Effects of TCMC on Transformation of Good Health Status to Suboptimal Health Status: A Nested Case-Control Study

Table 5

Conditional logistic regression analysis to explore the association between TCM and SHS.

Exposed factors	Presence	Cases	Controls	Unadjusted		Adjusted
				OR (95% CI)		OR (95%)
Balanced Constitution	Yes	132	286	0.669 (0.522–0.856)	0.001	0.649 (0.505–0.834)	0.001
Yin-deficiency	Yes	107	48	2.161 (1.340–3.486)	0.002	2.247 (1.386–3.642)	0.001
	Tendency	100	69	1.555 (1.038–2.329)	0.032	1.642 (1.091–2.473)	0.017
Qi-deficiency	Yes	73	20	2.195 (1.128–4.272)	0.021	2.198 (1.126–4.290)	0.021
	Tendency	91	40	1.422 (0.973–2.078)	0.069	1.415 (0.966–2.073)	0.075
Blood-stasis	Yes	50	17	1.43 (0.414–3.152)	0.796	1.202 (0.431–3.352)	0.725
	Tendency	59	28	1.120 (0.653–1.921)	0.680	1.152 (0.669–1.985)	0.610
Phlegm-dampness	Yes	72	32	1.915 (0.923–3.974)	0.081	2.063 (0.980–4.344)	0.057
	Tendency	88	39	1.048 (0.653–1.683)	0.845	1.113 (0.688–1.800)	0.664
Qi-stagnation	Yes	43	4	0.667 (0.188–2.362)	0.667	0.716 (0.201–2.553)	0.607
	Tendency	84	15	1.211 (0.659–2.223)	0.538	1.232 (0.668–2.273)	0.504
Damp-heat	Yes	126	45	1.120 (0.718–1.745)	0.618	1.139 (0.728–1.783)	0.569
	Tendency	73	51	1.441 (0.970–2.142)	0.070	1.506 (1.010–2.247)	0.045
Inherited Special Constitution	Yes	28	13	1.018 (0.508–2.301)	0.839	1.144 (0.536–2.441)	0.728
	Tendency	41	26	1.113 (0.589–2.105)	0.741	1.142 (0.601–2.169)	0.685
Yang-deficiency	Yes	71	48	1.368 (0.872–2.146)	0.172	1.360 (0.864–2.140)	0.185
	Tendency	77	51	1.051 (0.659–1.677)	0.833	1.049 (0.656–1.677)	0.843

Adjusted for sex, age, BMI, smoking status, and alcohol intake.