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 4

The adjusted regression coefficients of Yin-Xu, Yang-Xu, and Stasis on diabetics with the quality of life measured by diabetes impact measurement scales#.

VariableSymptomsRelated moraleSocial roleWell-being
(SE)Standardized (SE)Standardized (SE)Standardized (SE)Standardized

Yin-Xu (no as reference group)
Yes−4.00 (0.42)***−0.32−1.63 (0.40)***−0.16−0.88 (0.37)*−0.09−0.85 (0.33)**−0.11
Yang-Xu (no as reference group)
Yes−2.58 (0.58)***−0.15 −0.76 (0.56)−0.06−0.08 (0.52)−0.01−0.35 (0.46)0.03
Stasis (no as reference group)
Yes−2.34 (0.59)***−0.14−2.97 (0.57)***−0.22−1.65 (0.53)**−0.12−1.71 (0.47)−0.15
45%23%30%20%

(1) #Parameter estimates (SE).
(2) ; ; .
(3) Parameter estimates were from multiple linear regression adjusting for age, height, weight, smoking, physical activity, fasting glucose, duration of diabetes, glycosylated hemoglobin, triglycerides, GPT, LDL-C, creatinine, GFR, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, metabolic syndrome, and combined morbidity.