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

Autor:	Kuo-Chin Huang, Ching-Chu Chen, Yi-Chang Su, Jui-Shan Lin, Chwen-Tzuei Chang, Tzu-Yuan Wang, Rong-Hsing Chen, Fuu-Jen Tsai
Předmět:	PERIPHERAL vascular diseases TYPE 2 diabetes complications ANTHROPOMETRY CHI-squared test CONFIDENCE intervals HUMAN constitution CHINESE medicine MULTIVARIATE analysis QUESTIONNAIRES RESEARCH funding T-test (Statistics) LOGISTIC regression analysis BODY mass index CROSS-sectional method ANKLE brachial index DISEASE duration DATA analysis software ODDS ratio DISEASE risk factors
Zdroj:	Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (eCAM); 2014, Vol. 2014, p1-6, 6p, 2 Charts
Abstrakt:	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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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