Table 2.
Digestive function and disease of Sasang typology.
| References | Status of the digestive function |
|---|---|
| Baek et al. (2004)14 | Indigestion due to cold or fatty foods (SE > TE *), indigestion since childhood (SE > TE, TY > TE †), digestive upset (SE > TE †), nervousness-induced indigestion (SE > TE, SE > SY †) |
| Park et al. (2006)23 | Eupepsia [TY + TE > SY + SE (p < 0.1)] |
| Baek et al. (2009)13 | Dyspepsia (SE > TE *), eupepsia (TE > SY, TE > SE *) |
| Ham et al. (2004)26 | Dyspepsia (SE > SY, SE > TE *), eupepsia (TE > SY, TE > SE *), bloating and stomachache (SE > SY, SE > TE *) |
| Kim et al. (2010)27 | Eupepsia (SY > TE > SE †) |
| Kim (1996)28 | Vomiting (TE > SY, TE > SE *) |
| Kim and Kim (1999)29 | Stomach ache (SE > SY, SE > TE *) |
| Lee and Kim (2002)30 | Indigestion and nervousness (SE > SY, SE > TE *) |
| Choi et al. (2010)31 | Digestive enzymes: lipase (n.s.), amylase (SE > TE †) |
| Lee et al. (1996)32 | Dyspepsia (SE > SY, SE > TE *), eupepsia (TE > SY, TE > SE *) |
| Lee et al. (2004)33 | Digestive upset or stomach ache [SE, SY, TE (20%, 6.7%, 3.3%)], eupepsia [SY, TE, SE (36.7%, 26.8%, 10%)] |
| References | Prevalence of the digestive disease |
| Baek (2004)39 | FD total [SE, TE, SY (48%, 27%, 25%)], male [SE, TE, SY (40%, 40%, 20%)], female [SE, TE, SY (52.3%, 20%, 27.7%)]. The SE type has more digestive problem than the normal group |
| Lee and Sul (2000)34 | Gastritis [SE, TE, SY (19, 6, 2)], peptic ulcer [SE, TE, SY (7, 3, 0)], gastroptosis [SE, TE, SY (17, 0, 3)], gastric malformation [SE, TE, SY (2, 1, 0)], Helicobacter pylori [SE, TE, SY (21, 12, 6)], the SE type has more gastric disease (SE > TE, SE > SY *) |
| Lee et al. (2004)35 | Dyspepsia [SE, TE, SY (37, 32, 31)], GI symptom score (n.s.), gastritis [TE, SE, SY (29, 26, 24)], gastric ulcer [SE, TE, SY (7, 3, 3)] |
| Lee et al. (1996)32 | Gastric disorder [TE, SE, SY (33, 14, 6)], superficial gastritis [TE, SE, SY (21, 8, 4)] |
| Lee et al. (2004)36 | Degree of gastritis (n.s.), degree of gastritis (male > female †), type of gastritis (n.s.), GI symptom (n.s.), GI symptom (female > male †) |
| Kim and Kim (2004)45 | Dyspepsia [TE, SY, SE (53, 10, 4)], dyspepsia prevalence [SY, TE, SE (83.3%, 52.0%, 26.8%)] |
| Kim et al. (2002)37 | Gastritis prevalence [TE, SY, SE (43.9%, 52.2%, 57.9%)] |
| Kwon et al. (1994)56 | Gastric disease prevalence (SE > SY, SE > TE †) |
| Shin et al. (2010)43 | GSRS (n.s.) |
| Hong et al. (2011)57 | Dyspepsia (SY > TE, SY > SE ‡) |
| Lee et al. (1999)40 | FGID [SE, non-SE (15, 12)], other somatoform disorder [SE, non-SE (16, 12)] |
| Lee et al. (2006)38 | Gastric polyp (TE > SY, TE > SE †), gastritis (TE > SY, TE > SE †), peptic ulcer (n.s.), Helicobacter pylori (n.s.) |
* p < 0.05.
† p < 0.01.
‡ p < 0.001.
FD, functional dyspepsia; FGID, functional gastrointestinal disorder; GI, gastrointestinal; GSRS, gastrointestinal symptom rating scale; n.s., nonspecific differences with Sasang types; SE, So-Eum; SY, So-Yang; TE, Tae-Eum; TY, Tae-Yang.