TITLE:
Relationship between cardiovascular risk factors and traditional Chinese constitution in subjects with high-normal blood pressure
AUTHORS:
Hongju Jiang, Youwei Han, Runzhi Li, Suning Zhou, Xiaoxia Liu, Cong Cui, Shouqiang Chen, Wei Zhang
KEYWORDS:
High-Normal Blood Pressure; Traditional Chinese Constitution; Cardiovascular Risk Factors
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases,
Vol.3 No.2,
April
28,
2013
ABSTRACT:
Objective: We explored the relationship between traditional Chinese constitution and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in
subjects with high-normal blood pressure (BP). Methods: The traditional Chinese
constitution of 80 subjects with high-normal BP was judged by questionnaires
and interviews. Measurements of cardiovascular and metabolic health in- cluded
BP, body weight, body mass index (BMI), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
(LDL-C), 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT2h), and waist cir- cumference.
Statistical relationships between cardiovascular
disease risk factors and specific Chinese constitution were evaluated
by univariate and multivariate analyses. Results: Ping He, Tan Shi, and Yin
Xu were the dominant constitutions in subjects with high-normal blood pressure.
There were significant differences in weight, LDL-C, BMI, OGTT2h, and waist
circumference between Tan Shi and Ping He (P P P Ping
He, Tan Shi, and Yin Xu are the principle traditional Chinese constitutions in
subject with high-normal blood pressure. The Tan Shi constitution is
associated with multiple risk factors for cardiovascular disease (LDL-C, BMI,
body weight, and waist circumference), while OGTT2h is closely related to the
Yin Xu constitution.