From: The prevalence of general and abdominal obesity according to sasang constitution in Korea
 | SC type |  | P value* | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SE | SY | TE | Total | ||
Male | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
N (%) | 266 (22.3) | 402 (33.9) | 523 (43.9) | 1191 (100) | 0.001 |
Age (yrs) | 46.1 ± 14 | 51.2 ± 14.2 | 50.9 ± 14.3 | 49.9 ± 14.3 | <0.001 |
Height (cm) | 169.8 ± 6.1 | 169 ± 6.2 | 170.2 ± 6.3 | 169.7 ± 6.2 | 0.025 |
Weight (kg) | 63.3 ± 8.3 | 67.4 ± 8.9 | 74.8 ± 10.7 | 69.7 ± 10.7 | <0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 21.9 ± 2.4 | 23.6 ± 2.6 | 25.8 ± 2.9 | 24.1 ± 3.0 | <0.001 |
WC (cm) | 81.8 ± 7.2 | 85.9 ± 7.1 | 92.1 ± 7.8 | 87.7 ± 8.5 | <0.001 |
WHR | 0.9 ± 0.06 | 0.92 ± 0.05 | 0.95 ± 0.06 | 0.93 ± 0.06 | <0.001 |
Education, high school | 121 (45.8) | 220 (55) | 269 (52) | 610 (51.7) | 0.067 |
Occupation, white collar | 127 (48.8) | 138 (35.2) | 189 (36.6) | 454 (38.8) | 0.001 |
Amount of eating | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
too much | 15 (5.6) | 55 (13.7) | 95 (18.2) | 165 (13.9) | <0.001 |
a moderate amount | 175 (65.8) | 252 (62.7) | 317 (60.6) | 744 (62.5) | Â |
too little | 51 (19.2) | 68 (16.9) | 58 (11.1) | 177 (14.9) | Â |
irregular | 25 (9.4) | 27 (6.7) | 53 (10.1) | 105 (8.8) | Â |
Speed of eating | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
quickly | 136 (51.1) | 216 (53.7) | 334 (63.9) | 686 (57.6) | <0.001 |
moderately | 76 (28.6) | 125 (31.1) | 134 (25.6) | 335 (28.1) | Â |
slowly | 54 (20.3) | 61 (15.2) | 55 (10.5) | 170 (14.3) | Â |
Female | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
N (%) | 602 (27.9) | 733 (34) | 822 (38.1) | 2157 (100) | Â |
Age (yrs) | 46.9 ± 15 | 48.3 ± 13.8 | 51.6 ± 14.9 | 49.1 ± 14.7 | <0.001 |
Height (cm) | 158 ± 5.8 | 156.8 ± 5.9 | 157.6 ± 5.8 | 157.4 ± 5.8 | 0.001 |
Weight (kg) | 52.6 ± 6.3 | 55.4 ± 6.8 | 62.7 ± 8.5 | 57.4 ± 8.5 | <0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 21.1 ± 2.5 | 22.5 ± 2.7 | 25.3 ± 3.2 | 23.1 ± 3.3 | <0.001 |
WC (cm) | 77.4 ± 8.2 | 80.5 ± 8.4 | 88.3 ± 9.3 | 82.5 ± 9.8 | <0.001 |
WHR | 0.86 ± 0.07 | 0.88 ± 0.07 | 0.91 ± 0.07 | 0.89 ± 0.07 | <0.001 |
Education, high school | 331 (55.3) | 416 (56.8) | 570 (70.2) | 1317 (61.5) | 0.001 |
Occupation, white collar | 157 (26.2) | 201 (27.8) | 162 (20.1) | 520 (24.4) | <0.001 |
Amount of eating | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
too much | 27 (4.5) | 47 (6.4) | 93 (11.3) | 167 (7.7) | <0.001 |
a moderate amount | 361 (60) | 438 (59.8) | 434 (52.8) | 1233 (57.2) | Â |
too little | 127 (21.1) | 114 (15.6) | 133 (16.2) | 374 (17.3) | Â |
irregular | 87 (14.5) | 134 (18.3) | 162 (19.7) | 383 (17.8) | Â |
Speed of eating | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
quickly | 209 (34.7) | 332 (45.3) | 441 (53.6) | 982 (45.5) | <0.001 |
moderately | 245 (40.7) | 265 (36.2) | 260 (31.6) | 770 (35.7) | Â |
slowly | 148 (24.6) | 136 (18.6) | 121 (14.7) | 405 (18.8) | Â |