Table 3.
Oxygen consumption rates of leukocytes from adults with various body constitution types.
| Body constitution | OCR (µs/h/million cells, mean ± SD) | n | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basal | Maximal | Reserve | ||
| Balanced | 8.4 ± 7.1 | 27 ± 17.9 | 18.6 ± 12.6 | 73 |
| Unbalanced | 4.4 ± 3.5 | 15.8 ± 9.5 | 11.4 ± 7.5 | 154 |
| Yang-deficiency | 4.2 ± 3.1 | 13.9 ± 8 | 9.7 ± 6.3 | 66 |
| Yin-deficiency | 4 ± 3.3 | 15.5 ± 8.5 | 11.5 ± 6.7 | 57 |
| Qi-deficiency | 4.3 ± 3.5 | 14.9 ± 8.2 | 10.6 ± 6.5 | 76 |
| Phlegm-dampness | 4.3 ± 2.9 | 16.1 ± 8.6 | 11.8 ± 7.1 | 61 |
| Heat-dampness | 4.3 ± 3 | 14.9 ± 7.8 | 10.7 ± 6.5 | 62 |
| Blood-stasis | 4.7 ± 3.1 | 14.9 ± 7 | 10.2 ± 5.4 | 43 |
| Qi-stagnation | 4.4 ± 3 | 14.7 ± 6.8 | 10.2 ± 5.1 | 58 |
| Inherited-special | 4 ± 2.4 | 14.5 ± 7.6 | 10.5 ± 5.9 | 22 |
Note: Comparisons between the balanced and unbalanced types were performed using the independent sample t test. All or each of the unbalanced types had lower OCRs than the balanced type (P < .001).