CM vs WM

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Interesting study

 

Department of Social Medicine, National Yang-Ming Medical College, Taipei,

R.O.C.

 

A community-based preventive medicine project was carried out by the Yang-Ming

Crusade, organized by more than 180 students of National Yang-Ming Medical

College, in July 1989. All of the registered residents over 40 years old of 13

villages (from 8 towns) were chosen for the study population. Their blood

pressure, urine sugar, urine protein, high and weight were taken by the

crusaders through door by door interviews. The screening positive cases were

referred to the local Group Practice Center for confirm diagnosis and follow-up

treatment. Among 7598 study population. 5088 (67%) were interviewed including

male 48.9% and female 51.0%. About one third of the interviewee were in 50-59

age group. 762 hypertensive cases out of 3462 interviewee with blood pressure

taken were found. The prevalence of hypertension was 21.0%. 334 diabetes cases

out of 4713 interviewee with urine sugar taken were found. The prevalence of

diabetes was 7.1%. Among 762 hypertensive cases, 560 (77.1%) were

self-recognized and treated with the following methods: modern medicine 79.2%,

traditional medicine 8.7%, drug stores 6.4%, and herbs 2.8%. Among 334 diabetes

cases, 203 (60.8%) were self-recognized and only 171 (51.2%) were treated with

the following methods: modern medicine 79.5%, traditional medicine 8.2%, drug

stores 3.5%, and herbs 4.1%. Univariate analysis on hypertension showed that

age, ethnicity, obesity, diabetes, hypertension history of mother, and

hypertension history of siblings were significant variables. All of the above 6

variables were significant in multiple logistic regression analysis. Univariate

analysis on diabetes showed that age, ethnicity, obesity, hypertension, diabetes

history of father, diabetes history of mother, and diabetes history of siblings

were significant variables. However only 4 variables, age, hypertension,

diabetes history of mother, and diabetes history of siblings, were significant

in multiple logistic regression analysis.

 

PMID: 2178042 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Alon Marcus

Chinese Medicine

Sunday, March 04, 2007 8:40 AM

Re: Wisemanese

 

 

He has a fairly fierce rebuttal to a lot of

> Wiseman's linguistic behaviours floating around on the internet.

>>>>>>>>>

Hugo

were can you find these

 

 

 

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Chinese Medicine

Saturday, March 03, 2007 6:50 PM

Re: Wisemanese

 

Hugo,

A majority of the glossaries in English language texts other

than those using Wiseman terminology are woefully inadequate. It is

only common sense to realize that a great amount of detail is lost by

reducing zheng jia ji ju/concretions, conglomerations accumulations

and gatherings to " abdominal masses " . Each of these is a technical

term that aids in a specfic diagnosis, and to lose that detail

obscures the ability to diagnose and treat specific conditions and

patterns.

 

On Mar 3, 2007, at 8:29 AM, Hugo Ramiro wrote:

 

> Hi Henry. Maccioca even suggests shortening it all down to

> " abdominal masses " . He has a fairly fierce rebuttal to a lot of

> Wiseman's linguistic behaviours floating around on the internet.

> What it really comes down to is a choice made on the part of the

> author / translator as to the tone of the text, and as has been

> repeated by many people, if there is at the minimum a glossary with

> the original chinese terms, this can keep the " problems " to a

> minimum. That last comment is meant more generally, not so much

> directed at you, Henry.