title: [Study on somato-type distribution and its correlations with body mass index, blood lipids and hepato-enzymes in 1 163 patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the distribution of somato-types in Chinese medicine and its correlations with body mass index (BMI), blood lipids and hepato-enzymes in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
  
  
  METHODS
  From January 2008 to December 2008, the somato-types of 1 163 NAFLD patients were categorized, and its correlations with BMI, blood lipids and hepato-enzymes were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the 1 163 patients, 401 were categorized as qi-deficiency type and 371 as phlegm-dampness type, accounting for 66.38%. Levels of BMI, blood lipids (TC, TG, LDL) and hepato-enzymes (ALT, AST, GGT) in patients of phlegm-dampness type were higher than those in patients of other types, the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Qi-deficiency type and phlegm-dampness type are the dominant pathogenetic somsto-types in patients with NAFLD; abnormal BMI, blood lipids and hepato-enzymes may present in those of phlegm-dampness type more frequently.
authors.affiliation: The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450000. zhao-wenxia@163.com
authors.forename: Wen-xia
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Rong-zhang
authors.initials: RZ
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Jun-ying
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008099:Liver / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D065626:Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; D019413:Qi; D016711:Yang Deficiency / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase