Comparative Analysis of Tongue Indices between Patients with and without a Self-Reported Yin Deficiency: A Cross-Sectional Studyopen access
- Authors
- Kim, Su-Ryun; Choi, Woojin; Yeo, Inkwon; Nam, Dong-Hyun
- Issue Date
- May-2017
- Publisher
- Hindawi Limited
- Citation
- Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, v.2017
- Journal Title
- Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Volume
- 2017
- URI
- https://scholarworks.sookmyung.ac.kr/handle/2020.sw.sookmyung/8538
- DOI
- 10.1155/2017/1279052
- ISSN
- 1741-427X
1741-4288
- Abstract
- We investigated the hypothesis that Yin-deficient patients have a reddened tongue with less coating. We screened 189 participants aged 20 to 49 years, complaining of headache. To classify patients in terms of Yin deficiency, we used two self-reporting Yin-deficiency questionnaires (Yin-Deficiency Questionnaire and Yin-Deficiency Scale) and diagnosis by a doctor. Based on the tests, a total of 33 subjects were assigned to a Yin-deficient group and 33 subjects were assigned to a nondeficient control group. Tongue images were acquired using a computerized tongue diagnostic system, for evaluating tongue indices. The tongue coating percentage and tongue redness were calculated as the mean a value of both the whole tongue area (WT a) and the tongue body area (TB a). The tongue coating percentage of the Yin-deficient group (34.79 ± 10.76) was lower than that of the nondeficient group (44.13 ± 14.08). The WT a value of the Yin-deficient group (19.39 ± 1.52) was significantly higher than that of the nondeficient group (18.21 ± 2.06). However, the difference in the TB a value between the two groups was not significant. In conclusion, we verified that Yin-deficient patients had less tongue coating and tended to have a more reddish tongue than nondeficient patients. © 2017 Su-Ryun Kim et al.
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