The study aims to adapt and validate the Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire (CCMQ) in Hong Kong Chinese people. 10 patients and 10 Chinese medicine practitioners (CMP) confirmed the content validity (CVI: 50%–100%) of CCMQ. 1084 HK subjects completed a cross-sectional study with 98.6% who could be classified into one or more BC types. Scaling success rates were 85.7%–100% for the 9 BC scales. Construct validity was supported by moderate correlations between CCMQ and SF-12v2 scores. The confirmatory factor analysis showed a reproducible structure as hypothesized. People with gentleness BC type had better health-related quality of life, HRQOL, than those with other (imbalanced) BC types. Internal consistency (reliability) (Cronbach’s alpha > 0.6) and test-retest reliability were also satisfactory (ICC > 0.6) for all scales. However, the sensitivity and specificity in predicting the BC types diagnosed by CMP were only fair, ranging from 42.7% to 82.7%. 27.6% of subj.
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Background Traditional Chinese Medicine Constitution (TCMC, Named Tizhi in Chinese) is essential to reflect an individual’s body-mind and health. Understanding TCMCs and their influencing factors would be beneficial for improving the individual’s health and disease prevention. Earlier our studies have found the characteristics of TCMCs and related influencing factors at a single time point, however, longitudinal data on the development of characteristics of TCMC constitutions over time is limited. Hence, this follow-up study was attempted to investigate the changes in characteristics of TCMCs and explore the factors influencing the development of individual TCMC types at baseline and follow-up. Materials and methods We conducted a follow-up cross-sectional survey of Chinese women in Hong Kong to compare with the characteristics of TCMCs as well as influencing factors related to each TCMC type at baseline with a 4-year interval by using the questionnaires with slight modifications. S.
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Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formulates treatment according to body constitution (BC) differentiation. Different constitutions have specific metabolic characteristics and different susceptibility to certain diseases. This study aimed to assess the Yang-Xu constitution using a body constitution questionnaire (BCQ) and clinical blood variables. A BCQ was employed to assess the clinical manifestation of Yang-Xu. The logistic regression model was conducted to explore the relationship between BC scores and biomarkers. Leave-one-out cross-validation (LOOCV) and K-fold cross-validation were performed to evaluate the accuracy of a predictive model in practice. Decision trees (DTs) were conducted to determine the possible relationships between blood biomarkers and BC scores. According to the BCQ analysis, 49% participants without any BC were classified as healthy subjects. Among them, 130 samples were selected for further analysis and divided into two groups. One group comprised health.
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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
