@article{ART002802158},
author={Kim Eun-Young and Kim Jong Won},
title={A Clinical study on the Sasang Constitution and Obesity},
journal={Journal of Sasang Constitution and Immune Medicine},
issn={1226-4075},
year={2004},
volume={16},
number={1},
pages={100-111}
TY - JOUR
AU - Kim Eun-Young
AU - Kim Jong Won
TI - A Clinical study on the Sasang Constitution and Obesity
JO - Journal of Sasang Constitution and Immune Medicine
PY - 2004
VL - 16
IS - 1
PB - The Society of Sasang Constitution and Immune Medicine
SP - 100
EP - 111
SN - 1226-4075
AB - Objectives To study on the relation between Sasang constitution and obesity and that of obese patient's clinical symptom.
Methods The subjects were 129 female patients to visit to diet. The subjects were 129 female patients to diet who answered questionnaire QSCC II and were diagnosed by the Sasang constitution from May to December in 2001 at Nara oriental medical clinic.
Results 1. Of obese patients 79.1% were Taeumin, 11.6% Soeumin, and 9.3% Soyangin.
2. A relation of a grade of obesity and Sasang constitution.
2-1) 45.8% of the obese patients were high level obesity who had over 35% of body fat. Out of these people, 91.5% were Taeumin.
2-2) 40.3% of the obese patients weight hip ratio was between 0.84 to 0.89 and 84.6% of these people were proved to be Taeumin.
2-3) 39.2% of the people who had a minimum weight hip ratio of 0.90 were significantly Taeumin, 6.7% Soeumin and 16.6% Soyangin.
2-4) 65.7% of Taeumin were obese patients.
3. Obesity treatment with constitution.
3-1) 59.8% of Taeumin were Pyo-zng patients.
3-2) As treatment periods tended to increase, Taeumin and Soeumin patients showed a large decling of body fat, whereas Soeumin patients showed the opposite reaction.
3-3) The weight hip ratio was led by Taeumin with 0.03 and then came Soeumin and Soyangin with a 0.02 ratio.
As treatment was taken into process longer Taeumin patients showed a great progress in decreasing their weight hip ratios.
4. Costitutional related symptom with Obesity.
4-1) Taeumin was followed by Soyangin and then Soeumin in family history.
4-2) Soeumin was followed by Taeumin, then Soyangin when complain of physical fatigue was taken into consideration.
4-3) The ordinary exercise was led by Soyangin, Taeumin then Soeumin.
4-4) People who receive stress turned out to be 72.9% much higher than the people who don't.
4-5) Overeating due to stress was found in 83.3% of Soyangin.
KW - weight hip ratio;body fat;stress
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Kim Eun-Young and Kim Jong Won. (2004). A Clinical study on the Sasang Constitution and Obesity. Journal of Sasang Constitution and Immune Medicine, 16(1), 100-111.
Kim Eun-Young and Kim Jong Won. 2004, "A Clinical study on the Sasang Constitution and Obesity", Journal of Sasang Constitution and Immune Medicine, vol.16, no.1 pp.100-111.
Kim Eun-Young, Kim Jong Won "A Clinical study on the Sasang Constitution and Obesity" Journal of Sasang Constitution and Immune Medicine 16.1 pp.100-111 (2004) : 100.
Kim Eun-Young, Kim Jong Won. A Clinical study on the Sasang Constitution and Obesity. 2004; 16(1), 100-111.
Kim Eun-Young and Kim Jong Won. "A Clinical study on the Sasang Constitution and Obesity" Journal of Sasang Constitution and Immune Medicine 16, no.1 (2004) : 100-111.
Kim Eun-Young; Kim Jong Won. A Clinical study on the Sasang Constitution and Obesity. Journal of Sasang Constitution and Immune Medicine, 16(1), 100-111.
Kim Eun-Young; Kim Jong Won. A Clinical study on the Sasang Constitution and Obesity. Journal of Sasang Constitution and Immune Medicine. 2004; 16(1) 100-111.
Kim Eun-Young, Kim Jong Won. A Clinical study on the Sasang Constitution and Obesity. 2004; 16(1), 100-111.
Kim Eun-Young and Kim Jong Won. "A Clinical study on the Sasang Constitution and Obesity" Journal of Sasang Constitution and Immune Medicine 16, no.1 (2004) : 100-111.
