Association of Sasang Constitutional Type with Sarcopenia
Table 1
General characteristics of participants according to Sasang constitutional type.
TE
SE
SY
value
Participants, (women %)
638 (40.6)
161 (50.9)
405 (64.9)
<0.0001
Age (y)
57.2 ± 7.7
54.1 ± 5.6
54.9 ± 6.3
<0.0001
BMI (kg/m2)
26.5 ± 2.3
21.5 ± 1.6
23.1 ± 1.9
<0.0001
Weight (kg)
70.3 ± 8.6
55.7 ± 6.1
58.3 ± 7.3
<0.0001
Height (cm)
162.9 ± 8.3
160.9 ± 7.1
158.8 ± 7.9
<0.0001
Physical activity (MET-hours/day)
203.4 ± 266.9
162.8 ± 216.5
210.1 ± 299.2
0.1603
Alcohol consumption (g/day)
11.0 ± 20.1
6.7 ± 22.9
5.0 ± 12.4
<0.0001
Fasting insulin (μIU/mL)
10.5 ± 9.0
7.2 ± 2.8
8.0 ± 3.4
<0.0001
Smoker, (%)
93 (14.6%)
24 (14.9%)
39 (9.6%)
0.0497
Monthly income, (%)
≤2000 USD
188 (29.5%)
31 (19.3%)
107 (26.4%)
2000–4000 USD
254 (39.8%)
81 (50.3%)
179 (44.2%)
0.0132
>4000 USD
196 (30.7%)
49 (30.4%)
119 (29.4%)
0.2504
HTN case, (%)
272 (42.6%)
30 (18.6%)
77 (19.0%)
<0.0001
DM case, (%)
144 (22.6%)
11 (6.8%)
46 (11.4%)
<0.0001
Anti-HTN drug, (%)
200 (31.4%)
21 (13.0%)
52 (12.8%)
<0.0001
Anti-DM drug, (%)
71 (11.1%)
5 (3.1%)
19 (4.7%)
<0.0001
Metabolic parameters
Waist (cm)
85.9 ± 6.3
73.4 ± 5.5
75.8 ± 5.9
<0.0001
SBP (mmHg)
117.9 ± 13.9
111.1 ± 13.3
111.8 ± 15.1
<0.0001
DBP (mmHg)
77.8 ± 9.3
74.5 ± 8.5
74.4 ± 9.1
<0.0001
HDL (mg/dL)
42.3 ± 9.1
48.3 ± 11.9
46.5 ± 11.0
<0.0001
TG (mg/dL)
163.2 ± 121.9
118.6 ± 60.4
128.2 ± 80.7
<0.0001
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)
103.3 ± 25.3
93.0 ± 16.3
95.5 ± 23.0
<0.0001
Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. TE: Tae-eum type; SE: So-eum type; SY: So-yang type; BMI: body mass index; MET: metabolic equivalents per hour daily; HTN: hypertension; DM: diabetes mellitus; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; TG: triglyceride. versus SE type. versus SE type. versus SE type. versus SE type. versus SY type.
