The Sasang Constitutional Types Can Act as a Risk Factor for Hypertension

Abstract

It has been suggested that an approach to hypertension based on the constitutional make-up of an individual may be effective. We conducted a retrospective chart review to explore the association of Sasang constitution with hypertension. The results show that the prevalence of hypertension was highest in the Taeeum (TE) constitutional type, and that the TE constitutional type can act as an independent risk factor for hypertension (OR in TE group = 1.37 (CI 1.06–1.78) (vs. non-TE group)). This indicates that the Sasang constitutional type could explain the variability in individual susceptibilities to hypertension, suggesting a novel constitution-based approach to hypertension.

• hypertension
• risk factor
• Sasang constitution
• prevalence
• typology

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

This work was supported by a grant from the Kyung Hee University in 2009 (KHU-20090591).

Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this paper.