• 사상체질의학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.283-290
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• 1998

Sasang Constitutional Medicine focuses on the different constitutional manifestations of the individual's nature and emotions. The nature and emotions drive the ascending and descending of Qi in the body. And this dynamics of the Qi's ascent and descent shapes the different types of structures, functions and temperaments. Although Sasang Constitutional Medicine has many advantages, its diagnosis of the constitution still depends on the doctors' own idea and has no objective identification. So many doctors in Korea have been trying to solve this problem. Recently, there are several efforts to find out the relationship between genetic information and constitution. By the way, May, 1998 there is a astonishing report about the gene which determines the human performance, that is ACE(angiotensin converting enzyme). And it suggests that the I allele was associated with improved endurance performance. ACE has three genotype including II, ID and DD. "I" means insertion and "D" means deletion. We determined the type of the Sasang constitution with QSCCII questionaire and the one's ACE genotype with PCR of the 127 people and we discovered the relationship between the constitution and the ACE genotype. The result is as follow. Among 39 people who have the II genotype, 7(18%) belong to Taeum(Taiyin), 9(23.1%) belong to Soyang(Shaoyang) and 23(59%) belong to Soeum(Shaoyin). Among 62 people who have the ID genotype, 18(29%) belong to Taeum(Taiyin), 21(33.9%) belong to Soyang(Shaoyang) and 23(37.1%) belong to Soeum(Shaoyin). Among 26 people who have DD genotype, 11(42.3%) belong to Taeum(Taiyin), 4(15.4%) belong to Soyang(Shaoyang) and 11(42.3%) belong to Soeum(Shaoyin). This data indicates that there are implicable relationship between the Sasang constitution and ACE genotype. Especially people who have II genotype have much possibility to be a Soeum(Shaoyin) person (59%) and Soyang(Shaoyang) person have less possibility to have DD genotype (15.4%). With this conclusion, we suggest further study of relationship between the Sasang constitution and ACE genotype and we think that other polymorphism can be a candidate of the partner of Sasang constitution.

• 사상체질의학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.46-57
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• 2022

Background Adherence to healthy diet acts as a key role to modify sedentary lifestyle in real life setting. Constitution type of traditional Korean medicine has been prediagnosed to risk factors of cardiometabolic diseases. This study aims to evaluate the associations between body composition and healthy eating status in Korean adults by their constitution type. Methods Of 4046 participants from Korean Medicine Daejeon Citizen Cohort study, Korean Medicine Daejeon Citizen Cohort (KDCC) study were included for analysis. Demographic, health-related behaviors and Korean Medicine (KM) type were surveyed based on a general health-related questionnaire. Anthropometric measurements and dietary factors by using Korean Healthy Eating Index (KHEI) were assessed only in the half of the original participants. Results 50.8% of Taeeum was observed from eligible 1967 participants (66.7%, women). The highest KHEI score was observed in soyang group (52.0±0.3, p=0.006) compared to other two groups. In taeeum group, lower appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM)(%)(Taeeum: 38.7±0.1 vs. Soeum/Soyang: 39.2±0.1, p < 0.05), and higher percent of body fat (PBF)(%) (Taeeum: 32.9±0.2 vs. Soeum/Soyang: 29.0±0.2, p < 0.05) by the lowest tertile (T1) of the KHEI score, respectively. When the KHEI score increased by 1 point in taeeum group, a positive relationship was observed, which increased by 0.015% of ASM, however, a negatively related to in which body fat mass (BFM) decreased by 0.022 kg and PBF decreased by 0.024%. Conclusion Customized nutritional management is required that could help maintaining physical health and diet by their constitution type.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.53-59
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• 2020

