Correlation between tongue manifestations and glucose, total cholesterol, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients with acute cerebral infarction

ObjectiveTo analyze the association between tongue manifestations and the levels of glucose (GLU), total cholesterol (TCH), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in subjects with acute cerebral infarction.MethodsHospitalized patients with first unilateral cerebral infarction in the Neurological Department of Xuanwu Hospital were included and the correlation between tongue fur color, fur nature, and the levels of GLU, TCH, HDL-C were analyzed.ResultsHDL level in the thin fur group was higher than that in the thick fur group (P=0.02). The difference in the levels of GLU, TCH, and HDL-C among the groups was significant (P<0.05), classified in terms of slippery, moist, and dry fur. Further comparison between the groups by Student-Newman-Keuls test showed that GLU level in the dry fur group was the highest. Moreover, the TCH level in the slippery fur group was higher than the other two groups.ConclusionA correlation between tongue manifestations and GLU, TCH, HDL-C was identified in the patients with acute cerebral infarction.