The Relationship between Stasis-Stagnation Constitution and Peripheral Arterial Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

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Objectives.

In traditional Chinese medicine, Yu-Zhi (YZ, indicating stasis and stagnation) constitution describes a body that tends to express abnormal circulatory conditions.

This study identified the linkage between YZ constitution and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Methods.

Patients over 20 years of age who had had type 2 diabetes for 5 years or longer were recruited.

PAD was diagnosed if the ankle-brachial index score was ≤0.9 in either leg.

Level of YZ constitution was accessed by an YZ Constitution Questionnaire.

Results.

A total of 712 patients (354 men and 358 women) with a mean age of 61.5 ± 10.6 years and diabetes duration of 13.1 ± 6.7 years were recruited.

The prevalence of PAD among our patients was 7.2%.

Multivariate logistic regression revealed significant correlations between PAD and, respectively, YZ score, age, diabetes duration, current smoking, and hs-CRP.

Conclusion.

In addition to traditional risk factors, YZ constitution was statistically associated with PAD in patients with type 2 diabetes.

This result invites further research into the effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine to treat YZ constitution.