Research Article
Association between Albuminuria and Different Body Constitution in Type 2 Diabetes Patients: Taichung Diabetic Body Constitution Study
Table 2
Prevalence of albuminuria in patients with T2DM according to body constitution.
| BC | Albuminuria | Nonalbuminuria | Total | value | () | () | () | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| Yang deficiency | | | | | Yes | 56 (56.57) | 43 (43.43) | 99 (100) | <0.01 | No | 307 (41.10) | 440 (58.90) | 747 (100) | Phlegm stasis | | | | | Yes | 63 (56.25) | 49 (43.75) | 112 (100) | <0.01 | No | 300 (40.87) | 434 (59.13) | 734 (100) | Yin deficiency | | | | | Yes | 112 (48.28) | 120 (51.72) | 232 (100) | 0.05 | No | 251 (40.88) | 363 (59.12) | 614 (100) |
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BC: body constitution; DM: diabetes mellitus. . values were calculated using the two-sided chi-square test.
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