Analysis of the Disease Status and Traditional Chinese Medicine Constitution of Elderly People in Care in Guangyuan City Region
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https://doi.org/10.53469/jcmp.2025.07(01).10Keywords:
Traditional chinese medicine constitution, Distribution characteristics, Elderly populationAbstract
A questionnaire survey was conducted on 500 elderly people aged 60 and above who were placed in the pension institutions in the area of Guangyuan City, to analyze the characteristics of disease types and distribution of traditional Chinese medicine constitution among the elderly, and to provide reference for the prevention and treatment of diseases in the elderly with traditional Chinese medicine. Method: The count data was analyzed using chi-square criterion, and the correlation study was analyzed using Single factor Logistic regression analysis. P<0.05 indicates statistical significance. Result: The diseases that elderly people suffer from are mainly concentrated in cerebrovascular, cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine and metabolic diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine constitution types are mainly concentrated in qi deficiency constitution, yang deficiency constitution, and yin deficiency constitution. The proportion of disease types and traditional Chinese medicine constitution types varies depending on age and gender. There are statistically significant differences in the distribution of gender in cerebrovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, kidney diseases, urinary system diseases, and skeletal muscle diseases. Age has statistical significance in the distribution differences of cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, respiratory, kidney diseases, hematological diseases, endocrine metabolism, and urinary system diseases. There is a statistically significant difference in the distribution of age in the areas of calmness, qi deficiency, yang deficiency, and blood stasis. Conclusion: Male is a risk factor for cerebrovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, kidney diseases, and urinary system diseases. Damp heat constitution is a risk factor for neurological diseases. Qi deficiency constitution is a risk factor for respiratory system diseases. Phlegm dampness constitution is a risk factor for endocrine and metabolic diseases.
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