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KMID : 0878220120240030060
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Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
2012 Volume.24 No. 3 p.60 ~ p.68
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Study of Skin Elasticity and Perspiration of Elderly Female according to Sasang Constitution (SC)
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Jung Chang-Jin
Ku Bon-Cho
Lee Jae-Chul
Kim Jae-Uk
Jeon Young-Ju
Kim Keun-Ho
Kim Jong-Yeol
Kim Young-Min
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Abstract
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Objectives: Sasang Constitution (SC) is determined by various physical and psychological attributes. Recently, skin properties have been used effectively to describe SC types in clinics. In this paper, we investigated the constitution dependence of skin elasticity and skin perspiration by using quantitative measurement devices.
Methods: The skin elasticity of forearm and the skin perspiration of forehead and philtrum were measured in 223 elderly female subjects. To determine the subject’s constitution, we adopted the classification results from a newly developed diagnostic tool. For the clarity of constitution, we excluded low-scored subjects in their SC classification.
Results & Conclusions: As a result, the elasticity hysteresis of forearm (EHFa) of Taeum-in group was significantly less than the EHFa of Soeum-in group. Soeum-in group has high perspiration difference between philtrum and forehead (Diff.PhFh) compared to Taeum-in group in a significance level of .05. Taeum-in and Soeum-in group were significantly classified by EHFa and Diff.PhFh using a Support Vector Machine.
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KEYWORD
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Sasang Constitution, Body Mass Index, Skin elasticity, Skin hysteresis, Perspiration
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