Table 2 The correlation of TCM constitution categories with neurocognitive scores
From: The influence of TCM constitutions and neurocognitive function in elderly Macau individuals
Category of TCM constitution | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
β (95%CI) | P | β (95%CI) | P | β (95%CI) | P | |
Qi-deficiency | − 1.95 (− 5.17 ~ 1.27) | 0.233 | − 1.18 (− 4.26 ~ 1.89) | 0.450 | − 1.10(− 3.78 ~ 1.58) | 0.421 |
Qi-depression | − 4.54 (− 7.18 ~ − 1.90) | 0.001 | − 4.26 (− 6.77 ~ − 1.75) | < 0.001 | − 2.66 (− 4.99 ~ − 0.33) | 0.025 |
Dampness-heat | − 4.90 (− 13.57 ~ 3.78) | 0.268 | − 2.79 (− 11.09 ~ 5.50) | 0.508 | − 2.37 (− 9.63 ~ 4.89) | 0.520 |
Special constitution | − 1.47 (− 6.24 ~ 3.30) | 0.545 | − 1.74 (− 6.28 ~ 2.80) | 0.452 | − 2.21 (− 6.21 ~ 1.78) | 0.276 |
Phlegm-dampness | − 1.69 (− 3.81 ~ 0.43) | 0.118 | − 1.08 (− 3.10 ~ 0.95) | 0.296 | − 0.67 (− 2.44 ~ 1.10) | 0.458 |
Blood-stasis | − 2.15 (− 5.88 ~ 1.59) | 0.260 | − 1.70 (− 5.29 ~ 1.88) | 0.350 | − 2.45(− 5.59 ~ 0.70) | 0.127 |
Yin-deficiency | − 3.13 (− 5.06 ~ − 1.20) | 0.002 | − 2.66 (− 4.51 ~ − 0.82) | 0.005 | − 2.10 (− 3.73 ~ − 0.47) | 0.012 |
Yang-deficiency | − 1.87 (− 4.30 ~ 0.57) | 0.132 | − 1.17 (− 3.51 ~ 1.17) | 0.327 | − 0.62 (− 2.66 ~ 1.42) | 0.552 |