Research Article
A Study of Traditional Chinese Medicine Body Constitution Associated with Overweight, Obesity, and Underweight
Table 2
Comparison of distribution of different body mass index among Neutral group and the other TCM constitution groups.
| Variable | Normal BMI | Overweight | Obesity | Underweight | Total | value |
| Neutral | 1204 | 538 | 224 | 34 | 2010 | ā | Qi_Deficient | 723 | 278 | 103 | 49 | 1153 | <0.001 | Yang_Deficient | 634 | 169 | 54 | 45 | 902 | <0.001 | Yin_Deficient | 210 | 81 | 32 | 7 | 330 | 0.621 | Phlegm_Dampness | 143 | 99 | 55 | 5 | 302 | <0.001 | Damp_Heat | 76 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 124 | 0.385 | Blood_Stasis | 44 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 74 | 0.992 | Qi_Stagnation | 31 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 53 | 0.832 | Special | 49 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 85 | 0.511 |
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Note. TCM: traditional Chinese medicine.
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