Determining the possible association between the selected diseases conditions of patienets visiting NIS OPD with their Yakkai Ilakkanam somatotypes Naadi and Manikkadai Nool examination through a cross sectional study

BACKGROUND Siddha is believed to be one of India oldest systems of medicine which is based on a combination of ancient  medicinal practices and spiritual disciplines Siddha literature named Sikicha rathina deepam explains about the risk of occurece of specific diseases in subjects with specific Yakkai through a validated questionnaire  this study might be helpful in standardizing the diagnosis of the subjects in an siddha opd using the somatotypes  naadi and manikkadai nool which does not require any prior preparation that can be done at any time OBJECTIVES To determine the possible association between their clinical condition of the participants and their yakkai ilakkanam somatotypes naadi and manikadai nool who report at NIS OPD STUDY TYPE an observational study STUDY DESIGN A cross sectional study STUDY PLACE Outpatient department Ayothidoss Pandithar Hospital National Institute of siddha chennai 47 SAMPLE SIZE 15 STUDY PERIOD 18 months OUTCOME OF THE STUDY Association between particular yakkai ilakkanam and siddha diagnostic parameters in terms of correlation and coefficient value