The Sasang Constitution as an Independent Risk Factor for Metabolic Syndrome: Propensity Matching Analysis

Table 2

Clinical figure of five components for MS according to SC before and after propensity matching.

Variables	Before matching				After matching
	SE type	TE type	SY type	𝑃	SE type	TE type	SY type	𝑃
SBP (mmHg)	116.4±14.9	123.4±15.8	118.4±15.1	<0.001^a,b,c	117.8±14.2	120.7±14.9	117.7±13.8	0.014^b,c
DBP (mmHg)	74.8±11	79.1±11	76.4±11.1	<0.001^a,b,c	76.1±10.5	76.6±10.9	76.3±10.5	0.838
FBS (mg/dL)	94.7±21.4	101.9±30	99.6±32.6	<0.001^a,b	95.9±21.1	96.6±28.5	99.6±36.1	0.259
TG (mg/dL)	102.8±58.3	143.7±91.6	126.5±82	<0.001^a,b,c	116.6±70.7	131.7±87.1	118.9±69.8	0.035
HDL (mg/dL)	50.6±12.7	44.5±11.6	47.5±12.4	<0.001^a,b,c	48.9±12.9	46.2±11.7	47.3±11.4	0.028^b
WC (cm)	78.7±8.2	89.8±8.9	82.4±8.4	<0.001^a,b,c	82.2±7.3	83.6±8.5	81.9±7.6	0.02^c

Data shown are the mean ± SD. ^aSoeumin and Soyangin differ significantly, ^bSoeumin and Tae-eumin differ significantly, and ^cSoyangin and Tae-eumin differ significantly.
SC: Sasang Constitution, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, FBS: fasting blood sugar, TG: triglycerides, HDL: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, WC: waist circumference, SE: Soeumin, TE: Tae-eumin, and SY: Soyangin.