Table 3.
Comparison of distribution of different body mass index among the TCMQ constitution groups
| TCM constitution types | BMI (kg/m2) | P1 | P2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPCCT | China (Li et al. 2017) (11) | |||||
| <30 (n=102) | ≥30 (n=89) | <30 (n=4,513) | ≥30 (n=510) | |||
| Balanced | 34 (33.3) | 23 (25.8) | 1,776 (39.4) | 224 (44.4) | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
| Qi-deficiency | 11 (10.8) | 15 (16.8) | 1,050 (23.3) | 103 (20.2) | ||
| Yang-deficiency | 5 (4.9) | 4 (4.5) | 848 (18.8) | 54 (10.6) | ||
| Yin-deficiency | 3 (2.9) | 9 (10.1) | 298 (6.6) | 32 (6.3) | ||
| Phlegm-dampness | 5 (4.9) | 11 (12.4) | 247 (5.5) | 55 (10.8) | ||
| Damp-heat | 3 (2.9) | 3 (3.4) | 107 (2.4) | 17 (3.3) | ||
| Blood-stasis | 23 (22.6) | 10 (11.2) | 65 (1.4) | 9 (1.8) | ||
| Qi-stagnation | 5 (4.9) | 7 (7.9) | 45 (1.0) | 8 (1.6) | ||
| Inherited-special | 13 (12.8) | 7 (7.9) | 77 (1.7) | 8 (1.6) | ||
Categorical variables presented as n (%). P1: the comparison of US and Chinese population among BMI <30; P2: the comparison of US and Chinese population among BMI ≥30. TCMQ, Traditional Chinese Medicine Questionnaire; PPCCT, Personalized Prevention of Colorectal Cancer Trial.