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Effects of TCMC on Transformation of Good Health Status to Suboptimal Health Status: A Nested Case-Control Study
Joint Authors
Xiao, Ya
Li, Fei
Zhao, Xiaoshan
Liu, Yanyan
Wang, Tian
Chen, Jieyu
Sun, Xiaomin
Xiang, Lei
Lin, Changsong
Jiang, Pingping
Wu, Shengwei
Luo, Ren
Cheng, Jingru
Zhou, Lin
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-08-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
To explore the effects of traditional Chinese medicine constitution (TCMC) on transformation of good health status to suboptimal health status (SHS), we conducted a nested case-control study among college students in China.
During the 18-month mean follow-up time, 543 cases of SHS (42.7%) occurred in 1273 healthy students.
There was a significant (P=0.000) and marked reduction in SHMS V1.0 total score in the case group at the 18-month follow-up (69.32 ± 5.45) compared with baseline (78.60 ± 4.70), but there was no significant change in the control group.
Conditional logistic regression analysis showed that respondents reporting Yin-deficiency and Qi-deficiency were, respectively, 2.247 and 2.198 times more likely to develop SHS, while tendency to Yin-deficiency and tendency to Damp-heat were, respectively, 1.642 and 1.506 times more likely to develop SHS.
However, the Balanced Constitution was a significant protective factor (OR 0.649; P<0.05).
Altogether, these findings demonstrate that Yin-deficiency, Qi-deficiency, tendency to Yin-deficiency, and tendency to Damp-heat appeared to induce a change in health status to SHS, while the Balanced Constitution seemed to restrain this change.
We conclude that regulating the unbalanced TCMC (such as Yin-deficiency and Qi-deficiency) may prevent a healthy status developing into SHS or lead to the regression of SHS.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wang, Tian& Chen, Jieyu& Sun, Xiaomin& Xiang, Lei& Zhou, Lin& Li, Fei…[et al.]. 2015. Effects of TCMC on Transformation of Good Health Status to Suboptimal Health Status: A Nested Case-Control Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061283
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wang, Tian…[et al.]. Effects of TCMC on Transformation of Good Health Status to Suboptimal Health Status: A Nested Case-Control Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061283
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wang, Tian& Chen, Jieyu& Sun, Xiaomin& Xiang, Lei& Zhou, Lin& Li, Fei…[et al.]. Effects of TCMC on Transformation of Good Health Status to Suboptimal Health Status: A Nested Case-Control Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061283
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1061283