Sasang constitutional types can act as a risk factor for obesity and abdominal adiposity: A cross-se

• 作 者: Mi-jeong Kang Ji-won Lee Jun-hee Lee Eui-ju Lee Byung-hee Koh
• 出 处: 国际补充医学研究会第六届年会
• 发表日期: 2011年9期
• 关键词: obesity abdominal adiposity risk factor Sasang constitution

Objectives: This study explores the possible contribution of the Sasang constitutional types as an independent risk factor for obesity and central adiposity.Specifically,we aim to examine the distribution of obesity and abdominal adiposity across different Sasang constitutional types (SE,SY,TE,and TY types) and also identify the fact that whether having certain constitutional type can increase the risk of obesity in an individual.