Research Article

Traditional Chinese Medicine Constitution Identification Based on Objective Facial and Tongue Features: A Delphi Study and a Diagnostic Nomogram for Blood Stasis Constitution

Table 3

Evaluation of the importance of facial features in identifying body constitution (n = 11).

ItemItemImportance value (m ± SD)Coefficient of variation (SD/m)

OverviewTCM body constitution7.73±1.010.13
BCBalanced constitution6.82±1.830.27
QDCQi-deficiency constitution7.64±1.500.20
YADCYang-deficiency constitution7.09±1.640.23
YIDCYin-deficiency constitution7.82±1.890.24
PDCPhlegm-dampness constitution8.82±1.470.17
DHCDamp-heat constitution8.82±1.400.16
BSCBlood-stasis constitution8.91±1.220.14
QSCQi-stagnation constitution7.46±2.160.29
ISCInherited specific constitution4.64±1.860.40