title: [Epidemiological survey on TCM syndrome distribution and season correlation of hypertension in Hunan Province].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Hunan TCM University, Changsha. tanfree2000@sina.com
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Guo-Dong
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Jiu-Xiang
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Teng
mesh_terms: 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