Table 2.
Sasang type-specific clinical features with perspiration
| References | Amount of sweat | Feeling after sweat | Pathological features of sweat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kim K et al (2010)20 | Overall: excessive [TE > SY > SE‡ (39.7%, 28%, 14.5%)]; 20s: excessive [TE > SY > SE‡ (38.1%, 24.6%, 7.8%)]; 60s: N.S. |
N.S. | n.a. |
| Choi JY et al (2002)22 | Excessive [TE > SE, SY > SE‡ (TE:45.1%, SY:40.4%, SE:17.8%)], less [SE > SY, SE > TE‡ (SE:46.7%, SY:30.3%, TE:23.3%)] | Fresh [TE > SE, SY > SE‡ (TE:37.2%, SY:43.8%. SE:20.0%)], fatigue [SE > TE, SE > SY‡ (SE:43.7%, TE:24.5%, SY:21.3%)] | Sweats less overall but gets cold sweats in poor condition, then the physical condition gets worse [SE, SY, TE, TY* (SE:32.7%, SY:20.8%, TE:16.4%, TY:12.5%)]; feels hot overall, sweats more than others, and sweats at night when in poor health [SY, TE, SE, TY* (SY:24.8%, TE:18.4%, SE:10.3%, TY:0%)] |
| Kim HJ et al (2009)24 | Excessive [TE > non-TE‡ (TE:36.4%, SY:25.0%, SE:15.5%)], moderate [SY > non-SY‡ (SY:35.4%, SE:32.5%, TE:28.4%)], less [SE > non-SE‡ (SE:40.4%, SY:29.7%, TE:28.6%)] | Fresh [TE > non-TE‡ (TE:47.2%, SY:36.8%, SE:25.1%)], fatigue [SE > non-SE‡ (SE:41.1%, SY:29.4%, TE:21.4%)] | Sweats when having a meal (TE > non-TE‡) |
| Jang ES et al (2009)26 | n.a. | n.a. | SF-36 [difference between normal and abnormal sweating (SE > non-SE)] |
| Shin SW et al (2013)27 | Excessive [TE, SY, SE‡ (60.9%, 52.3%, 34.5%)], less [SE, SY, TE‡ (65.5%, 47.7%, 39.1%)] |
n.a. | n.a. |
| Kwon JH et al (2013)29 | Excessive [TE > SY, TE > SE‡ (TE:42%, SY:34.6%, SE:23.5%)], moderate [SE > TE, SE > SY‡ (SE:47.8%, TE:34.8%, SY:17.4%)], less [SY > SE, SY > TE‡ (SY:55.0%, SE:25.0%, TE:20%)] | n.a. | n.a. |
| Baek YH et al (2009)31 | Excessive [TE > SY > SE‡ (39.6%, 25.5%, 14.1%)], less [SE > SY > TE‡ (45.1%, 27.3%, 19.3%)] | Fresh [TE > SY > SE‡ (49.8%, 37.5%, 24.1%)], fatigue [SE > SY > TE‡ (45.6%, 31.4%, 22.1%)] | Sweats during meals [TE > SY > SE† (TE:24.4%, SY:19.9%, SE:13.5%)] |
| Jang ES et al (2007)32 | Excessive [TE > SY, TE > SE‡ (TE:40.8%, SY:28.1%, SE:13.5%)], moderate [SY, TE, SE‡ (SY:43.8%, TE:36.1%, SE:32.3%)], less [SE > SY, SE > TE‡ (SE:44.8%, SY:21.9%, TE:14.7%)] | Refreshed [TE > SY > SE‡ (36.7%, 33.9%, 14.6%), fatigue [SE > TE > SY‡ (SE:37.1%, TE:22.0%, SY:16.1%)] | n.a. |
| Kim YY et al (2011)34 | n.a. | n.a. | Symptomatic involvement in perspiration during physical exhaustion [TE > non-TE‡ (TE:16.5%, SY:9.9%, SE:8.5%)] |
| Park HJ et al (2006)35 | Less (SY + SE > TY + TE) | Not fresh (SY + SE > TY + TE) | Sweats at night (TY + TE > SY + SE), breaks out in a cold sweat during physical exhaustion (SY + SE > TY + TE), sweats during meals (TY + TE > SY + SE) |
| Lee SK et al (1996)39 | Excessive (TE > SY, TE > SE‡), less (SE > TE, SE > SY‡) | n.a. | n.a. |
| Choi JY, (2004)40 | Excessive (TE > SE, SY > SE) | Fresh (TE > SE, SY > SE) | Sweats during meals (TE > SE, SY > SE), sweats at night (TE > SE, SY > SE), breaks out in a cold sweat during physical exhaustion (SE > TE, SE > SY) |
| Jung SO et al (2009)41 | A lot [TE > SY, TE > SE* (TE:69.6%, SY:26.1%, SE:18.9%)]; not a lot [SE > SY, SE > TE* (SE:56.6%, SY:30.4%, TE:13%)]; skin humidity variation (after forced perspiration – before forced perspiration): TE > SE, TE > SY† |
Refreshed [TE > SY, TE > SE* (TE:69.6%, SY:26.1%, SE:18.9%)], tired [SE > SY, SE > TE* (SE:56.6%, SY:30.4%, TE:13%)], not really tired [SY > SE, SY > TE* (SY:43.5%, SE:24.5%, TE:17.4%)], refreshed after sweating when feeling unwell [TE > SY, TE > SE* (TE:60.9%, SY:34.8%, SE:17.0%)] |
Experiences more cold sweats when the sickness worsens, although normally does not perspire a lot [SE > TE* (SE:45.3%, SY:30.4%, TE:8.7%)] |
| Kim YM et al (2014)42 | Perspiration on forehead after induced perspiration (TE > SE*) | n.a. | n.a. |
| Pham DD et al (2015)54 | Local sweat rate at chest and back after 7 and 5 min of exercise, male (TE > SY, TE > SE, respectively); local sweat rate at chest and back after 5 and 6 min of exercise, female (TE > SY, TE > SE, respectively); whole-body sweat rate after 1 min of exercise, female (TE > SE), whole-body sweat rate in the middle stage of exercise, female (TE > SY, TE > SE) |
n.a. | n.a. |
*
p < 0.01
†
p < 0.05
‡
p < 0.001
n.a., not available; N.S., not significant; SE, So-Eum; SF-36, 36-Item Short Form Health Survey; SY, So-Yang; TE, Tae-Eum; TY, Tae-Yang.