Table 2.
Comparisons of domains of SF-36 and DIMS between constitutions of Yin-Xu, Yang-Xu, and Stasis#.
| Variable | Yin-Xu | F value | Yang-Xu | F value | Stasis | F value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (n = 509) | Yes (n = 196) | No (n = 614) | Yes (n = 91) | No (n = 615) | Yes (n = 90) | ||||
| SF36 | |||||||||
| PF | 82.25 ± 18.07 | 69.44 ± 23.00 | 49.14∗∗∗ | 80.89 ± 18.83 | 63.85 ± 24.01 | 41.99∗∗∗ | 80.90 ± 18.92 | 63.61 ± 23.45 | 44.62∗∗∗ |
| RP | 74.51 ± 34.61 | 52.55 ± 42.06 | 42.38∗∗∗ | 71.90 ± 36.05 | 44.78 ± 43.06 | 32.72∗∗∗ | 72.72 ± 35.77 | 38.89 ± 40.56 | 67.73∗∗∗ |
| BP | 83.46 ± 19.28 | 68.71 ± 22.92 | 63.84∗∗∗ | 81.68 ± 20.09 | 63.71 ± 23.41 | 48.30∗∗∗ | 81.84 ± 20.38 | 62.39 ± 20.54 | 71.40∗∗∗ |
| GH | 58.69 ± 20.75 | 43.18 ± 23.41 | 66.10∗∗∗ | 56.74 ± 21.73 | 38.42 ± 21.99 | 56.10∗∗∗ | 57.19 ± 21.39 | 35.12 ± 21.29 | 83.72∗∗∗ |
| VT | 59.56 ± 11.44 | 52.04 ± 12.33 | 58.37∗∗∗ | 58.77 ± 11.66 | 48.68 ± 11.88 | 58.98∗∗∗ | 59.10 ± 11.42 | 46.28 ± 11.18 | 99.60∗∗∗ |
| SF | 82.63 ± 18.85 | 72.13 ± 23.46 | 31.47∗∗∗ | 81.50 ± 19.81 | 67.58 ± 22.97 | 30.14∗∗∗ | 82.04 ± 19.06 | 63.75 ± 24.65 | 45.56∗∗∗ |
| RE | 94.42 ± 17.69 | 81.29 ± 32.05 | 29.48∗∗∗ | 92.66 ± 20.84 | 78.02 ± 33.41 | 16.48∗∗ | 93.11 ± 20.00 | 74.81 ± 35.44 | 22.94∗∗∗ |
| MH | 74.47 ± 10.77 | 68.59 ± 15.25 | 24.40∗∗∗ | 73.97 ± 11.83 | 65.19 ± 13.86 | 32.95∗∗∗ | 74.20 ± 11.51 | 63.56 ± 14.61 | 43.82∗∗∗ |
| PCS | 47.55 ± 9.21 | 40.40 ± 11.10 | 64.32∗∗∗ | 46.70 ± 9.58 | 37.87 ± 11.46 | 48.86∗∗∗ | 46.82 ± 9.52 | 37.00 ± 11.14 | 63.20∗∗∗ |
| MCS | 51.59 ± 6.28 | 48.97 ± 8.69 | 14.59∗∗ | 51.32 ± 6.84 | 47.80 ± 8.23 | 15.05∗∗ | 51.50 ± 6.56 | 46.53 ± 9.13 | 24.80∗∗∗ |
| DIMS | |||||||||
| Scale 1 | 49.22 ± 4.84 | 43.06 ± 4.94 | 226.80∗∗∗ | 48.34 ± 5.16 | 41.90 ± 5.21 | 122.99∗∗∗ | 48.32 ± 5.23 | 41.97 ± 4.83 | 117.94∗∗∗ |
| Scale 2 | 25.78 ± 4.03 | 22.71 ± 4.75 | 63.84∗∗∗ | 25.36 ± 4.23 | 21.97 ± 4.78 | 49.28∗∗∗ | 25.47 ± 4.14 | 21.18 ± 4.72 | 81.36∗∗∗ |
| Scale 3 | 33.70 ± 4.21 | 31.99 ± 4.58 | 22.18∗∗∗ | 33.44 ± 4.32 | 31.78 ± 4.54 | 11.49∗∗ | 33.61 ± 4.24 | 30.61 ± 4.47 | 38.69∗∗∗ |
| Scale 4 | 13.59 ± 3.42 | 12.02 ± 3.89 | 24.70∗∗∗ | 13.31 ± 3.58 | 12.07 ± 3.78 | 9.49∗ | 13.45 ± 3.50 | 11.12 ± 3.82 | 33.87∗∗∗ |
#Data were presented as mean ± SD; *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.
PF: physical function, RP: role physical, BP: bodily pain, GH: general health, VT: vitality, SF: social functioning, RE: role emotional, MH: mental health, PCS: physical component summary, and MCS: mental component summary.
DIMS: diabetes impact measurement scale, scale 1: symptoms, scale 2: diabetes-related morale, scale 3: social role fulfillment, and scale 4: well-being.