Correlation between tobacco and alcohol use and Traditional Chinese Medicine constitutions: an analysis based on a sample from general population of China  

作　　者：Yangyang Wang Yanbo Zhu Jie Di Lin Lin 

机构地区：[1]School of Administration, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine [2]Department of Quality Management, China-Japan Friendship Hospital

出　　处：《Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine》2013年第5期642-646,共5页中医杂志（英文版）

基　　金：Supported by a Grant from the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China(973 Program)(No.2011CB505403)

摘　　要：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between smoking and drinking and constitution types from Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)theory.METHODS:The Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire(CCMQ)was used.A sample of 8448subjects from nine provinces and municipalities was chosen from the database of the TCM constitution and health status survey.Constituent ratio and correspondence analysis were used to find the relationship between smoking and drinking and TCM constitution.RESULTS:There was an association between smokinganddrinkingandtheGentleness,phlegm-dampness,and dampness-heat type constitutions.People that did not smoke tobacco or drink alcohol tended to have Yang-deficiency,Yin-deficiency,Qi-depression,Qi-deficiency,special diathesis,orblood-stasis type constitutions.CONCLUSION:There was a significant correlation between tobacco and alcohol use and TCM constitutions.To improve patient health,more attention should be paid to tobacco and alcohol control.OBJECTIVE： To investigate the relationship between smoking and drinking and constitution types from Traditional Chinese Medicine（TCM） theory.METHODS： The Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire（CCMQ） was used. A sample of 8448subjects from nine provinces and municipalities was chosen from the database of the TCM constitution and health status survey. Constituent ratio and correspondence analysis were used to find the relationship between smoking and drinking and TCM constitution.RESULTS： There was an association between smokinganddrinkingandtheGentleness,phlegm-dampness, and dampness-heat type constitutions. People that did not smoke tobacco or drink alcohol tended to have Yang-deficiency, Yin-deficiency,Qi-depression, Qi-deficiency, special diathesis, orblood-stasis type constitutions.CONCLUSION： There was a significant correlation between tobacco and alcohol use and TCM constitutions. To improve patient health, more attention should be paid to tobacco and alcohol control.

关 键 词：Medicine Chinese traditional Physical constitution Phlegm-dampness Smoking Alcohol drinking Constitution in Chinese medicine questionnaire Correspondence analysis 

分 类 号：R277.7[医药卫生—中医学]