Associations of traditional Chinese medicine body constitution and all-cause mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort study of a Taiwanese medical center [PDF]
Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 IntroductionThe objective of this study was to investigate associations between baseline body constitutions (BCs) in traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and all-cause mortality in Chinese individuals with type 2 diabetes.MethodsA total of 887 individuals ...
Cheng-Hung Lee +12 more
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A bidirectional Mendelian randomisation study to evaluate the relationship between body constitution and hearing loss [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Hearing loss and hearing disorders represent possible mediating pathways in the associations between noise exposures and non-auditory health outcomes. In this context, we assessed whether the noise-obesity associations should consider hearing functions ...
Yiyan He +4 more
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Valid and Convenient Questionnaire Assessment of Chinese Body Constitution: Item Characteristics, Reliability, and Construct Validation [PDF]
Patient Preference and Adherence, 2022 Taoying Lu,1– 3 Jingwen Yan,4 Jianfang Chang,5 Jianxiong Cai,1– 3 Lingjia Yin,1,3,6 Jiamin Yuan,1,7 Li Huang,1,7 Yingshuai Li,8 Minghua Bai,9 Kit-Tai Hau,5 Darong Wu,1– 3 Zhimin Yang1,7 1State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, The ...
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Validation of the Cantonese version of the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Body constitution Questionnaire in elderly people [PDF]
Chinese Medicine, 2023 Background The Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Body Constitution Questionnaire (For Elderly People) (TCMECQ) is a patient-reported outcome questionnaire developed in Mandarin in 2013 to differentiate the body constitutions of the elderly aged 65 and ...
Yiu Lin Wong +6 more
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Associations between traditional Chinese medicine body constitution and cardiovascular disease risk in a white population [PDF]
Aging and Health ResearchBackground: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has guided generations of practice on disease treatment and health maintenance. The TCM principles include the framework of body constitution.
Lihua Shu +10 more
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Body Constitution and Unhealthy Lifestyles in a Primary Care Population at High Cardiovascular Risk: New Insights for Health Management [PDF]
International Journal of General Medicine, 2021 Yi Wang,1,* Xiao-Ya Wu,2,* Harry HX Wang,1,3 Yu-Ting Li,4 Yu Fu,1,5 Jia-Ji Wang,6,7 Jose Hernandez,8,9 Martin CS Wong3,10,11 1School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Shipai Community Health Centre,
Wang Y +7 more
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A community-based Daoyin program for health promotion: effects of the Qi and mind harmonizing method on body constitution for the health of older adults [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthIntroductionThis study assessed the potential of the Qi and Mind Harmonizing Method—a traditional Daoyin practice—as a community-based mind–body intervention to improve body constitution, cardiovascular function, sleep, and psychological wellbeing in ...
Yun-Ning Tsai +12 more
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Association of TCM body constitution with insulin resistance and risk of diabetes in impaired glucose regulation patients [PDF]
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2017 Background Impaired glucose regulation (IGR) patients have increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Identifying relevant risk factors in IGR subjects could facilitate early detection and prevention of IGR progression to diabetes.
Hong You, Tong Zhang, Wen Feng, Yun Gai
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Concepts of body constitution in traditional Siddha texts: A literature review [PDF]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, 2019 Analysis of body constitution has been in practice in most complementary and alternative systems of medicine. Siddha system of medicine practiced in South India consists of fundamental classical literature that stress on the importance of tri-humoral ...
Kannan Muthiah +3 more
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Kinanthropometry - Components of body constitution
Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano, 2000 The objective of this study is to present the conceptual and historical background to Kinanthropometry and to characterize this area of research. The components of body constitution relating to dimensions, proportions, shape and body composition that ...
Maria Tereza Silveira Böhme
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