The Investigation and Analysis on Chinese Medicine Constitution Types of Pregnant Metaphase Women in FuzhouShow others and affiliations
2013 (Chinese)In: Chinese General Practice, ISSN 1007-9572, Vol. 16, no 6A, p. 1920-1922Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
【Abstract】Objective To investigate and analyze the Chinese medicine constitution types of pregnant metaphase women in Fuzhou of China. Methods Cross-sectional study and stratified sampling were used. A scale, <Classification and Determination of Constitution in TCM>, was as a tool for investigation. 1000 scale copies were handed out. 989 scale copies were got after excluding the scale copies with logic error. Constitution types were described by constituent ratio. Results In Fuzhou, the Chinese medicine constitution types of pregnant metaphase women were as following: Yang-deficiency type was 28.5%, damp-heat type was 25.5%, Yin-deficiency type was 25.2%, Qi-depression type and Qi-deficiency type were 23.1% respectively, gentleness type was 20.2%, stasis type was 19.1%, phlegm type was 10.9%, and special intrinsic type was 7.0%. The front three constitution types in different age groups: 20 years old~group: Qi-deficiency type was 29.4%, gentleness type was 24.8%, Yin-deficiency type and yang-deficiency type were 24.2% respectively; 25 years old~group:
Yang-deficiency type was 27.6%, Yin-deficiency type and damp-heat type were 23.3% respectively; 30 years old~group: damp-heat type was 34.4%, Yang-deficiency type was 33.9%, Yin-deficiency type was 30.8%. The distribution of constitution types in different education background groups was similar as that of total constitution types of pregnant metaphase women. Conclusions The constitution type’s characteristics of pregnant metaphase women in Fuzhou were inclined to deficiency, heat and damp, and Qi-depression. Guided by the theory of “Preventive Treatment of Disease”, the staff working on antepartum care may provide targeted care according to different body constitution types of pregnant women.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Beijing, 2013. Vol. 16, no 6A, p. 1920-1922
Keywords [en]
Pregnant women; Pregnant mataphase; Constitution types of Chinese medicine; Investigation
National Category
Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine Cell and Molecular Biology
Research subject
Health and Caring Sciences, Caring Science
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-23381OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-23381DiVA, id: diva2:584864
2013-01-092013-01-092025-02-11Bibliographically approved