Increased resting metabolic rate (RMR), representing augmented energy expenditure, is a preferred physical characteristic; however, the Tae-Eum Sasang type, with a high incidence of obesity and metabolic diseases, has a higher RMR. This study scrutinized the physical characteristics of Sasang typology, a traditional Korean personalized medicine, to resolve this discrepancy, which can unravel the mechanism of Tae-Eum-type-specific obesity and improve the Tae-Eum Sasang-type diagnosis. A total of 395 healthy participants provided Sasang-type diagnosis using Sasang Constitutional Analysis Tool and physical features, including skeletal muscle mass, body fat mass, and RMR, along with those standardized using body weight. The Tae-Eum-type group showed significantly higher body weight, body mass index, body fat mass, and unstandardized RMR (kcal/day) than others, while their standardized measures of RMR per weigh (RMRw, kcal/day/kg) and percent skeletal muscle (PSM, %) were significantly lower. The logistic regression model revealed that the RMRw is pivotal for discriminating Tae-Eum type from others and explaining the developmental mechanism of Tae-Eum-type obesity. The aforementioned might provide a theoretical framework for Sasang-type diagnosis and Sasang-type-specific health promotion using bodily exercise and medical herbs.
Keywords: Sasang typology, standardized physical measure, resting metabolic rate per weight, percent skeletal muscle, obesity
Author Biographies
Jieun Park, Department of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea
Data curation, Investigation, Validation, Writing – original draft
Seul Lee, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea
Data curation, Investigation, Validation
Yongjae Lee, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea
Data curation, Investigation, Validation
Jeongyun Lee, Department of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea
Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing
Han Chae, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea
Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
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