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Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine ›› 2013, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (05): 647-650.DOI: 10.1016/s0254-6272(14)60036-4

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Biological indicators of sub-optimal health status

Limin Wang, Xin Zhao, Jiaxu Chen, Xiaoling Guo, Xin Liang, Danhui Yi, Huating Cui, Yueyun Liu   

  1. School of Preclinical Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine;Department of BasicTheory in Chinese Medicine, Henan University of Tra-ditional Chinese Medicine;School of Statistics, Renmin University of China;
  • Accepted:2013-10-15 Online:2013-10-15 Published:2013-10-15

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Abstract: OBJECTIVE:To investigate biological indicators of sub-optimal health status and provide means of objective assessment of sub-optimal health status.METHODS:We set the unified standards for diagnosing a SHS.We tested various laboratory indicators in 407 cases that we selected randomly from2807 subjects and collected 15 mL of fasting venous blood from each case.We measured serum immunoglobulin A(IgA)and immunoglobulin G(IgG)concentrations,serum beta endorphins(β-EP),cortisol(C),testosterone(T),plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone(ACTH)and serum T lymphocyte subsets CD3+and CD4+.RESULTS:Mean serum testosterone concentrations and their ratio to cortisol(C)concentrations weresignificantly higher in the healthy group than in those with sub-optimal health status(P

Key words: Testosterone, Hydrocortisone, Sub-optimal health status, Biological indicator

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Limin Wang, Xin Zhao, Jiaxu Chen, Xiaoling Guo, Xin Liang, Danhui Yi, Huating Cui, Yueyun Liu. Biological indicators of sub-optimal health status[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2013, 33(05): 647-650.