Correlation Between Traditional Chinese Medicine Constitution and Body Composition Including Visceral Fat in Overweight and Obese Populations
10.13359/j.cnki.gzxbtcm.2025.11.007
- VernacularTitle:超重肥胖人群中医体质与内脏脂肪等人体成分的相关性研究
- Author:
Mengyao LI
1
;
Jieyu LIU
;
Simeng YAO
;
Bin ZHANG
;
Jintu GUAN
;
Peiming ZHANG
;
Jihong LIU
Author Information
1. 广州中医药大学第八临床医学院,广东佛山 528000
- Keywords:
overweight and obesity;
TCM body constitution;
phlegm-damp constitution;
damp-heat constitution;
blood stasis constitution;
body composition;
visceral fat;
phlegm belended with blood stasis;
emotional intervention in female
- From:
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2025;42(11):2670-2676
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the relationship between traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)constitution and body composition such as visceral fat in overweight and obese individuals.Methods A total of 320 overweight/obese patients who visited the Preventive Treatment Center of Foshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine between September 15,2023,and September 14,2024,were selected as study subjects.Among them,135 were classified into the overweight group and 185 into the obese group.Data were collected using the TCM Constitution Questionnaire and a body composition analyzer(InBody570).The differences in TCM constitution distribution between the overweight and obese groups,as well as between genders,were compared.The correlation between TCM constitution types and body composition parameters was analyzed.Logistic regression analysis was employed to identify risk factors for biased constitutions in the overweight/obese population.Results Among the 320 overweight/obese patients,phlegm-damp constitution(56.25％)and damp-heat constitution(40.31％)were the most predominant biased constitutions.The proportions of blood stasis constitution,qi depression constitution,and inherited special constitution in females were significantly higher than those in males(P＜0.05 or P＜0.01),with the risk of qi depression constitution in females being 6.028 times higher than that in males(P＜0.01).Yang deficiency constitution was positively correlated with protein content but negatively correlated with skeletal muscle mass and body fat mass(P＜0.05).The proportion of blood stasis constitution in the overweight group was higher than that in the obese group(P＜0.01).In overweight/obese individuals with blood stasis constitution,the risk of excessive visceral fat was 2.658 times as high as those without excessive visceral fat.Blood stasis constitution was positively correlated with body fat mass,bone mineral content,intracellular water,and skeletal muscle mass index(SMI),but was negatively correlated with body mass index(BMI)and body cell mass(P＜0.05 or P＜0.01).Coclusion For overweight and obese populations,special attention should be paid to the management of visceral fat in individuals with blood stasis constitution and to emotional intervention in females.A staged and precise prevention and treatment strategy should be developed by integrating TCM constitution and body composition indicators.
