Table 1.
General characteristics of participants among the Sasang constitutional types.
| Variable | TE | SE | SY | P value | Post hoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 153 | 72 | 166 | ||
| Number of cases | |||||
| Age (yr) | 31.49 ± 6.84 | 32 ± 7.12 | 29.83 ± 6.63 | 0.0287 | |
| Height (cm) | 168.77 ± 8.7 | 164.48 ± 8.62 | 167.22 ± 8.6 | 0.0025 | TE > SE |
| Weight (kg) | 73.91 ± 12.08 | 54.53 ± 8.07 | 62.62 ± 10.04 | <0.0001 | TE > SY > SE |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.84 ± 2.97 | 20.06 ± 1.55 | 22.26 ± 2.02 | <0.0001 | TE > SY > SE |
| SBP | 109.61 ± 13.09 | 102.35 ± 11.89 | 104.52 ± 12.35 | <0.0001 | TE > SE, SY |
| DBP | 68.46 ± 9.27 | 63.79 ± 9.2 | 64.25 ± 8.31 | <0.0001 | TE > SE, SY |
| Waist | 88.58 ± 8 | 73.83 ± 5.46 | 78.33 ± 6.28 | <0.0001 | TE > SY > SE |
| Fasting insulin (uU/mL) | 9.72 ± 7.19 | 5.46 ± 3.36 | 6.39 ± 5.18 | <0.0001 | TE > SE, SY |
| TG (mg/dL) | 111.24 ± 83.41 | 70.65 ± 39.15 | 80.74 ± 43.78 | <0.0001 | TE > SE, SY |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 88.23 ± 25.92 | 85.63 ± 18.53 | 83.92 ± 16.48 | 0.1872 | |
| HDL | 48.99 ± 17.84 | 57.87 ± 19.02 | 55.27 ± 18.46 | <0.0001 | TE > SE, SY |
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| Male | 89 | 26 | 89 | ||
| Number of cases | |||||
| Age (yr) | 30.58 ± 6.75 | 30.54 ± 6.08 | 29.42 ± 6 | 0.4355 | |
| Height (cm) | 174.59 ± 5.27 | 173.04 ± 5.71 | 173.44 ± 5.49 | 0.2611 | |
| Weight (kg) | 81.02 ± 9.45 | 62.5 ± 6.19 | 70.4 ± 6.49 | <0.0001 | TE > SY > SE |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.56 ± 2.68 | 20.83 ± 1.22 | 23.39 ± 1.74 | <0.0001 | TE > SY > SE |
| SBP | 113.09 ± 12.2 | 108.62 ± 11.05 | 110.93 ± 11.8 | 0.1932 | |
| DBP | 70.17 ± 9.84 | 67.73 ± 10.3 | 67.24 ± 8.53 | 0.1018 | |
| Waist | 90.9 ± 7.24 | 75.91 ± 4.97 | 81.64 ± 5.21 | <0.0001 | TE > SY > SE |
| Fasting insulin (uU/mL) | 9.79 ± 6.28 | 4.57 ± 2.05 | 6.75 ± 4.85 | <0.0001 | TE > SE, SY |
| TG (mg/dL) | 115.56 ± 66.97 | 87.07 ± 52.23 | 91.64 ± 51.67 | 0.0116 | TE > SY |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 86.22 ± 22.85 | 88.02 ± 20.09 | 85.18 ± 17.15 | 0.8123 | |
| HDL | 44.42 ± 16.74 | 53.56 ± 17.5 | 49.89 ± 16.02 | 0.0174 | TE < SY |
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| Female | 64 | 46 | 77 | ||
| Number of cases | |||||
| Age (yr) | 32.75 ± 6.82 | 32.83 ± 7.58 | 30.3 ± 7.3 | 0.0707 | |
| Height (cm) | 160.68 ± 5.43 | 159.63 ± 5.72 | 160.02 ± 5.29 | 0.5867 | |
| Weight (kg) | 64.03 ± 7.53 | 50.02 ± 4.91 | 53.63 ± 4.14 | <0.0001 | TE > SY > SE |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.84 ± 3.09 | 19.62 ± 1.55 | 20.95 ± 1.44 | <0.0001 | TE > SY > SE |
| SBP | 104.77 ± 12.82 | 98.8 ± 10.94 | 97.1 ± 8.11 | <0.0001 | TE > SE, SY |
| DBP | 66.08 ± 7.89 | 61.57 ± 7.78 | 60.81 ± 6.57 | <0.0001 | TE > SE, SY |
| Waist | 85.35 ± 7.93 | 72.65 ± 5.41 | 74.51 ± 5.17 | <0.0001 | TE > SE, SY |
| Fasting insulin (uU/mL) | 9.63 ± 8.34 | 5.97 ± 3.84 | 5.98 ± 5.54 | 0.0011 | TE > SE, SY |
| TG (mg/dL) | 105.24 ± 102.26 | 61.37 ± 25.68 | 68.15 ± 27.75 | 0.0004 | TE > SE, SY |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 91.01 ± 29.64 | 84.28 ± 17.67 | 82.46 ± 15.66 | 0.0616 | |
| HDL | 55.34 ± 17.48 | 60.3 ± 19.59 | 61.5 ± 19.22 | 0.1365 | |
Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation. P value: ANOVA result. TE: Tae-Eum, SE: So-Eum, SY: So-Yang, BMI: body mass index, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, TG: triglyceride, and HDL: high-density lipoprotein.