Poor Quality of Life in HIV-Infected Men Who Have Sex with Men is Associated with Excess-Type Constitution of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Table 4
Quality of life scores in 9 TCM constitution distributions.
Subjects
Deficiency
Excess
Special diathesis
Gentleness
Total
Post hoc
82
56
21
44
203
Mean ± SD
Mean ± SD
Mean ± SD
Mean ± SD
value
Physicala
13.74 ± 2.09
12.88±2.59
15.05 ± 1.23
15.82 ± 1.78
<0.0001
2 < 3, 4; 1 < 4
Psychologicala
12.84 ± 2.52
11.54±2.76
14.06 ± 2.51
15.27 ± 2.07
<0.0001
2 < 3, 4; 1 < 4
Social relationship (TW)a
13.32 ± 2.73
12.57±2.76
15.05 ± 2.16
15.02 ± 2.41
<0.0001
2 < 3, 4; 1 < 4
Environment (TW)b
14.16 ± 2.15
13.29±2.17
15.09 ± 1.27
15.28 ± 2.10
<0.0001
2 < 3, 4; 1 < 4
Totala
54.05 ± 8.11
50.28±8.65
59.25 ± 5.99
61.40 ± 7.49
<0.0001
2 < 1 < 3, 4
aKruskal–Wallis test unusual distribution, without mother number. bOne way ANOVA: normal distribution deficiency constitution: Yang deficiency, Yin deficiency, and Qi deficiency. Excess constitution: phlegm-wetness, wetness-heat, and blood stasis constitution; Sd: special diathesis constitution; G: gentleness constitution.