Association between Nine Types of TCM Constitution and Five Chronic Diseases: A Correspondence Analysis Based on a Sample of 2,660 Participants

<div>Correspondence analysis biplot of TCM constitution types and five chronic diseases. ○: TCM constitution types, 1: gentleness type, 2: qi-deficiency type, 3: yang-deficiency type, 4: yin-deficiency type, 5: phlegm-dampness type, 6: dampness-heat type, 7: blood-stasis type, 8: qi-depression type, and 9: special diathesis type; ▲: chronic diseases, A: hypertension, B: hyperlipidemia, C: diabetes mellitus, D: heart disease, and E: obesity.</div>

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

fig1

Figure 1

Figure 1: Association between Nine Types of TCM Constitution and Five Chronic Diseases: A Correspondence Analysis Based on a Sample of 2,660 Participants 

Figure 1 | Association between Nine Types of TCM Constitution and Five Chronic Diseases: A Correspondence Analysis Based on a Sample of 2,660 Participants 