Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and neurocognitive scores of the study subjects
From: The influence of TCM constitutions and neurocognitive function in elderly Macau individuals
N (%) | Neurocognitive scores # | |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 55 (17.57) | 18.42 ± 6.21 |
Female | 258 (82.43) | 17.93 ± 6.27 |
Age | ||
≤ 75 | 126 (40.26) | 20.44 ± 4.98** |
≥ 75 | 187 (59.74) | 16.37 ± 6.49 |
Education | ||
Illiteracy | 77 (24.60) | 12.70 ± 5.36** |
Primary schools and below | 174 (55.59) | 19.04 ± 5.57 |
Middle school and above | 62 (19.81) | 21.73 ± 4.85 |
Sleeping hours | ||
< 7 | 74 (23.64) | 18.65 ± 5.77 |
7–9 | 139 (44.41) | 19.17 ± 6.00 |
≥ 9 | 100 (31.95) | 15.94 ± 6.48 |
Exercise regularly | ||
No | 74 (23.64) | 16.72 ± 7.03* |
Yes | 239 (76.36) | 18.41 ± 5.95 |
Depression | ||
No | 237 (75.72) | 18.52 ± 6.12 |
Yes | 76 (24.28) | 16.42 ± 6.42* |
TCM constitutions | ||
Balance | 86 (27.48) | 19.90 ± 5.98* |
Qi-deficiency | 17 (5.43) | 17.94 ± 6.75 |
Qi-depression | 28 (8.95) | 15.36 ± 6.74 |
Dampness-heat | 2 (0.64) | 15.00 ± 9.90 |
Special constitution | 7 (2.24) | 18.43 ± 6.85 |
Phlegm-dampness | 53 (16.93) | 18.21 ± 5.83 |
Blood-stasis | 12 (3.83) | 17.75 ± 6.20 |
Yin-deficiency | 73 (23.32) | 16.77 ± 6.09 |
Yang-deficiency | 35 (11.18) | 18.03 ± 6.24 |