Traditional Chinese Medicine constitution types of high-normal blood pressure: A meta-analysis.
Heliyon
; 9(2): e13438, 2023 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-36825189
ABSTRACT
Objective:
We determined the distribution of constitutional types of high-normal blood pressure in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and provided evidence for the prevention of high-normal blood pressure and hypertension.Methods:
Eight digital databases were searched from January 2011 to November 2022, including PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, EBSCOhost, CNKI, CBM, Wangfang, and CQVIP. We performed a meta-analysis with the random-effects model or fixed-effects model to describe the distribution of constitutional types of high-normal blood pressure in TCM. The studies were assessed based on heterogeneity testing and the potential for publication bias. The meta-analysis was performed on Stata software 15.0.Results:
A total of 17 studies with 8118 participants were included in this meta-analysis. The proportion of the biased constitution (82.3%; 95% CI 75.6%-89.1%, p < 0.001) was higher than the balanced constitution (17.3%; 95% CI 10.7-23.8%, p < 0.001). Phlegm-dampness constitution, Yin-deficiency constitution, and damp-heat constitution accounted for 16.0% (95%CI 10.5-21.5%, p < 0.001), 14.8% (95% CI 11.0-18.6%, p < 0.001), 11.3% (95% CI 8.0-14.5%, p < 0.001) of the total high-normal blood pressure cases, respectively. The subgroup analyses performed that region, age and gender were positively associated with the distribution of constitution types of high-normal blood pressure in TCM. Compared with the general population, the risk of high-normal blood pressure in people with the phlegm-dampness constitution, Yin-deficiency constitution, and blood-stasis constitution was 2.665 (95%CI 2.286-3.106, p < 0.001), 2.378 (95%CI 1.197-4.724, p = 0.013), 1.965 (95%CI 1.634-2.363, p < 0.001) times of the general population, respectively. Meanwhile, the risk of high-normal blood pressure was lower in people with a balanced constitution (0.248, 95%CI 0.165-0.372, p < 0.001).Conclusions:
Phlegm-dampness constitution, Yin-deficiency constitution, and damp-heat constitution were the common constitution types of high-normal blood pressure. There might also be differences in the distribution characteristics of TCM constitution among people with high-normal blood pressure in different regions, ages, and genders. Finally, a balanced constitution might be a protective factor for hypertensive people.
CBM, China Biology Medicine; CCMQ, Constitution in the Chinese Medicine Questionnaire; CNKI, China National Knowledge Infrastructure; High-normal BP, High-normal blood pressure; High-normal blood pressure; Hypertension; Meta-analysis; TCM, Traditional Chinese Medicine; Traditional Chinese Medicine constitution
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Language:
En
Journal:
Heliyon
Year:
2023
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Article
Affiliation country:
China