Research Article

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

Table 4

Factor loading matrix of correspondence analysis.

VariableDimension 1Dimension 2

Constitution types
 Gentleness type
 Qi-deficiency type
 Yang-deficiency type
 Yin-deficiency type
 Phlegm-dampness type
 Dampness-heat type
 Blood-stasis type
 Qi-depression type
 Special diathesis type
Chronic diseases
 Hypertension
 Hyperlipidemia
 Diabetes mellitus
 Heart disease
 Obesity