Potential Association of Body Constitution with the Prognosis of IgA Nephropathy: A Long-Time Follow-Up of 203 Cases in China

Table 1

Distribution of BC in IgA nephropathy group and the control group.

Characteristics	IgA nephropathy group (n=203)	the control group (n=64)	P values
Age (years)	40.1±11.6	42.4±18.4	0.352
Male (n (%))	111 (54.7)	34 (53.1)	0.828
Gentleness BC (n (%))	32(15.8)	18(28.1)	0.027
Yang-deficiency BC (n (%))	97(47.8)	23(35.9)	0.097
Yin-deficiency BC (n (%))	80(39.4)	23(35.9)	0.619
Qi-deficiency BC (n (%))	114(56.2)	24(37.5)	0.009
Phlegm-dampness BC (n (%))	90(44.3)	19(29.7)	0.038
Dampness-heat BC (n (%))	93(45.8)	16(25.0)	0.003
Blood-stasis BC (n (%))	64(31.5)	12(18.8)	0.048
Qi-depression BC (n (%))	41(20.2)	10(15.6)	0.417
Special diathesis BC (n (%))	80(39.4)	15(23.4)	0.020
No BC (n (%))	4(2.0)	2(3.1)	0.587