Dietary habits are known to be closely related not only to chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, but also to self-rated health (SRH). Consequently, there is a highly important lifestyle component in maintaining a healthy life. The aim of the present study was to determine the correlation between diverse dietary habits based on the Sasang constitutions (SC) and SRH. The data were collected from 2,984 participants who met the constitution pharmacology criteria and whose SC were clinically confirmed by SC professionals. Dietary habits were observed by assessing the regularity of diet, meal volume, and meal speed; single-answer questions were used for SRH. Fisher's exact/chi-square test and logistic regression were used to analyze the correlation between dietary habits depending on constitutional type and SRH. In association with constitutional SRH, the Taeum type is related to the amount of meal, the Soeum and Soyang types are related to the regularity of meal and meal volume. In the Taeum type, there was a significantly higher risk of lower SRH when meal volumes were irregular less than previous amounts. Irregular diet, as well as increased or decreased meal volume, negatively correlated with SRH in the Soeum type; in the Soyang type, irregular diet and decreased or irregular meal volume negatively affected SRH. This showed the presence of the different effects of dietary habits on health depending on constitution and also confirmed the association of the regularity of diet and meal volume based on constitution and the frequency of bad dietary habits with SRH. We suggest that personalized healthcare with adequate dietary improvement considering constitution is needed for health management or improvement.

• 한국한의학연구원논문집
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.119-126
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• 2012

1. Objectives Sasang constitutional medicine is unique in Korean traditional medicine. It diagnoses and treats patients based on his/her Sasang constitution (SC). Skin properties have been used as an effective diagnostic component in the classification of SC types in clinics. In this paper, we investigated the SC-based health relevance of skin elasticity and wrinkle properties. 2. Methods The skin elasticity and wrinkle of forearm and dorsal hand were measured in 299 elderly female subjects. To determine the subject's Sasang constitution, we adopted the classification results from a newly developed SC diagnostic tool. The health states of the subjects were scored by two Korean traditional medical doctors, by whom each subject was categorized either into the healthy state or the unhealthy state. 3. Results As a result, the elasticity hysteresis of forearm (E_HYS), the visco-elasticity (VE_MEAN), and the wrinkle frequency energy of backhand (W_HAND) showed significant differences between Taeum-in group and Soeum-in group. In case of the Soeum-in on unhealthy state, VE_MEAN was decreased significantly (p<.05). W_HAND and W_ARM_H of the healthy Taeum-in were less than those of the unhealthy Taem-in. 4. Conclusions In this study we showed that, for an elderly female population, skin elasticity and viscosity were significantly different not only between each SC type but also between healthy group and unhealthy group in each constitution. In particular, Soeum-in subjects were inferred to be superior in retaining skin softness when they were healthy, and Taeum-in subjects were easy to lose their firmness of skin surface when they became unhealthy.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2006

This study examine the relationship between the intake of food conformable to each Sasang constitution and the recognition of irregular symptoms of health condition. The study subjects were 362 university students nationwide, classified by heir Sasang constitution. In terms of the intakes of conformable food and the symptom recognition, the number of multiple subjective symptoms tended to rise as the Soeum type digested the conformable food. As for the kinds of food, the Soyang type showed a significant positive correlation between the intake of cucumber namul and the symptoms of eyes and skin, but a negative correlation between the intake of Chongak Kimchi and the symptoms of the digestive system The Soeum type showed a significant positive correlation between multiple subjective symptoms and the intake of Gatkimchi, fernbrake namul, naeng-i soup, naeng-i namul, Korean leek Kimchi, crown daisy namul, and curled mallow soup, a significant positive correlation between the symptom recognition of the respiratory system and the intake of fried flatfish, and chicken gomtang but a negative correlation between the symptom recognition of the eye and skin and the intake of boiled eel. The Taeum type presented the a sigmificant positive correlation between multiple subjective symptoms and the intake of spaghetti, a positive correlation between the symptoms of the respiratory system and the intake of tuna salad, a positive correlation between the symptoms of the eye and skin and the intake of mafa tofu, spaghetti, and tuna salad, a negative correlation between the symptoms of the mouth and anus and the intake of codfish jiri, and a negative correlation between the symptoms of the respiratory system and the intake of tuna salad.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.512-522
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• 2018

