A Study of Traditional Chinese Medicine Body Constitution Associated with Overweight, Obesity, and Underweight

Table 2

Comparison of distribution of different body mass index among Neutral group and the other TCM constitution groups.

Variable	Normal BMI	Overweight	Obesity	Underweight	Total	value
Neutral	1204	538	224	34	2010	—
Qi_Deficient	723	278	103	49	1153	<0.001
Yang_Deficient	634	169	54	45	902	<0.001
Yin_Deficient	210	81	32	7	330	0.621
Phlegm_Dampness	143	99	55	5	302	<0.001
Damp_Heat	76	30	17	1	124	0.385
Blood_Stasis	44	20	9	1	74	0.992
Qi_Stagnation	31	13	8	1	53	0.832
Special	49	25	8	3	85	0.511

Note. TCM: traditional Chinese medicine.