Research Article
A Meta-Analysis of the Association between Diabetes Mellitus and Traditional Chinese Medicine Constitution
Table 2
Meta-analysis of the proportion of other five constitutions in DM patients.
| Constitution | Studies | Participants | Proportion (%) | 95% CI | P | I2(%) |
| Yang-deficiency | 79 | 26025 | 8 | 7%–9% | <0.01 | 91 | Dampness-heat | 78 | 26209 | 7 | 6%–9% | <0.01 | 96 | Blood stasis | 83 | 27290 | 6 | 5%–7% | <0.01 | 90 | Qi stagnation | 73 | 24692 | 4 | 3%–5% | <0.01 | 90 | Inherited special | 62 | 21295 | 2 | 1%–2% | <0.01 | 76 |
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