The Relationship between Constitution of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the First Trimester and Pregnancy Symptoms: A Longitudinal Observational Study
Table 2
Baseline characteristics of the balanced and unbalanced constitution groups.
Variable
Constitution group
Balanced ()
Unbalanced ()
Family registered in Shanghai (yes), (%)
69 (76.7)
110 (75.49)
0.02
0.89
Prior pregnancy (yes), (%)
22 (24.4)
35 (24.1)
0.00
0.96
Prior adverse pregnancy outcomes (yes), (%)
5 (5.6)
16 (11.0)
2.05
0.15
Irregular menstrual cycle (yes), (%)
12 (13.3)
21 (14.5)
0.06
0.81
Medication (yes), (%)
16 (17.8)
21 (14.5)
0.45
0.50
Anemia (yes), (%)
11 (12.2)
13 (9.0)
0.64
0.42
Thyroid disease (yes), (%)
4 (4.4)
4 (2.8)
0.49
Heart disease (yes), (%)
0 (0.0)
1 (0.7)
1.00
Gum bleeding (yes), (%)
32 (36.0)
55 (38.2)
0.12
0.73
Aversions to meat/egg (yes), (%)
1 (1.1)
7 (4.9)
0.16
Aversions to vegetable (yes), (%)
3 (3.4)
17 (11.8)
4.99
0.03
Preferences for raw meat (yes), (%)
4 (4.4)
6 (4.2)
1.00
Smoke (yes), (%)
2 (2.2)
3 (2.1)
1.00
Drink (yes), (%)
0 (0.0)
3 (2.1)
0.29
Prenatal risk (yes), (%)
17 (18.9)
37 (25.5)
1.38
0.24
Dysmenorrheal, (%)
2.69
0.26
Much
11 (12.2)
22 (15.2)
Moderate
43 (47.8)
80 (55.2)
Stress from job, (%)
12.41
0.00
Much
5 (5.6)
15 (10.3)
Moderate
49 (54.4)
102 (70.3)
Economic stress, (%)
7.64
0.02
Much
1 (1.1)
8 (5.5)
Moderate
35 (38.9)
74 (51.0)
Stress from interpersonal relationship Moderate, (%)
16 (17.8)
49 (33.8)
7.12
0.01
Defecation during prepregnancy, (%)
0.20
0.65
Good
84 (93.3)
133 (91.7)
Moderate
6 (6.7)
12 (8.3)
Poor
0
0
Sleepiness during prepregnancy, (%)
0.92
0.34
Good
62 (68.9)
91 (62.8)
Moderate
28 (31.1)
54 (37.2)
Poor
0
0
Age (year), mean ± SD
28.55 ± 2.68
28.23 ± 2.80
0.89
0.38
BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD
21.28 ± 2.82
20.62 ± 2.34
1.88
0.06
SBP (mmHg), mean ± SD
108.0 ± 9.75
106.4 ± 11.15
1.11
0.27
DBP (mmHg), mean ± SD
68.75 ± 7.14
67.64 ± 6.89
0.18
0.24
Note: data are presented as (%) and -value for categorical variables and mean ± SD and -value for continuous variables. Fisher’s exact test; no women felt much stress from interpersonal relationship; six months before pregnancy.
