Research Article
A Study of Traditional Chinese Medicine Body Constitution Associated with Overweight, Obesity, and Underweight
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of participants.
| | Variable | Normal BMI | Overweight | Obesity | Underweight | Total | value |
| | Demographical information | | | | | | | | (%) | 2307 (61.55%) | 953 (25.43%) | 395 (10.54%) | 93 (2.48%) | 3748 | — | | Age (years) | | | | | | 0.043 | | Gender (female) | 1260 (54.61%) | 499 (52.36%) | 224 (56.71%) | 56 (60.21%) | 2039 (54.40%) | 0.156 | | Height (cm) | | | | | | 0.057 | | Weight (kg) | | | | | | <0.001 | | SBP (mmHg) | | | | | | 0.948 | | DBP (mmHg) | | | | | | 0.282 | | HR (bpm) | | | | | | 0.405 | | Lifestyle | | | | | | | | Smoking (yes) | 424 (18.38%) | 181 (18.99%) | 90 (22.78%) | 15 (16.13%) | 710 (18.94%) | 0.148 | | Alcohol (yes) | 368 (15.95%) | 173 (18.15%) | 82 (20.76%) | 6 (6.45%) | 629 (16.78%) | 0.004 | | Dietary (unbalance) | 52 (2.25%) | 21 (2.20%) | 13 (3.29%) | 4 (4.30%) | 90 (2.40%) | 0.127 | | Exercise (yes) | 1441 (62.46%) | 577 (60.55%) | 233 (58.99%) | 50 (53.76%) | 2301 (61.39%) | 0.18 | | Medical history | | | | | | | | HTN (yes) | 866 (37.54%) | 485 (50.89%) | 225 (56.96%) | 20 (21.51%) | 1596 (42.58%) | <0.001 | | DM (yes) | 333 (14.43%) | 192 (20.15%) | 99 (25.06%) | 7 (7.53%) | 631 (16.84%) | <0.001 | | CAD (yes) | 261 (11.31%) | 104 (10.91%) | 39 (9.87%) | 15 (16.13%) | 419 (11.18%) | 0.343 | | MetS (yes) | 10 (0.43%) | 277 (29.06%) | 118 (29.87%) | 0 (0%) | 405 (10.80%) | <0.001 |
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Note. SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HR: heart rate; HTN: hypertension; DM: diabetes mellitus; CAD: coronary artery disease; and MetS: metabolic syndrome.
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