Faculty of Herbal Food Cooking & Nutrition, Daegu Hanny University
Corresponding Author:
Kyung Mi Yang ,Tel: +82-53-819-1490, Fax: +82-53-819-1494 , Email: jiboosin@dhu.ac.kr
Received: September 27, 2011; Revised: October 6, 2011 Accepted: January 2, 2012.
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to elucidate the general characteristics, antheropometric values and health-related characteristics of the rural elderly population according to their Sasang constitutions. The participants in this study were 31 in Taeeumin group, 29 in Soyangin group, and 15 in Soeumin group. The present study was performed using self-administration questionnaires, antheropometric and biochemical analysis. There were no significant differences in height, weight, BMI, diastolic blood pressure and alcohol habits between the Sasang constitutions. In the analysis of physical activity, Soyangin had a higher value than the other groups. Compared with the other groups, Soeumin also had considerable resistance to stress(101.1±26.2 point). Furthermore, in the analysis of fatigability caused by stress, Soeumin was mostly shown to feel less fatigue than the other groups. On the other hand, Taeeumin appeared to feel more fatigue. In the biochemical analysis of blood, there was no significant difference between Sasang constitutions.
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