Analysis of the Evolution Characteristics of Traditional Chinese Medicine Deficiency and Excessiveness Syndrome in Insomnia Population from 2000 to 2023
- VernacularTitle:2000-2023年失眠人群中医虚实证演变规律特征分析
- Author:
Hengcong LI
1
;
Lijie JIANG
;
Chuanchi WANG
;
Jingqing HU
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: Insomnia; Body constitution; Syndrome; Document analysis
- From: World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;27(10):2772-2782
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: Objective To investigate the epidemiological aspects of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)deficiency,excess syndromes and physical characteristics related to insomnia in China from 2000 to 2023.Methods A search was conducted across CNKI,WANFANG DATA,VIP,and PubMed databases to identify epidemiological studies on the deficiency-excess syndrome differentiation in TCM and TCM body constitution distribution among Chinese patients with insomnia.Descriptive statistical analysis was performed to summarize the syndrome differentiation patterns,geographical distribution,and demographic characteristics of the study populations.Results A total of 44 relevant studies were included,encompassing 22184 insomnia patients from 23 provinces,municipalities,and autonomous regions.Among these studies,75.0%employed cross-sectional research methods,while the remainder utilized retrospective analysis(6.8%),cohort studies(2.3%),and 15.9%did not specify their research methods.The primary focus of the surveys revealed that 52.3%concentrated on the distribution of syndromes,31.8%on the distribution of body constitution,and 38.6%on the distribution of primary symptoms of insomnia.The main survey results indicated that the majority of insomnia patients in China exhibited excess syndrome,accounting for 61.7%,while deficiency syndrome comprised 38.3%.The main findings indicated that the predominant TCM syndrome among insomnia patients in China was Qi deficiency of the heart and spleen,accounting for 54.6%.In the empirical population,Qi stagnation transforming into fire constituted 46.3%.Conclusion Over the past two decades,substantial data has been accumulated in China on the deficiency-excess syndrome differentiation and body constitution distribution in TCM for insomnia,providing a foundational basis for future research in this field.
