[Distribution laws of Chinese medical syndrome types and analyses of risk factors in senile hypertension patients: a clinical study].

Objective: To explore the distribution laws of TCM syndrome types and to analyze the distribution of dynamic blood pressure curve, atherosclerosis, and age in senile hypertension patients.

Methods: Totally 1 131 senile hypertension patients were recruited from 7 provinces and municipal cities. Features of TCM syndromes, classification and distribution curves, and syndrome distribution laws were observed.

[Distribution features of Chinese medicine syndrome types in IgA nephropathy patients complicated with hypertension and analysis of its correlated factors].

Objective: To explore the distribution features of Chinese medicine syndrome types in immunoglobin A (IgA) nephropathy patients complicated with hypertension and its correlation with main prognostic indicators of hypertension classification and chronic kidney disease (CKD) staging, thus providing the diagnostic standards of Chinese medicine syndrome types and reliance for accurate syndrome differentiated medication.

Methods: By on-the-spot survey, the Chinese medicine syndrome and laboratory testing data of 154 IgA nephropathy patients complicated with hypertension confirmed by the pathology of kidneys were collected to analyze the distribution of Chinese medicine syndrome types, its correlation with hypertension classification and CKD staging.

Results: Asthenia was the most common syndrome in the 154 patients (146 cases, 94.