Evidence map›Paper›PMID 26587046›Full record

ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2015

Association between Albuminuria and Different Body Constitution in Type 2 Diabetes Patients: Taichung Diabetic Body Constitution Study.

Cheng-Hung Lee, Tsai-Chung Li, Chia-I Tsai, Shih-Yi Lin, I-Te Lee, Hsin-Jung Lee, Ya-Chi Wu, Yi-Chang Su

Open access · hybridAbstract read
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Decision Tree-Based Body Constitution Diagnosis System for Traditional Chinese Medicine.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022
    Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Article
  7. Article
  8. Article
  9. Article
  10. Article
  11. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Cheng-Hung LeeGraduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan ; Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Han Ming Hospital, Changhua 50072, Taiwan ; School of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.
Tsai-Chung LiGraduate Institute of Biostatistics, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan ; Department of Health Administration, College of Health Science, Asian University, Taichung 41354, Taiwan.
Chia-I TsaiDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan.
Shih-Yi LinDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan.
I-Te LeeDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan ; Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan ; School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan.
Hsin-Jung LeeDivision of New Drugs, Center for Drug Evaluation, Taipei 11557, Taiwan.
Ya-Chi WuDivision of New Drugs, Center for Drug Evaluation, Taipei 11557, Taiwan.
Yi-Chang SuGraduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan ; School of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.
China Medical University · TWDevelopment Center for Biotechnology · TWTaichung Veterans General Hospital · TWAsia University · TWNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective. Albuminuria in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients increases the risk of diabetic nephropathy, the leading cause of end-stage renal disease worldwide. Because albuminuria is modifiable, identifying relevant risk factors could facilitate prevention and/or management. This cross-sectional study investigated whether body constitution (BC) independently predicts albuminuria. Method. Patients with T2DM (n = 846) received urinalysis, a blood test, and diabetic retinopathy examination. Albuminuria was defined by an elevated urinary albumin/creatinine ratio (≥30 μg/mg). BC type (Yang deficiency, Yin deficiency, and Phlegm stasis) was assessed using a body constitution questionnaire (BCQ). Traditional risk factors for albuminuria were also recorded. Odds ratios (ORs) of albuminuria for BC were estimated using multivariate logistic regression. Results. Albuminuria was more prevalent in patients with Yang deficiency or Phlegm stasis (both P < 0.01). After adjustment, patients with both Yang deficiency and Phlegm stasis exhibited a significantly higher risk of albuminuria (OR = 3.037; 95% confidence interval = 1.572-5.867, and P < 0.001). Conclusion. BC is strongly associated with albuminuria in T2DM patients. Using a BCQ to assess BC is noninvasive, convenient, and inexpensive and can provide information for health care professionals to identify T2DM patients who are at a high risk of albuminuria.

Identifiers

PMID26587046
PMCPMC4637481
OpenAlexW2180791797

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.