[Preliminary study of aging and the senility index in traditional Chinese medicine].

According to the senile theory of TCM and the experience of the old generation, the authors chose 14 items which could represent the body's senility level. These items were graded. The total grade of these items were named "Senility Index of TCM" (SITCM). The age calculated from the regression equation of SITCM and age were named "Age of TCM", and the authors tried to estimate the body's senility level with it. According to the correlation analysis: with the rising of SITCM, lipid peroxide and viscosity of blood increase, function of heart, lung, brain decline and ATPase of RBC reduce, etc.