In the female osteoarthritis patients, the serum testosterone level had negative correlation with the ISOA, the severe degree score of the X-ray manifestation and the symptomatic score of TCM.

The distributions of the three in different age groups were the same ( P >0.25), but the last two had higher dioptry ( P< 0.05), and higher morbidity of macular disorders ( P< 0. 005 ).

Objective to discuss the relation between systemic sclerosis (PSS) and deficiency of kidney-Yang by checking the patients' hormones of adrenal gland axis and analyzing their clinical symptoms.