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KMID : 1123920070210010258
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Korean Journal of Oriental Physiology and Pathology
2007 Volume.21 No. 1 p.258 ~ p.262
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Study on the Characteristics of Body Shapes Classified by Sasang Constitutions According to Age Groups
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Kim Jong-Won
Yeo Hye-Rin
Kim Kyu-Kon
Jeun Su-Hyung
Lee Myung-Hee
Lee Yong-Tae
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Abstract
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The objective of this study is to offer some standards for the classification of Sasang Constitutions according to age groups through analyzing the characteristics of their body shape and comparing with their frontal silhouettes. The subject of this study were 192 female and 167 male patients who aged from 17 to 64 in Pusan. They were treated with Sasang Constitutional medicine. 5 Heights, 7 widths of their body were measured with modified IBS-2000. Collected 12 anthropometric data was analyzed by T-test and ANOVA. Width is more suitable than height in estimating Sasang Constitutions regardless of gender differences. W2_1, W2_2, W2_4, W2_5, W2_51 are suitable to estimate Sasang Constitutions regardless of gender differences and age groups. in case of female, H45 in 3364 age group is suitable to estimate Sasang Constitutions. In case of male, H12, W2_1 in 1732 age group and H01, W2_0, H23 in 3364 age group are suitable to estimate Sasang Constitutions. All Sasang Constitutions with the exception of Taeyangin female have to consider age groups, when we estimate Sasang Constitutions. From the above results, we have to consider not only gender differences but also age groups to classify Sasang Constitutions from body shape point of view.
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KEYWORD
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Body Shape, Sasang Constitution, Anthropometric Data, Height, Width
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