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KMID : 0878220090210010150
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Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
2009 Volume.21 No. 1 p.150 ~ p.164
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Prevalence of Hypertension and Risk Factors According to Sasang Constitution
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Kim Min-Jong
Yu Jun-Sang
Koh Sang-Baek
Park Jong-Ku
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Abstract
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1. Objectives: This study was to designed investigate the relationship between hypertension and its risk factors and the prevalence of hypertension according to Sasang Constitution.
2. Methods: Five hundred and twenty six people were subjects out of 666 people, over 40 years old, who participated in the community-based cohort in Wonju, South Korea from July 2nd to August 30th in 2006. Hypertensive group was 263 peoples and normal group was 263 people, selected randomly among non hypertensive people who had same age and sex with hypertensive groups. Sasang Constitutional Diagnosis was carried out using PSSC(Phonetic System of Sasang Constitution), face and tongue photos and a checkup list. Risk factors from blood samples, physical measurements and social indices were analyzed using SPSS.
3. Results: The prevalence of hypertension in Taeeumin was 63.1%(N=166), that of Soeumin was 22.4%(N=59) and that of Soyangin was 14.4%(N= 38). Considering risk factors of hypertension, there weren’t any differences between two groups in social support indices and Framingham type A score. But scores of Soeumin’s and Soyangin’s were significantly high compared with that of Taeeumin in female normal group. There were significantly high results in Adiponectin of Soeumin’s and HDL-cholesterol of female Soyangin’s and HOMA-IR of Taeeumin’s than any other groups. Crude OR of Taeeumin was 2.18 as compared with that of Soeumin in terms of risk of hypertension, and OR of Taeeumin was 2.02 as compared with that of Soeumin after drinking, smoking, total cholesterol, fasting blood sugar and HOMA-IR were adjusted. But after BMI was adjusted there wasn’t a significance between Soeumin and Taeeumin and the OR of more than 25 was 2.42 as compared with that of less than 23 in BMI.
4. Conclusions: Sasang Constitution is thought to be the reasonable variable to control hypertension in terms of prevention, treatment and regimen. And constitution is needed as a good variable to make a cohort study concerning chronic diseases, especially hypertension.
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KEYWORD
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Hypertension, Sasang Constitution, Adiponectin, Social support index, Framingham Type A Score
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