n this study, the BMI characteristics and food preference were examined according to the Sasang constitution typology. The constitution type of the subjects was judged by SCAT2 (SC) and Sasang specialists (SP), and the data were compared with the group (SS) in which the two results coincided. The results of SC and SP were consistent with 55 (38.2%) out of 144 subjects. Among the 55 subjects, there were 36 (65.5%), 15 (27.2%), and 4 (7.3%) Soeumin, Taeeumin, and Soyangin, respectively. The BMI of Taeeumin was significantly higher than that of Soeumin (p< .001) in all analytical methods. On the other hand, there was a difference in determining the body shape of Soyangin between the SCAT2 and specialists. The Taeeum-Soeum Food Preference Index was applied to compare the food preference to 41 types of food. In SS analysis, 13 kinds of foods preferred by Taeeumin or Soeumin were found, of which 8 (19.5%) were consistent with the existing food data. Taeeumin preferred 6 kinds of food, such as cold soybean-soup noodles, wild sesame seaweed soup, pan-fried tofu, Yeongun-jorim, Doraji-namul, and soy milk. In contrast, the favorite foods of Soeumin were black rice and Dak-galbi.

• 한방비만학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.63-71
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• 2014

목적: 본 연구는 사상체질과 이상지질혈증의 상관관계 및 사상체질이 이상지질혈증의 위험요인이 될 수 있는가를 탐색하는 데 목적이 있다. 방법: 본 연구는 의무기록을 바탕으로 한 후향적 단면조사연구로, 2007년 5월부터 2010년 6월까지 서울 소재 경희의료원 건강증진센터에 내원한 건강검진 수진자 17,069명의 의무기록을 조사하여 사상체질진단검사 결과 및 생화학검사 결과 등이 확인된 15,250명을 대상으로 사상체질과 이상지질혈증 간의 상관관계를 조사하였다. 결과: 총 콜레스테롤과 중성지방은 체질량지수(body mass index, BMI)를 보정한 상태에서 태음인, 소양인, 소음인 등의 순서로 높았고, 고밀도 콜레스테롤은 소음인, 소양인, 태음인 순서로 높았다. 연령, 성별, BMI 등을 보정한 상태에서 '높은 중성지방'에 대한 odds ratio는 소음인에 비해 소양인이 1.716 (1.411~2.087), 태음인이 2.021 (1.650~2.475)이었으며, '높은 저밀도콜레스테롤'에 대한 odds ratio는 소음인에 비해 소양인이 1.229 (1.006~1.501)였고, '낮은 고밀도 콜레스테롤'에 대한 odds ratio는 소음인에 비해 소양인이 1.195 (1.033~1.381), 태음인이 1.414 (1.212~1.649)였다. 결론: 사상체질에 따라 일부 이상지혈증의 분포 및 odds ratio에 유의한 차이가 있었고, 이에 따라 사상체질이 이상지질혈증의 위험요인이 될 수 있는 가능성을 찾을 수 있었다.

• 사상체질의학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.119-135
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• 1999

