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The Preliminary Study on the Possibility of Applying Sasang Constitutional Analysis Tool to Foreign Site based on Yanbian Chinese

  • Journal of Sasang Constitution and Immune Medicine
  • Abbr : J Sasang Constitut Med
  • 2012, 24(3), pp.42-49
  • DOI : 10.7730/JSCM.2012.24.3.42
  • Publisher : The Society of Sasang Constitution and Immune Medicine
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Korean Medicine

Jong Hyang Yoo 1 Yunyoung, Kim 2 Jun-Hyeong Do 1 박기현 1 jang eun su 1

1한국한의학연구원
2안동대학교

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ABSTRACT

Objectives This study aimed to assessing the performance of Sasang constitutional analysis Tool (SCAT) for Chinese as one of method to diagnose Sasang Constitution and evaluating the possibility of applying SCAT to foreign people. Methods This cross-sectional study was approved by IRB (Independent Review Board) at J Hospital in Yanbian. Informed consent to take part in the study was obtained from each of the participants. The performance of SCAT was assessed through Kappa coefficient and the concordance rate between SCAT and expert diagnosis. Results The concordance rate between SCAT and expert was 61.1% in total and the Kappa was 0.408. When the constitutional probability increased, the concordance rate and Kappa showed a increasing tendency. The concordance rate of Chosun race was 62.1% and others 60.7%. Conclusions SCAT, as Sasang constitutional diagnostic supporting system, may help the expert to diagnose Sasang constitution in Yanbian region

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.