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A Systematic Review on Sasang Constitutional Type-Associated Susceptibility to Disorders in Korea.
Lee, Hyun-Yong; Lee, Woo-Jin; Kim, Hae-Won; Jang, Eun-Su; Ahn, Yo-Chan; Ku, Bon-Cho; Kang, Weechang; Lee, Si-Woo; Son, Chang-Gue.
Affiliation
  • Lee HY; 1 College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University , Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
  • Lee WJ; 1 College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University , Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
  • Kim HW; 1 College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University , Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
  • Jang ES; 1 College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University , Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
  • Ahn YC; 2 Department of Health Service Management, Daejeon University , Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
  • Ku BC; 3 KM Fundamental Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine , Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
  • Kang W; 4 Department of Statistics, Daejeon University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
  • Lee SW; 5 Mibyeong Research Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine , Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
  • Son CG; 1 College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University , Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
J Altern Complement Med ; 22(12): 950-956, 2016 Dec.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27754711
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/

OBJECTIVE:

Sasang constitutional medicine is a component of traditional Korean medicine that classifies individuals into four Sasang constitutional types (SCTs) by their physical and psychological traits. Each SCT is known to show different susceptibilities to disorders. This systematic review investigated the effect of SCT as a risk factor for various disorders.

METHODS:

A systematic literature survey was conducted by searching seven databases for all articles on the prevalence rates of disorders according to SCT and sex.

RESULTS:

From 14,272 relevant articles, 15 studies (13 disorders) were ultimately identified to verify different prevalence rates by SCT. Of the 13 disorders, 6 (prehypertension, general obesity, abdominal obesity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, and irritable bowel syndrome [IBS]) had a significantly different prevalence by SCT. Metabolic syndrome and its associated disorders showed the highest prevalence in Taeumin-type individuals, whereas IBS was most prevalent in Soeumin-type individuals. In general, these findings were consistent with the results obtained in an analysis of male and female participants.

CONCLUSIONS:

This study revealed that susceptibility to disorders was affected by SCT to some extent. Further studies are needed to determine the concrete features of SCT-related susceptibility, which may be helpful in preventive medicine with Sasang constitutional practice.
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Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Metabolic Syndrome / Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Disease Susceptibility / Medicine, Korean Traditional Type of study: Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Systematic_reviews Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: J Altern Complement Med Year: 2016 Type: Article
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Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Metabolic Syndrome / Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Disease Susceptibility / Medicine, Korean Traditional Type of study: Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Systematic_reviews Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: J Altern Complement Med Year: 2016 Type: Article