A Study of Clinical Characteristics of Female Patients with Cold Hypersensitivity on Hands and Feet

Abstract

Objectives: This study was aimed to research clinical characteristics of female patients with cold hypersensitivity on the hands and feet compared with non-cold hypersensitivity group. Methods: 134 women patients were collected from 6 Korean medicine hospitals, and divided into 2 groups(cold hypersensitivity group and non-cold hypersensitivity group). This survey was composed of 19 questions related to clinical symptoms of cold hypersensitivity. Results: We found out the differences between 2 groups in 10 questions among 19 questions in the survey results. (Body Type, Energy, Digestibility, Skin Type, Facial Complexion, Chill, Dry Mouth and Thirst, Preference between Coolness and Warmth, Thickness of Tongue Fur, Floating and Sinking of Pulse) Conclusions: From these results, Patients with cold hypersensitivity on hands and feet have relative clinical characteristics as follows. They are relatively weak and lethargic. They have dry skin and look more pale. They feel chill easily and have dry mouth and thirst. They prefer warmth and have indigestion more. They had more various infirm and ill clinical characteristics compared with the other group from the view of Korean medicine.

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negative effect on quality of life [9]. The study of 334 healthy subjects aged 50 years or elder in Japan showed that proportion of participants with increased sensitivity to cold widely ranged (6.1%-30.8% men, 14.3%-28.3% women) [12].In Eastern Asian populations CHHF occurs in 20%-52% of subjects [13][14][15], and ratio of men to women is 2:3 [16]. In Japan, this condition called "hiesho" is quite common involving over 60% of females, and in the latter stage of pregnancy "hiesho" manifests in about 40% of women, particularly in the advanced maternal age [17,18].

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“…In Eastern Asian populations CHHF occurs in 20%-52% of subjects [13][14][15], and ratio of men to women is 2:3 [16]. In Japan, this condition called "hiesho" is quite common involving over 60% of females, and in the latter stage of pregnancy "hiesho" manifests in about 40% of women, particularly in the advanced maternal age [17,18].…”