The Study Of TCM Constitution Of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis With Normal Thyroid Function And Related Indicators

ObjectiveTo survey the Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) body constitutions and thyroid hormones in patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and the normal thyroid function, and study the relationships between constitutions and hormones to provide the basis for preventing and treating Hashimoto’s thyroiditis with TCM.MethodsFrom August 2014 to February 2015 we investigated the constitutional types of 150 cases with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and normal thyroid functionfrom the Guangdong Provincial Hospital by the standard in Classification and Determination, of TCM Constitutions. The patients need to answer the question by their recent 1 year experience and feel. Finally, the processing is resulted by statistical methods.ResultsPatients with Qi deficiency (27.3%), Yangxu(20.0%) based, which accounted for 55.33% of virtual constitution, accounting for 34.67% of solid physique.Hashimoto’s thyroiditis patients with normal thyroid function in women, accounting for 90.7%. More common in young adult 20-59 years to more common, accounting for 62.67%. The male patients with Qi deficiency consitution, gentleness consitution, damp consitution, female patients with Qi deficiency consitution, yangxu consitution, qi-stagnation. Logistic correlation analysis in physical type and related factors, the age and positively associated with mild abnormalities TGAb into yang quality, age and mild abnormalities TGAb and TPOAb and negatively correlated with qi quality, BMI greater the risk of emergence of phlegm higher. ConclusionWith Qi deficiency and yangxu quality such as virtual constitution mainly for normal thyroid function in patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis’s major physical type. The incidence of women ae more than men. Male patients with Qi deficiency’s, gentleness’s, damp quality-based’s, female patients with Qi deficiency, yangxu, qi stagnation. Based on the the relevant connection of between yangxu and age and between BMI and phlegm, it can provide evidence of preventing and treating Hashimoto’s thyroiditis with the traditional Chinese medicine.