LIU Tongkun, SUN Yanshu, FEI Lijun. Investigation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Constitution in 300 Children of Different Ages with Bronchial Asthma[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2017, 58(12): 1040-1042.
LIU Tongkun, SUN Yanshu, FEI Lijun. Investigation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Constitution in 300 Children of Different Ages with Bronchial Asthma[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2017, 58(12): 1040-1042.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2017.12.014.
Objective To investigate distribution rules of traditional Chinese medicine( TCM) constitution pattern in children of different ages with bronchial asthma. Methods Three hundred children were randomly selected from 874 children with bronchial asthma at clinical remission stage or non acute attack stage. The selected child patients were divided into three age groups: 8 months to 3 years
3 + years to 6 years
and 6 + to 12 years.Their TCM constitution was judged with questionnaire investigation. The combined condition of constitution and acute onset factors of asthma
as well as the constitution rules were analyzed. Results In 300 children with bronchial asthma
there were 67. 33% with Qi obstruction constitution
27. 33% with Yang deficiency constitution
and 5. 33%with Yin deficiency constitution. Most of the patients were with combined constitution. Among them Yang deficiency and Qi deficiency constitution combined with phlegm and dampness constitution and specific endowment constitution were common in children of 8 months to 3 years old; Qi deficiency with phlegm and dampness constitution
and specific endowment constitution were common in children of 3 + years to 6 years old; Qi deficiency with phlegm and dampness constitution
dampness and heat constitution
and specific endowment constitution were common in children of 6 + to 12 years old. It was also found that the acute onset factors were different in children of different ages with bronchial asthma. Conclusion Qi deficiency constitution is more common in children with bronchial asthma. In older child patients
Yang deficiency constitution becomes less common
while Yin deficiency constitution is gradually more popular. In combined constitution
phlegm and dampness constitution
and specific endowment are the most common ones. In older child patients
more children are combined with dampness and heat constitution
and gradually combined more Qi obstruction and blood stagnation constitution.