Research Article

Serum Levels of Stress Hormones and Oxidative Stress Biomarkers Differ according to Sasang Constitutional Type

Table 1

Characteristics of participants according to the Sasang classification.

Sex
(number)
CharacteristicsTaeumin Soumin Soyangin

Male
(77)
Number (%)18 (23.4%)35 (45.4%)24 (31.2%)
Median age (yr, range)23 (18–64)21 (17–77)21 (17–77)
Average height (cm)172.9 ± 5.2172.6 ± 6.6174.6 ± 5.9
Average weight (kg)81.7 ± 8.267.3 ± 7.773.3 ± 7.3
Mean BMI***27.3 ± 2.222.5 ± 1.724.3 ± 2.5

Female
(159)
Number (%)66 (41.5%)43 (27.0%)50 (31.5%)
Median age (yr, range)23 (18–64)21 (17–77)21 (17–77)
Average height (cm)162.6 ± 5.8160.5 ± 4.8159.8 ± 4.8
Average weight (kg)63.1 ± 12.151.1 ± 7.454.8 ± 5.4
Average BMI***24.0 ± 4.318.8 ± 2.621.4 ± 1.7

Total
(236)
Number (%)84 (35.6%)78 (33.0%)74 (31.4%)
Median age (yr, range)23 (18–64)21 (17–77)21 (17–77)
Average height (cm)164.4 ± 6.2166.0 ± 8.3164.6 ± 8.7
Average weight (kg)67.1 ± 13.758.4 ± 11.160.9 ± 10.8
Mean BMI***24.7 ± 4.221.0 ± 2.622.3 ± 2.4

***Comparisons of the BMIs of those with different Sasang constitutions (p < 0.01) were performed with ANOVAs. Those with a Taeumin constitution had significantly higher BMIs than those with a Soumin (p < 0.01 in male, female, and total subjects) or Soyangin (p < 0.01 in male, female, and total subjects) constitution, and those with a Soumin constitution had significantly lower BMIs than those with Soyangin constitution (p < 0.05 in male and total subjects). BMI: body mass index.