Research Article

The Relationship between Body Weight Change and Body Constitutions of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Patients with Schizophrenia

Table 2

Logistic regression model: odds ratios for association factors in constitution of Yin-Xu, Yang-Xu, and Stasis ().

VariableYin-XuYang-XuStasis
OR95% CI valueOR95% CI valueOR95% CI value

Duration of schizophrenia (yr)1.03(0.99–1.08)0.1041.05(1.00–1.09)0.0301.03(0.99–1.98)0.100
BMI (Kg/m2)1.03(0.95–1.11)0.5031.04(0.95–1.13)0.4171.11(1.02–1.22)0.019
Body weight (Kg)1.01(0.98–1.04)0.4041.01(0.98–1.04)0.5571.03(1.00–1.06)0.033
Waist circumference (cm)1.02(0.99–1.05)0.2641.02(0.99–1.05)0.1811.04(1.01–1.07)0.013
Perception of stress (0–10)1.31(1.12–1.53)0.0011.26(1.09–1.46)0.0021.16(1.01–1.33)0.003
Perception of health (0–100)0.99(0.97–1.01)0.2660.97(0.95–0.99)0.0130.98(0.96–1.00)0.024
Triglycerides (mg/dL)1.00(1.00–1.01)0.4591.01(1.00–1.01)0.0191.00(1.00–1.01)0.591
Staying up late1.80(0.73–4.44)0.2022.40(0.96–6.00)0.0612.56(1.02–6.39)0.045
Exercise
 Sometimes0.94(0.22–3.92)0.931.16(0.27–4.93)0.846.61(1.28–34.14)0.024
 Usually2.05(0.72–5.85)0.1822.53(0.87–7.39)0.894.49(1.17–17.23)0.028

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Staying up late: sleeping after midnight.
Exercise (sometimes: 1-2 times/week; usually: more than 2 times/week).