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Table 1 General characteristics of men and women according to Sasang constitution

From: Sasang constitution may act as a risk factor for prehypertension

Variables

Men

   

Women

   

SE type

SY type

TE type

p value

SE type

SY type

TE type

p value

N (%)

229 (25.1)

303 (33.2)

382 (41.8)

 

556 (29.4)

660 (34.9)

676 (35.7)

 

Age

45.3 ± 14

50.4 ± 14.3

50.3 ± 14.8

<0.001 a, b

45.4 ± 14.5

46.6 ± 13.5

50 ± 15.1

<0.001 b, c

Height

169.9 ± 5.9

169.2 ± 5.9

170.2 ± 6.4

0.08

158.5 ± 5.7

157.3 ± 5.8

158 ± 5.9

0.001 a

Weight

62.7 ± 7.9

66.5 ± 8.6

74.5 ± 10.7

<0.001 a, b, c

52.4 ± 6.1

55.3 ± 6.8

62.3 ± 8.3

<0.001 a, b, c

BMI

21.7 ± 2.3

23.2 ± 2.5

25.7 ± 2.9

<0.001 a, b, c

20.9 ± 2.4

22.4 ± 2.7

25 ± 3.1

<0.001 a, b, c

SBP

114.1 ± 11.2

116.3 ± 9.5

119.2 ± 8.8

<0.001 a, b, c

111.7 ± 11.3

112.4 ± 11.1

115.3 ± 11.1

<0.001 b, c

DBP

72.7 ± 9.2

74.1 ± 7.5

75.8 ± 7

<0.001 b, c

71.4 ± 8.1

71.8 ± 8

73.8 ± 8

<0.001 b, c

FBG

96 ± 27.1

102 ± 28.1

101.9 ± 27.4

0.021 a, b

91.7 ± 14.7

94.9 ± 25.8

98.2 ± 26.4

<0.001 b, c

TC

178.5 ± 33.7

184.8 ± 35

184.4 ± 34

0.069

180.2 ± 32.7

187.6 ± 36.2

188.1 ± 34.9

<0.001 a, b

TG

116.8 ± 63.5

152.5 ± 104.2

160.1 ± 95.5

<0.001 a, b

93.4 ± 53.4

105.1 ± 60.6

123.4 ± 73.7

<0.001 a, b, c

HDL

46 ± 11.2

43.8 ± 11

40.7 ± 10

<0.001 b, c

53.3 ± 12.7

50.8 ± 12.6

47.9 ± 11.7

<0.001 a, b, c

LDL

103.4 ± 28.9

107.4 ± 30

108.1 ± 28.9

0.139

100.4 ± 28.7

108.4 ± 32.5

109.9 ± 30.5

<0.001 a, b

  1. Data shown are the means ± SDs or numbers
  2. aSoeumin and Soyangin differ significantly; bSoeumin and Tae-eumin differ significantly; and cSoyangin and Tae-eumin differ significantly
  3. SE: Soeumin, SY: Soyangin, TE: Tae-eumin, BMI: body mass index, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, FBG: fasting blood glucose, TC: total cholesterol, TG: triglyceride, HDL: HDL cholesterol, and LDL: LDL cholesterol