Exploration on essence of spleen-kidney deficiency in middle-aged patients / 中国中西医结合杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the essence of Spleen-Kidney Deficiency in middle-aged patients.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Investigation was carried out in 773 cases of 50-69 years old to assay 34 parameters in them, including blood lipid, oxidation and anti-oxidation related substance, sex hormone, liver and renal function, immune function, blood routine, blood pressure and lung vital capacity, etc.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Spleen Deficiency Syndrome is closely related with lipid metabolism disorder; Kidney-Qi Deficiency Syndrome is closely related with hypoimmune function; Kidney-Yin Deficiency Syndrome is closely related with lipid metabolism disorder and hypertension, and Kidney Yang Deficiency is closely related with weakness of anti-oxidation capacity, hypoimmunity, the internal environment disorder of sex hormone and aging, manifested as multiple functions abating.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Spleen Deficiency, Kidney-Qi Deficiency and Kidney Yang Deficiency are different layers of a gradually developed and aggravated pathological process, but Kidney-Yin Deficiency could not be listed into this layer.</p>