| Reference | 8 [40] | 11 [43]1 | 13 [45] | 17 [53]2 | 15 [47] |
| Constitution | SCM | SCM | SCM | SCM | SCM | Population (age) | 63 fatigue and nonfatigue subjects (40–60) | 665 subjects (39–72) | 103 idiopathic facial palsy patients (10–79) | 8498 workers | 30 healthy men (20–26) | Subjects by constitution group | Fatigue: | Total: | SY = 25 (M 7, F 18) | SY 4270 | SY = 8, TE = 13, | SY = 10, TE = 8, | SY = 100, TE = 363, | TE = 54 (M 27, F27) | TE 2331 | SE = 9, TY = 0 | SE = 14, TY = 0 | SE = 202, TY = 0 | SE = 24 (M 8, F 16) | SE 1897 | | Nonfatigue: | Female <60 yrs | TY (0) | TY (0) | | SY = 15, TE = 7, | SY = 36, TE = 140, | | | | SE = 9, TY = 0 | SE = 68, TY = 0 | | | | Age and gender controlled by constitution group | Age | Age, gender (female < 60 yrs) | na | Gender | Age, gender | Type of study | Cross-sectional study (2012) | Cross-sectional study (Genomic cohort 2006) | Medical record retrospective review (2008–2009) | Health examination 2005 | Acupuncture at LI4 | MHR | na | No difference | No difference | No difference | No difference | mRR (ms) | na | na | na | na | na | SDNN (ms) | No difference | No difference | No difference | SE > TE | No difference | rMSSD (ms) | No difference | na | na | na | na | LF (ms2) | No difference | na | No difference | na | No difference | HF (ms2) | No difference | na | No difference | na | No difference | LFnu | No difference | SY > TE (all) SY > TE, SE (female, below 60 years) | na | na | na | HFnu | No difference | TE > SY (all) TE, SE > SY (female, below 60 years) | na | na | na | Ln (LF) | na | No | na | na | na | Ln (HF) | na | No | na | na | na | LF/HF | No difference | SY > TESY > TE, SE (female, below 60 years) | SY, TE > SE | No difference | Low in TE |
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SY, Soyangin constitution; TE, Taeumin constitution; SE, Soeumin constitution; M, male; F, female; na, not available. 1Multivariated adjusted odds ratio HRV analysis. The odds ratio adjusted for age, gender, education period, marital status, drinking status, smoking status, past history (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and hyperlipidemia), BMI, and metabolic syndrome. 2HRV reporting generated indices (stress index, fatigue index) and TP showed a significant difference between constitution groups.
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