endowment of children between the two groups at conception and at birth.Results(1)The analysis of the circuit qi distribution at birth showed that there was a statistically significant difference in the distribution of dominant qi between the case group and the control group at birth(P＜0.05).The initial qi(the first circuit qi in the theory of six climatic factors)accounted for the most(215 cases,19.30％)and the sixth qi accounted for the least(145 cases,13.0％).There was no significant difference in the distribution of suiyun(yearly evolutive phase),dominant circuit(regular yearly evolutive phase),guest circuit(alterable yearly evolutive phase),guest qi(alterable yearly circuit qi)and sitian(the first half of the alterable yearly circuit qi)at birth(P＞0.05).The results of binary logistic regression analysis showed that the risk of predisposition to epilepsy in the children was increased when the children were born in the Chinese lunar year of Ren(OR=1.444,95％CI:1.055-1.975),at the initial qi(OR=1.363,95％CI:1.057-1.757)and at the fifth qi(OR=1.378,95％CI:1.065-1.783).(2)The analysis on the distribution of circuit qi at conception showed that there was no significant difference in the distribution of suiyun and sitian-zaiquan semiannual circuit qi between the case group and the control group(P＞0.05).Binary logistic regression analysis showed that the risk of predisposition to epilepsy in the children was increased when pregnancy in the suiyun of taimu-taimu(OR=1.866,95％CI:1.142-3.048)and at sitian semiannual circuit qi of shaoyang minister fire and zaiquan semiannual circuit qi of jueyin wind-wood(OR=1.672,95％CI:1.004-2.786).Conclusion There is a certain correlation between circuit qi endowment and the prevalence of pediatric epilepsy.
