Can the Sasang Constitutional Type Trait Act as an Independent Risk Factor for Dyslipidemia?

Sasang constitution may act as a risk factor for prehypertension

BACKGROUND Prehypertension (pre-HTN), similar to hypertension, has been associated with an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to determine whether the Sasang constitution (SC) types could also be independent risk factors for pre-HTN. METHODS A total of 2,806 eligible subjects, older than 20 years old from 25 medical clinics, participated. Clinical data, includi...

The Sasang Constitution as an Independent Risk Factor for Metabolic Syndrome: Propensity Matching Analysis

THE SASANG CONSTITUTIONAL MEDICINE IS A TRADITIONAL KOREAN CUSTOMIZED MEDICINE THAT CLASSIFIES PEOPLE INTO FOUR TYPES: Tae-eumin (TE), Soyangin (SY), Soeumin (SE), and Taeyangin. The aim of this study was to show whether the Sasang Constitution (SC) could be an independent risk factor for the metabolic syndrome (MS). Totally, 3,334 subjects from 24 Korean medicine clinics participated in this s...

Association of Sasang Constitutional Type with Sarcopenia

Sasang constitutional medicine (SCM) is a unique Korean traditional medicine that classifies human beings as four distinct types named Sasang constitutional types (SCTs), based on physiologic, physical, and psychological traits. Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that specific constitutional types are associated with chronic diseases, but no study has investigated the relationship between S...

obesity as an independent risk factor for the development of microalbuminuria

Predicting type 2 diabetes using Sasang constitutional medicine

AIMS/INTRODUCTION Sasang constitutional medicine (SCM) has existed in traditional Korean medicine for more than 100 years. SCM consists of four different types: So-Eum (SE), So-Yang (SY), Tae-Eum (TE) and Tae-Yang (TY). It is of great importance that the Sasang constitution type (SCT) be evaluated accurately and recognized by medical communities. MATERIALS AND METHODS From the Ansung-Ansan pr...