Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

Analysis of Facial Features according to Sasang Types between Native Japanese and Native Korean Populations

Table 1

Description of facial feature variables.
VariablesDescription
FD_n1_n2 [or PD_n,_n2]The length between two points in the frontal (side) picture
FDH_n,_n2 [or PDH_n1_n2]The horizontal length between two points in the frontal (side) picture
FDV_n1_n2 [or PDV_n1_n2]The vertical length between two points in the frontal (side) picture
FDL_n1_n2_n3 [or PDL_n1_n2_n3]The length between the point n1 and segments n2, n3
FHD_n1_n2_n3_n4 [or PHD_n1_n2_n3_n4]FDH_n1_n2 / FD_n3_n4 [or PDH_n1_n2 / PD_n3_n4]
FDH_n1_n2_n3_n4 [or PDH_n1_n2_n3_n4]FD_n1_n2 / FDH_n3_n4 [or PD_n1_n2 / PDH_n3_n4]
FDD_n1_n2_n3_n4 [or PDD_n1_n2_n3_n4]FD_n1_n2 / FD_n3_n4 [or PD_n1_n2 / PD_n3_n4]
FVD_n1_n2_n3_n4 [or PVD_n1_n2_n3_n4]FDV_n1_n2 / FD_n3_n4 [or PDV_n1_n2 / PD_n3_n4]
FVV_n1_n2_n3_n4 [or PVV_n1_n2_n3_n4]FDV_n1_n2 / FDV_n3_n4 [or PDV_n1_n2 / PDV_n3_n4]
FVH_n1_n2_n3_n4 [or PVH_n1_n2_n3_n4]FDV_n1_n2 / FDH_n3_n4 [or PDV_n1_n2 / PDH_n3_n4]
FA_n1_n2 [or PA_n1_n2]The angle that the straight-line vector (n1, n2) makes with the horizontal line in the frontal (side) image
FAs_n1_n2 [or PA_n1_n2]180—The angle that the straight-line vector (n1, n2) makes with the horizontal line in the frontal (side) image
FAi_n1_n2 [or PAi_n1_n2]The angle that the straight-line vector (n1, n2) makes with the horizontal line in the frontal (side) image (-1)
FAis_ n1_n2 [or PAis_n1_n2]180—The angle that the straight-line vector (n1, n2) makes with the horizontal line in the frontal (side) image
FA_n1_n2_n3 [or PA_n1_n2_n3 ]The angle formed by the three points n1, n2, and n3 in the frontal (side) image
FArea02The area of the face defined using points 53, 94, 194, and 153
FArea03The area of the face defined using points 94, 43, 143, and 194