Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

Reduced Health-Related Quality of Life in Body Constitutions of Yin-Xu, and Yang-Xu, Stasis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Taichung Diabetic Body Constitution Study

Table 3

The adjusted regression coefficients of Yin-Xu, Yang-Xu, and Stasis on health-related quality of life measured by SF-36#.
VariablePFRPBPGHVT
(SE)Standardized (SE)Standardized (SE)Standardized (SE)Standardized (SE)Standardized
Yin-Xu
(no as reference group)		          
Yes−4.86 (1.58)**−0.11−9.97 (3.38)**−0.12−7.47 (1.90)***−0.16−8.37 (2.02)***−0.17−3.32 (1.09)**−0.12
Yang-Xu
(no as reference group)		          
Yes−8.38 (2.19)***−0.14−9.57 (4.69)*−0.09−6.30 (2.64)*−0.10−5.70 (2.80)*−0.08−3.58 (1.51)*−0.10
Stasis
(no as reference group)		          
Yes−5.69 (2.23)*−0.09−15.26 (4.76)**−0.13−8.00 (2.68)**−0.12−11.32 (2.84)***−0.16−7.94 (1.54)***−0.21
41%23%25%24%24%
 SFREMHPCS MCS
  (SE)Standardized (SE)Standardized (SE)Standardized (SE)Standardized (SE)Standardized
Yin-Xu
(no as reference group)		          
Yes−3.82 (1.91)*−0.08−8.45 (2.15)***−0.17−2.49 (1.12)*−0.09−3.22 (0.83)***−0.14−1.39 (0.64)*−0.09
Yang-Xu
(no as reference group)		          
Yes−4.79 (2.65)−0.08−2.15 (2.97)−0.03−2.04 (1.55)−0.06−3.76 (1.15)*−0.12−0.32 (0.89)−0.02
Stasis
(no as reference group)		          
Yes−11.23 (2.69)***−0.18−11.16 (3.02)**−0.16−8.24 (1.57)***−0.22−3.53 (1.17)*−0.11−4.39 (0.90)***−0.20
20%16%23%35%22%
(1) #Parameter estimates (SE), ; ; .
(2) Parameter estimates were from multiple linear regression adjusting for age, height, weight, smoking, regular exercise, fasting glucose, duration of diabetes, glycosylated hemoglobin, triglycerides, GPT, LDL-C, creatinine, GFR, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, metabolic syndrome, and comorbidity.
(3) 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.