Correlation between acne and Northwest dryness syndrome in Xinjiang autonomous region of China

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  • Hepatopathy Department, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Chinese Medicine Hospital;Chinese Medical Department, Xinjiang Urumqi Petrochemical Hospital;Research Department, National Clinical Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine;Chinese Medical Department, Armed Police Corps Headquarters Hospital;Traditional Chinese Medicine Institute, Xinjiang Medical University;

Accepted date: 2013-12-15

  Online published: 2013-12-15

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the correlation between acne and Northwest dryness syndrome in the Xinjiang region to provide an epidemiological foundation for the prevention and treatment of acne in the region. METHODS: The correlations among acne, clinical syndromes of Northwest dryness syndrome, and Northwest dryness syndrome were evaluated using the syndrome fitness index and canonical correlation analysis. RESULTS: The acne group had a Northwest dryness syndrome rate of 24.13%, and the control group 10.34%(χ2=7.733, P 0.05). The first canonical correlation coefficient was 0.5656(P

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Yan Wang, Xiaozhong Wang, Haiyan Yuan, Jing Jing, Huaike Chen, Xiaohong Ren, Lili Zhang, Huitian Zhang, Mingxin Zhou . Correlation between acne and Northwest dryness syndrome in Xinjiang autonomous region of China[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2013 , 33(06) : 761 -765 . DOI: 10.1016/s0254-6272(14)60009-1

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