본 연구(硏究)는 1996.3월(月)에서 1998.11월(月)사이에 동의대학교(東義大學校) 한의과대학(韓醫科大學) 부속한방병원(附屬韓方病院)에 내원(來院) 가료중(加療中) 환자(患者) 196명을 대상(對象)으로 하였으며 사상체질(四象體質)의 판별(判別)은 사상변증내용(四象辨證內容) 설문조사지(設問調査紙)(I)과 사상체질분류검사(象體質分類檢査)(QSCCII)를 중심으로 하였다. 본 결과는 사상체질(四象體質)과 질병(疾病) 및 증상유형(症狀類形)에 대한 설문지(說問紙)를 비교하여 얻은 것이다. 1. 태음인(太陰인)은 체중증가(體重增加), 땀이 많이 난다. 몸이 붓는다. 허리가 아프다는 증상(症狀)과 기름진 음식(飮食)을 잘 먹으며 음식(飮食)을 짜게 먹는 편이 다른 체질(體質)에 비하여 더욱 유발(頻發)하였다. 2. 소음인(少陰인)은 안색이 나쁘다. 목의 이물감, 수면장애(睡眠障碍) 식욕감퇴(食慾減退), 쉽게 피로(疲勞)해짐, 식사(食事)와 무관한 위(胃)의 통증(痛症), 두통(頭痛), 생리통증상(生理痛症狀)과 기름진 음식(飮食)을 잘 안 먹는다. 음식(飮食)을 싱겁게 먹는 편이 다른 체질(體質)에 비하여 더욱 유발(頻發)하였다. 3. 통계적(統計的)으로 유의성(有意性)을 가지지는 못하였지만, 소양인(少陽人)은 호흡기계질환(呼吸器系疾患)에서 단순한 기침증상(症狀) 근골격계질환(筋骨格系疾患)에서 관절(關節)의 운동장애(運動障碍), 부인과계(歸人科系)에서 월경(月經)의 조기(調期)와 양(量)의 변화(變化)와 생식기(生殖器) 소양증(搔痒症), 피부계(皮膚系)에서 가려움증과 부스럼증 등은 다른 체질(體質)에 비하여 비교적 많았고 심혈관계질환(心血管系疾患), 혈액계질환(血液系疾患)은 비교적 적었다. 소음인(少陰人)은 전반적(全般的)인 소화기계질환(消化器系疾患), 호흡기계질환(呼吸器系疾患)에서 인흡(咽吸)의 이물감 통증, 심혈관계질환(心血管系疾患), 혈액계질환(血液系疾患), 근골격계질환(筋骨格系疾患)에서 통증(痛症)이나 비증(痺症), 정신신경계질환(精神神經系疾患)에서 정신계질환(精神系疾患), 부인과계(婦人科系)에서 월경통(月經痛)을 비롯한 유방(乳房)의 몽우리 냉증(冷症), 피부계(皮膚系)에서 발진(發疹)이나 두드러기, 시각계질환(視覺系疾患)과 청각계질환(聽覺系疾患)등이 다른 체질(體質)에 비해 많았다. 태음인(太陰人) 호흡기계질환(呼吸器系疾患)에서 목이 잘 쉬는 증상, 근골격계질환(筋骨格系疾患)에서 요통(腰痛), 정신신경계질환(精神神經系疾患)에서 신경계질환(神經系疾患), 피부계(皮膚系)에서 발진(發疹)이나 두드러기등이 다른 체질(體質)에 비하여 다소 많았으며 부인과계질환(婦人科系疾患)은 적었다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.1600-1605
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• 2008

The objectives of this study were to survey the adverse reactions by Taeeumjowi-tang and to compare the tendency of symptoms by Sasang constitutional type. The clinical data for this study were based on the medical records of 78 cases collected from an oriental clinic. The major results of this survey are following: The 5.8% of Taeeum-in who took Taeeumjowi-tang showed side effects. And the 52.4% of Soeum-in and 41.6% of Soyang-in also showed side effects against Taeeumjowi-tang. They complained of excitation, irritability, restlessness, hypersensitivity, tinnitus, insomnia, upper abdominal discomfort, poor appetite, thirst, perspiration, dizziness, chest pain, tremor and evacuation troubles in common. And these adverse symptoms were similar to that by Ma-hwang. Therefore if we make a suitable medication guide for Ma-hwang based on Sasang constitutional type, it will be able to maximize the efficacy and minimize the adverse effect.

• 사상체질의학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.32-42
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• 2012

1. Objectives : This investigation compares the subjective appetite ratings across male groups of different Sasang constitutional types. 2. Methods : We recruited 36 male participants aged 20-36 with BMI 18.5-30. The subjective appetite ratings was assessed using VAS before and after standard meal.(6 time points : 30 Minutes Pre-prandial, Immediately before Meal, 15, 30, 60, 120 Minutes Post-prandial) 3. Results : In comparison of subjective appetite ratings between Sasang constitutional types, Soyang-type showed a pattern like high appetite, high hunger, low satiety, high 'how much I can eat', Soeum-type showed a pattern like low appetite, low hunger, high satiety, low 'how much I can eat', and Taeeum-type showed a pattern like low appetite, low hunger. 4. Conclusions : The results of this study suggest that the subjective appetite ratings could be different across different Sasang constitutional types.