ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2017
Correlation between Traditional Chinese Medicine Constitution and Dyslipidemia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Efficacy and safety of Chinese herbal medicine for metabolic conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- Traditional Chinese medicine constitution and cardiometabolic multimorbidity: a nationwide cross-sectional study in older adults.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Dietary Habits, TCM Constitutions, and Obesity: Investigating the Protective Effects of Vegetarian Dietary Patterns in Taiwan.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A decrease in Flavonifractor plautii and its product, phytosphingosine, predisposes individuals with phlegm-dampness constitution to metabolic disorders.Cell discovery · 2025Article
- Investigating the Gut Microbiota Profile in Prehypertensive Individuals Exhibiting Phlegm-Dampness Constitution.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Article
- A comprehensive study of psychological well-being and traditional Chinese medicine constitutions among model workers in Beijing.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Traditional Chinese Medicine constitution types of high-normal blood pressure: A meta-analysis.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Significance of traditional herbal medicine for dyslipidemia.American journal of translational research · 2023Review
- Study on the Mechanism of Huanglian Jiedu Decoction in Treating Dyslipidemia Based on Network Pharmacology.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2022Article
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Body Constitutions and Psychological Determinants of Depression among University Students in Malaysia: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Optimal exercise intensity and volume to impact rats with Traditional Chinese Medicine phlegm-dampness constitution.Sports medicine and health science · 2021Article
- Characteristics of TCM Constitution and Related Biomarkers for Mild Cognitive Impairment.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2021Article
- Epigenetic Studies of Chinese Herbal Medicine: Pleiotropic Role of DNA Methylation.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Review
- A Meta-Analysis of the Association between Diabetes Mellitus and Traditional Chinese Medicine Constitution.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo study the correlation between Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) constitution and dyslipidemia.
methodsCNKI, VIP, Wanfang database, CBMdisc, PubMed, and Embase were searched, and meta-analysis was performed by Review Manager 5.2 software.
resultsAltogether 11 studies were included with 12890 individuals. The results showed that balanced constitution was a protective factor of dyslipidemia (OR = 0.62, 95% CI 0.47~0.82) while phlegm-dampness constitution was a risk factor of it (OR = 2.50, 95% CI 2.22~2.80), and the effect of phlegm-dampness constitution in South China (OR = 3.31, 95% CI 1.71~6.43) was more obvious than that in East (OR = 2.40, 95% CI 2.06~2.80) and North China (OR = 2.24, 95% CI 1.81~2.78).
conclusionThis study provides evidence for the prevention and treatment of dyslipidemia in TCM. However, most of the studies included are of moderate quality; more high quality, multicenter, large-sample studies are expected to provide higher level evidence.
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