Traditional Chinese medicine body constitution and sleep quality.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

To investigate the relationships between Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) body constitution and sleep quality in a large population-based cohort.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included 8517 participants from the WELL China cohort. We used the Wang Qi Nine Body Constitution Questionnaire (WQ-9BC) to assess TCM body constitution and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) to assess sleep quality. We used multivariable logistic regression analyses to estimate odds ratios (ORs) for the association between body constitution and poor sleep quality (PSQI score > 5), adjusting for demographics, lifestyle factors, and comorbidities.

Results

Compared with a balanced body constitution (1898; 22%), individuals with an unbalanced constitution had a 2.6-fo

SUBMITTER: Gao P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12596127 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature