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Influence of Biomedical Factors on the Five Viscera Score (FVS) on Middle-Aged and Elderly Individuals: Application of Structural Equation Modeling
Joint Authors
Tomura, Taro
Yoshimasu, Kouichi
Miyashita, Kazuhisa
Miyai, Nobuyuki
Tsuno, Kanami
Sakaguchi, Shunji
Takemura, Shigeki
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
2015-10-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The five viscera score (FVS) is a diagnostic scale for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
The purposes of current study are to elucidate the characteristics of FVS obtained from middle-aged to elderly individuals and to investigate the validity of FVS using biological medical data of middle-aged and elderly individuals.
Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to conduct assessments between FVS and medical data.
Eighty men and 99 women participated in this study, whose mean ages (SD) were 58 ± 7 years in both genders showing no significant difference.
FVS of women was significantly higher than that of men in the spleen of the 50s ( P = 0.019 ) and liver of the 60s age group ( P = 0.030 ).
By SEM, the following biomedical factors were found to influence viscera: gender, diastolic blood pressure, and HDL-C for the liver; GLU, GOT, and γ-GTP for the spleen; age, BMI, and HCRP for the lungs; and HbA1c and creatinine clearance for the kidneys.
These results provide objective evidence that FVS can be used for TCM diagnosis in middle-aged and elderly individuals.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tomura, Taro& Yoshimasu, Kouichi& Sakaguchi, Shunji& Tsuno, Kanami& Takemura, Shigeki& Miyai, Nobuyuki…[et al.]. 2015. Influence of Biomedical Factors on the Five Viscera Score (FVS) on Middle-Aged and Elderly Individuals: Application of Structural Equation Modeling. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063463
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tomura, Taro…[et al.]. Influence of Biomedical Factors on the Five Viscera Score (FVS) on Middle-Aged and Elderly Individuals: Application of Structural Equation Modeling. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063463
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tomura, Taro& Yoshimasu, Kouichi& Sakaguchi, Shunji& Tsuno, Kanami& Takemura, Shigeki& Miyai, Nobuyuki…[et al.]. Influence of Biomedical Factors on the Five Viscera Score (FVS) on Middle-Aged and Elderly Individuals: Application of Structural Equation Modeling. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063463
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1063463