Table 2.
Biochemical parameters, biological processes and pathways that distinguish Prakriti types in males
| Distinguishing Parameters (Males) | Vata | Pitta | Kapha | ||
| Biochemical profiles | Lipid profile | Total Cholesterol* | - | NS | + |
| Triglycerides | - | - | + | ||
| VLDL | - | - | + | ||
| LDL* | - | + | + | ||
| HDL | + | NS | - | ||
| LDL/HDL ratio | - | - | + | ||
| LFT | GGPT | - | + | + | |
| SGPT* | - | NS | + | ||
| Prothrombin time | + | + | - | ||
| Hematological | Haemoglobin | - | + | - | |
| PCV | - | + | - | ||
| RBC count | - | + | NS | ||
| Prolactin | + | NS | - | ||
| Uric Acid | - | + | + | ||
| Zinc | - | NS | + | ||
| Biological processes | immune response | - | + | - | |
| regulation of enzyme activity | + | - | - | ||
| regulation of transferase activity | + | - | - | ||
| fibrinolysis | + | + | - | ||
| Biological Pathways | Environmental Information processing | Jak-STAT signaling pathway | - | + | - |
| Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction | - | + | - | ||
| Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) | + | - | - | ||
| Immune system | Type I diabetes mellitus | - | + | - | |
| Natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity | - | + | - | ||
| Antigen processing and presentation | - | + | - | ||
| B cell and T cell receptor signaling pathway | - | - | + | ||
| Toll-like receptor signaling pathway | - | + | + | ||
| Cell cycle | + | - | - | ||
| Sensory system | Taste and olfactory transduction | + | - | + | |