Table 1.
General characteristics according to the SC before and after propensity matching.
| Variables | Before matching | After matching | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE type | TE type | SY type | P | SE type | TE type | SY type | P | |
| Numbers | 865 | 1337 | 1132 | 294 | 294 | 294 | ||
| Height (cm) | 161.7 ± 8.1 | 162.5 ± 8.6 | 161.2 ± 8.4 | <0.001c | 161.9 ± 8.3 | 162 ± 8.3 | 160.8 ± 8.9 | 0.185 |
| Weight (kg) | 55.9 ± 8.6 | 67.5 ± 11.1 | 59.7 ± 9.5 | <0.001a,b,c | 59.9 ± 8.9 | 60 ± 8.7 | 59.2 ± 9 | 0.448 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.3 ± 2.5 | 25.5 ± 3.1 | 22.9 ± 2.7 | <0.001a,b,c | 22.8 ± 2.4 | 22.8 ± 2.5 | 22.8 ± 2.5 | 0.989 |
| Age (yrs) | 46.6 ± 14.7 | 51.3 ± 14.7 | 49.3 ± 14 | <0.001a,b,c | 49.8 ± 13.4 | 49.1 ± 16.1 | 49.6 ± 14 | 0.848 |
Data shown are the mean ± SD or numbers. aSoeumin and Soyangin differ significantly, bSoeumin and Tae-eumin differ significantly, and cSoyangin and Tae-eumin differ significantly.
SC: Sasang Constitution; TE: Tae-eumin; SE: Soeumin; SY: Soyangin; BMI: body mass index.