Table 2.
Meta-analysis of distribution of other TCM constitutions in dyslipidemia and ortholiposis.
| TCM constitution | Sample size (case) | Heterogeneity test | OR | 95% CI | Z | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental | Control | I 2 (%) | P | |||||
| Qi deficiency | 3869 | 8941 | 71 | 0.0003 | 1.10 | 0.87~1.39 | 0.78 | 0.44 |
| Yang deficiency | 3526 | 8798 | 69 | 0.001 | 0.83 | 0.62~1.10 | 1.29 | 0.20 |
| Yin deficiency | 3526 | 8798 | 73 | 0.0003 | 0.74 | 0.53~1.02 | 1.85 | 0.06 |
| Damp-heat | 3526 | 8798 | 67 | 0.002 | 1.06 | 0.76~1.49 | 0.35 | 0.72 |
| Qi stagnation | 3526 | 8798 | 69 | 0.001 | 0.76 | 0.53~1.10 | 1.46 | 0.14 |
| Blood stasis | 3526 | 8798 | 91 | <0.00001 | 1.48 | 0.80~2.74 | 1.23 | 0.22 |
| Allergic | 3526 | 8798 | 53 | 0.03 | 0.90 | 0.61~1.31 | 0.57 | 0.57 |