Analysis of the distribution and influencing factors of traditional Chinese medicine constitution among workers in an electromagnetic radiation environment

Xiao Jingjing; He Dongchu; Sun Junyang; Li Ying; Zhang Mengyun; Wu Wei; Ding Xiaojuan

doi:10.11986/j.issn.1673-873X.2024.07.01

Abstract：Objective To investigate the distribution and influencing factors of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)constitu-tion among workers in electromagnetic radiation environments,aiming to provide a basis for all kinds of constitution to pre-dict the occurrence and protection of radiation damage.Methods A total of 307 workers stationed in electromagnetic radia-tion environments were selected as research participants using cluster sampling.Their general conditions,medical histories,and living habits were surveyed.The TCM constitution of the participants was identified using the TCM Constitution Scale and the TCM Constitution Classification and Determination standards.Univariate analysis and logistic regression multivari-ate analysis were used to explore the impact of age,marital status,body type,medical history,and electromagnetic radia-tion exposure on the TCM constitution distribution of the participants.Results Among the participants,there were 158 with a normal constitution,accounting for 51.5％,and 149 with a biased constitution,accounting for 48.5％.Among those with a biased constitution,the proportions of yin-deficiency,qi-deficiency,phlegm-dampness,and damp-heat consti-tutions remain high.Univariate analysis showed significant differences in age,marital status,body type,medical history,and electromagnetic radiation exposure among participants with different constitutions(P＜0.05).Logistic regression anal-ysis found that electromagnetic radiation exposure(OR=2.320)and medical history(OR=3.182)were risk factors for a biased constitution among the participants(P＜0.05).When the participants were grouped according to the presence or ab-sence of electromagnetic radiation exposure,it was found that the proportion of participants with a normal constitution in the exposed group was significantly lower than in the non-exposed group,and the proportion of participants with a biased consti-tution was significantly higher in the exposed group(P＜0.05).Among the participants with a biased constitution in the ex-posed group,the proportions of yin-deficiency,qi-deficiency,and damp-heat constitutions were significantly higher than in the non-exposed group(P＜0.05).Conclusion Electromagnetic radiation exposure and medical history are the main risk factors affecting the biased constitution of workers stationed in electromagnetic radiation environments,with a propensity for yin-deficiency,qi-deficiency,and damp-heat constitutions in such environments.Therefore,based on the preventive treat-ment concept,advocating prevention before disease onset and using methods to clear heat and remove dampness,and to ton-ify qi and nourish yin to adjust the constitution can prevent the occurrence of radiation damage.