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## Objective We determined the distribution of constitutional types of high-normal blood pressure in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and provided evidence for the prevention of high-normal blood pressure and hypertension. ## Methods Eight digital databases were searched from January 2011 to November 2022, including PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, EBSCOhost, CNKI, CBM, Wangfang, and CQVIP. We performed a meta-analysis with the random-effects model or fixed-effects model to describe the distribution of constitutional types of high-normal blood pressure in TCM. The studies were assessed based on heterogeneity testing and the potential for publication bias. The meta-analysis was performed on Stata software 15.0. ## Results A total of 17 studies with 8118 participants were included in this meta-analysis. The proportion of the biased constitution (82.3%; 95% CI: 75.6%–89.1%, __p__ < 0.001) was higher than the balanced constitution (17.3%; 95% CI: 10.7–23.8%, __p__ < 0.001). Phlegm-dampness constitution, __Yin__-deficiency constitution, and damp-heat constitution accounted for 16.0% (95%CI: 10.5–21.5%, __p__ < 0.001), 14.8% (95% CI: 11.0–18.6%, __p__ < 0.001), 11.3% (95% CI: 8.0–14.5%,

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Author

Ting-yu Mu; Qian-yin Zhu; Ling-shan Chen; Die Dong; Jia-yi Xu; Ri-xiang Xu; Cui-zhen Shen

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Physical Sciences)