中文摘要：

目的：分析新疆北疆牧区吾尔维族、哈萨克族及汉族膝骨性关节炎（KOA）人群的体质特点,探讨该人群的中医体质分布规律。方法：采用分层、多阶段、整群随机抽样的方式,以现场问卷调查与入户调查相结合的方法,筛查新疆北疆三地、三民族的KOA人群并进行中医体质分类。结果：被调查的该类患病人群具有以下中医体质分布规律：各民族之间的中医体质分型有所不同;各民族不同性别人群的中医体质类型有所不同。结论：新疆北疆牧区维吾尔族、哈萨克族及汉族KOA人群的中医体质分型与族别、性别、年龄具有一定的相关性,且患者人群的体质类型以偏颇体质为主。

英文摘要：

Objective： To analyze the TCM constitution characteristics of Uighur, Kazak and Han population with osteoarthritis of the knee（KOA） in the pastoral areas of northern Xinjiang, and to investigate the regularity of distribution of TCM constitution. Methods： Based on a combination of questionnaire and household survey, the Uighur, Kazak and Han population with KOA in the pastoral areas of northern Xinjiang were screened with a random sampling method that was stratified multistage cluster. Then, all subjects were classified according to TCM constitution type. Results： The result of the regularity of distribution of TCM constitution showed that there were obvious differences in TCM constitution type among the three nations and different gender. Conclusion： TCM constitution characteristics of Uighur, Kazak and Han population with KOA in the pastoral areas of northern Xinjiang have certain correlation with the nationality, the gender and the age. The biased constitution dominates the TCM constitution type of patients with KOA.