Research Article

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome according to Sasang Constitutional Medicine in Korean Subjects

Table 5

Odds ratio of MS according to SCG.

VariablesGender Constitution (Number) OR95% CI -value
LowerUpper

MSTotalSE (405)1
SY (546)2.0041.4672.7381.26E – 05
TE (666)4.5213.3646.0741.38E – 23
MaleSE (141)1
SY (186)3.2111.8135.6866.33E 05
TE (266)6.2313.63110.6913.09E 11
FemaleSE (264)1
SY (360)1.6011.12.3310.014
TE (400)3.9282.7475.6166.41E 14

Abbreviations: MS, metabolic syndrome; SY, So-Yang; SE, So-Eum; TE, Tae-Eum; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
-value: multiple logistic regression analysis according to SCG.
Numbers of participants are indicated in a round bracket.