A Case Report on the Distribution of Sasang Costitution in Dyspepsia Patients who had Undergone Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

내시경 검사를 시행한 소화불량 환자 100례에 대한 사상의학적 분포 연구

  • Jang, Bo-Hyoung (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, SAM Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Ro, Im-Sun (Department of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, SAM Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Eun-Gon (Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, Haedang Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Kweon, Hyug-Sung (Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, SAM Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Kweon, O-Seob (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, SAM Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Jung-Hee (Department of Oriental Internal Medicine, SAM Oriental Hospital)
  • Published : 2004.12.30

Abstract

Objective : The purpose of this study is to determine a distribution of sasang constitution among dyspepsia patients, and to weigh their symptoms score. Methods : We surveyed symptoms of dyspepsia and QSCCII in one hundred dyspepsia patients who had undergone upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Results : In distribution of sasang constitution in total dyspepsia patients group and distribution according to the result of endoscopy, ratio and symptoms score of So-Eum-tn were higher than the others. However the differences were not statistically significant. According to symptoms score by age, symptoms score of Tae-Eum-In in patients above 35 years old group was higher than the others. In patients group under 35 years old, symptoms score of So- Yang-In is higher than the others. However in neither group was this statistically significant.

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