[Epidemiological survey on TCM syndrome distribution and season correlation of hypertension in Hunan Province].
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the epidemiologic characteristics of TCM syndrome distribution and season correlation in hypertension patients.


METHODS
Clinical materials regarding population, symptoms and signs, etc. of 698 hypertension patients were collected, and statistical analysis on them was conducted.


RESULTS
TCM syndrome type revealed in patients, in order of frequency from high to low, were: Gan-fire flaming-up syndrome, yin-deficiency and yang-excess syndrome, phlegm-dampness accumulation syndrome, both yin-yang deficiency syndrome, and others. The incidence of various syndromes was higher in the winter/spring and rather low in the summer, and Gan-fire flaming-up syndrome was positively related to the spring and negative to the summer.


CONCLUSIONS
The syndrome types of hypertension patients are chiefly the Gan-fire flaming-up syndrome, yin-deficiency and yang-excess syndrome, phlegm-dampness accumulation syndrome, and both yin-yang deficiency syndrome; Gan-fire flaming-up syndrome is the dominance; their incidence is higher in the winter/spring and lower in the summer.
Tan
Jie
J
Hunan TCM University, Changsha. tanfree2000@sina.com
Han
Guo-Dong
GD
Teng
Jiu-Xiang
JX
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D012621:Seasons; D055815:Young Adult