title: The Sasang constitutional types can act as a risk factor for hypertension.
abstract: It has been suggested that an approach to hypertension based on the constitutional make-up of an individual may be effective. We conducted a retrospective chart review to explore the association of Sasang constitution with hypertension. The results show that the prevalence of hypertension was highest in the Taeeum (TE) constitutional type, and that the TE constitutional type can act as an independent risk factor for hypertension (OR in TE group = 1.37 (CI 1.06-1.78) (vs. non-TE group)). This indicates that the Sasang constitutional type could explain the variability in individual susceptibilities to hypertension, suggesting a novel constitution-based approach to hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jiwon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Junhee
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Euiju
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Junghee
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Yunhee
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Byunghee
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Koh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044466:Asian People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000208:ethnology; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000208:ethnology*; D008297:Male; D055670:Medicine, Korean Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult