Validation of the Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire: Does the Traditional Chinese Medicine Concept of Body Constitution Exist?
Table 13
Change of CCMQ at baseline and after 3–6-month followup.
Baseline
After 3–6-month followup
Body constitution at baseline
Body constitution after 3–6-month followup
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Yes
No
(1) Gentleness*†
60.1
16.7
67.4
18.3
Yes
54 (79.4%)
14 (20.6%)
No
91 (27.6%)
239 (72.4%)
(2) Qi-deficiency*†
35.0
17.9
23.9
18.2
Yes
109 (47.0%)
123 (53.0%)
No
8 (4.7%)
163 (95.3%)
(3) Yang-deficiency*†
27.6
22.1
22.1
21.2
Yes
94 (60.3%)
62 (39.7%)
No
25 (10.3%)
217 (89.7%)
(4) Yin-deficiency*†
27.1
16.6
20.6
14.8
Yes
80 (50.3%)
79 (49.7%)
No
18 (7.5%)
222 (92.5%)
(5) Phlegm-wetness*†
28.2
17.4
18.9
15.2
Yes
72 (40.0%)
108 (60.0%)
No
10 (4.6%)
209 (95.4%)
(6) Wetness-heat*†
26.7
17.3
19.7
15.1
Yes
70 (45.5%)
84 (54.5%)
No
16 (6.5%)
229 (93.5%)
(7) Blood-stasis*†
28.5
15.9
22.5
15.2
Yes (
86 (51.2%)
82 (48.8%)
No
20 (8.7%)
211 (91.3%)
(8) Qi-depression*†
28.3
19.4
19.1
17.7
Yes
75 (42.1%)
103 (57.9%)
No
12 (5.4%)
211 (94.6%)
(9) Special diathesis*†
25.4
17.2
17.8
13.1
Yes
55 (37.9%)
90 (62.1%)
No
13 (5.1%)
241 (94.9%)
SF-12v2
(1) Physical component score†
46.0
10.7
48.6
9.6
(2) Mental component score†
49.9
10.9
52.5
10.6
Significant difference between baseline and 3–6-month followup by paired t-test. †Significant difference between baseline and 3–6-month followup by McNemar-Bowker test.
