From: The influence of TCM constitutions and neurocognitive function in elderly Macau individuals
Category of TCM constitution | Visual–spatial ability | Naming | Attention | Language | Abstract reasoning | Memory | Orientation to time and place |
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Balance | 2.50 ± 1.55* | 2.27 ± 0.86* | 4.59 ± 1.47 | 2.64 ± 0.65 | 0.85 ± 0.80 | 1.77 ± 1.85 | 5.28 ± 1.37 |
Qi-deficiency | 2.18 ± 1.78 | 2.24 ± 0.83 | 4.00 ± 1.94 | 2.47 ± 0.72 | 0.76 ± 0.75 | 1.12 ± 1.32 | 5.18 ± 1.55 |
Qi-depression | 1.29 ± 1.46 | 1.50 ± 1.17 | 3.57 ± 1.83 | 2.39 ± 0.57 | 0.61 ± 0.79 | 1.21 ± 1.62 | 4.79 ± 1.71 |
Dampness-heat | 1.50 ± 2.12 | 2.50 ± 0.71 | 3.00 ± 2.83 | 2.50 ± 0.71 | 0 ± 0 | 1.50 ± 2.12 | 4.00 ± 2.83 |
Special constitution | 2.29 ± 1.80 | 2.29 ± 0.76 | 4.14 ± 2.34 | 2.43 ± 0.79 | 0.86 ± 0.9 | 1.43 ± 1.40 | 5.00 ± 1.00 |
Phlegm-dampness | 2.11 ± 1.25 | 2.21 ± 0.84 | 3.89 ± 1.91 | 2.47 ± 0.85 | 0.70 ± 0.80 | 1.60 ± 1.75 | 5.23 ± 1.28 |
Blood-stasis | 2.42 ± 1.73 | 2.00 ± 0.60 | 4.33 ± 1.87 | 2.33 ± 0.98 | 0.33 ± 0.78 | 1.33 ± 1.61 | 5.00 ± 1.04 |
Yin-deficiency | 1.79 ± 1.63 | 1.93 ± 0.90 | 3.90 ± 1.63 | 2.41 ± 0.80 | 0.73 ± 0.73 | 1.16 ± 1.65 | 4.84 ± 1.45 |
Yang-deficiency | 1.89 ± 1.51 | 1.94 ± 1.08 | 3.94 ± 1.66 | 2.69 ± 0.53 | 0.71 ± 0.83 | 1.69 ± 1.79 | 5.17 ± 1.50 |