Research Article

Constitutions of Deficiency and Stasis of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Related Factors among Middle-Aged Women in Taiwan

Table 2

Menstruation effect is divided by age groups on the yang-deficiency, yin-deficiency, and stasis constitutions.

Constitution
Yang deficiencyYin deficiencyStasis
OR(95% CI) valueOR(95% CI) valueOR(95% CI) value

40 ≤ age < 51 (yr)
 Menstruation1.24(0.68–2.28)0.490.89(0.47–1.68)0.711.34(0.67–2.71)0.41

51 ≤ age < 56 (yr)
 Menstruation1.30(0.73–2.33)0.371.39(0.76–2.57)0.291.43(0.73–2.80)0.29

56age < 65 (yr)
 Menstruation1.05(0.11–10.22)0.971.73(0.18.16.91)0.643.21(0.32–31.75)0.32

Analysis by logistic regression. being statistically significant. OR: odds ratio. CI: confidence interval. Reference group: menopause.