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Date Published: 06/10/2023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v530i2.6799
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Vol. 530 No. 2 (2023)
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Lê, N. T. N., Tăng, K. H., Lê, B. L., & Nguyễn, T. Q. D. (2023). VARIOUS TYPES OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE BODY CONSTITUTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME. Vietnam Medical Journal, 530(2). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v530i2.6799

VARIOUS TYPES OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE BODY CONSTITUTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME

Ngọc Tuyết Nhung Lê1, Khánh Huy Tăng1, Bảo Lưu Lê1,, Trương Quốc Dũng Nguyễn2
1 University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
2 City Department of Health. Ho Chi Minh

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Objectives: Determining the ratio of traditional medicine body constitutions in patients with metabolic syndrome and determining the relationship between traditional medical constitutions and metabolic factors. Subjects and Methods: The cross-sectional study analyzed over 390 patients with metabolic syndrome at Ho Chi Minh City Hospital of Traditional Medicine and Thong Nhat Hospital. traditional medicine constitutional classification by the Vietnamese version of the Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire (CCMQ). The polynomial logistic regression model was used to test the relationship between variables. Results: The prevalences of nine characteristics traditional medicine body constitutions were Phlegm-dampness (31,79%), Qi-deficiency (25,64%), Yin-deficiency (12,31%), Dampness-heat (11,03%), Qi-depression (7,69%), Yang-deficiency (5,64%), Blood-stasis (5,38%), Inherited-special (0,51%), Neutral (0%). There were associations between Phlegm-dampness and increased waist circumference and increased triglyceride level; between the Qi-deficiency and hypertension. Conclusion: Among patients with metabolic syndrome at Ho Chi Minh City Traditional Medicine Hospital, Thong Nhat Hospital, Phlegm-dampness is the majority in constitutions. The first step shows a relationship between traditional medicine constitutions and metabolic factors such as increased waist circumference, triglyceride level, and hypertension.

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metabolic syndrome, traditional medicine constitutions, hypertension, increased triglyceride level, increased waist circumference, low high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and increased fasting glucose.

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