Sasang constitutional types can act as a risk factor for insulin resistance

Kyungju Choi; Jiwon Lee; Junghee Yoo; Euiju Lee; Byunghee Koh; Junhee Lee

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2010.11.017

Sasang constitutional types can act as a risk factor for insulin resistance

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2011 Mar;91(3):e57-60. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.11.017. Epub 2010 Dec 10.

Authors

Kyungju Choi¹, Jiwon Lee, Junghee Yoo, Euiju Lee, Byunghee Koh, Junhee Lee

Affiliation

¹ Department of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

PMID: 21146241
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.11.017

Abstract

The prevalence of insulin resistance (IR) was found to differ across different constitutional types defined by the Sasang constitutional medicine, a sub-division of the Korean traditional medicine, implying that the constitutional type of an individual is a trait that can act as an independent risk factor for IR.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Humans
Insulin Resistance*
Korea / epidemiology
Male
Medicine, Korean Traditional*
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Young Adult