目的:对在京美加籍高加索人种进行中医体质调查,分析其中医体质类型的分布特征。方法:选取北京市大学、医院、门诊部招募的400名美加籍高加索人,运用《中医体质量表(英文版)》进行体质调查,分析九种体质类型(平和质、气虚质、阳虚质、阴虚质、痰湿质、湿热质、血瘀质、气郁质、特禀质)在美加籍高加索人中的社会人口学分布规律。结果:在京美加籍高加索人中,平和质占51.0%,8种偏颇体质占49.0%;偏颇体质中居于前3位的体质类型是阳虚质、气虚质、特禀质,分别占13.6%,9.6%和6.1%。不同性别、年龄、婚姻状况、职业、文化程度的体质类型构成比不同。结论:在京美加籍高加索人群中医体质类型和各人口特征的构成比与中国人群不同,在为其提供养生保健指导时应根据体质类型进行。
Objective: Applying Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire, designed by WANG Qi ( English version ) to preliminary survey the TCM body constitutions of the American and Canadian Caucasian in Beijing, analyzing the formation of characteristics of their body constitutions. Methods: Conducting the survey of Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire, designed by WANG Qi ( English version ) on a sample of 400 individuals from 3 universities, clinics and hospitals in Beijing. Evaluate body constitution of each individual by score ( Balanced Constitution, Qi-deficient Constitution, Yang- deficient Constitution, Yin-deficient Constitution, Phlegm-dampness Constitution, Damp-heat Constitution, Stagnant Blood Constitution, Stagnant Qi Constitution, and Inherited Special Constitution ); identifying TCM constitution by using discriminated analysis, then distinguish by larithmics to understand the distribution of sociodemographic segmentation. Results: Among the common population of the American and Canadian Caucasian in Beijing, 51.0% were 'Balanced Constitution' while the rest of the 49.0% were identified as one of the 'Unbalanced Constitution'. The top three 'Unbalanced Constitution' were Yang-deficient Constitution, Qi-deficient Constitution, and Inherited Special Constitution, which counted for 13.6%, 9.6% and 6.1%, respectively. The ratio of each body constitution in TCM was different by gender, age, marital status, occupation and educational background. Conclusion: As the result, we found that showed different characteristics of TCM body constitution by the distribution of sociodemographic segmentation in the American and Canadian Caucasian in Beijing with the common population of Chinese. The TCM health recommendations should be guided by the types of TCM body constitution.