Table 3 Incidence of CINV among breast cancer patients with different TCM constitutions
Constitution type | n (n = 510) | CINV [n (%)] | |
|---|---|---|---|
Grace 0-II (n = 236) | Grade III-IV (n = 264) | ||
Gentleness | 77 | 37 (48.1) | 40 (51.9) |
Qi-deficiency | 83 | 38 (45.8) | 45 (54.2) |
Yin-deficiency | 58 | 27 (43.8) | 21 (36.2) |
Wetness-heat | 22 | 8 (36.4) | 14 (63.6) |
Qi-depression | 146 | 66 (45.2) | 80 (54.8) |
Yang-deficiency | 66 | 32 (48.5) | 34 (51.5) |
Blood-stasis | 34 | 18 (52.9) | 16 (47.1) |
Phlegm-wetness | 20 | 10 (50) | 10 (50) |
Special diathesis | 4 | 0 (0) | 4 (100) |