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Body composition and personality traits in so-Yang type males
Jiwon Yoon1, Jiho Nam1, Chae Hun Leem2
1KM Fundamental Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34054, Republic of Korea.
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
|August 24, 2017
Summary
So-Yang type males exhibit distinct body composition, including skeletal muscle mass and water ratios, compared to other Sasang constitutional types. This classification may also correlate with personality traits.
Area of Science:
- Traditional Korean Medicine
- Body Composition Analysis
- Human Physiology
Background:
- Sasang constitutional medicine categorizes individuals into distinct types (e.g., So-Yang).
- These types are associated with variations in physical characteristics and health predispositions.
- The Sasang Personality Questionnaire (SPQ) assesses temperament linked to these constitutional types.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the body composition differences in So-Yang (SY) type males.
- To explore the relationship between Sasang constitutional types and body composition metrics.
- To examine potential links between SY type and personality traits.
Main Methods:
- Recruited 953 Korean males over 20 years old.
- Collected anthropometric and bioimpedance data.
- Administered the Sasang Personality Questionnaire (SPQ) and used logistic regression for propensity score matching.
Main Results:
- So-Yang males showed higher skeletal muscle mass percentage post-matching (45.8% vs. 44.9%).
- Significant differences were observed in extracellular water/intracellular water and extracellular water/total body water ratios between SY and non-SY males.
- SPQ scores also differed significantly between the two groups.
Conclusions:
- The So-Yang type is significantly associated with specific body composition parameters.
- Body composition in males may be independently influenced by Sasang constitutional type.
- A potential association exists between the So-Yang type and personality characteristics.
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