Objectives
The purpose of this study was to identify differences in sleep by Sasang constitutional type using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality
Index(PSQI).
Methods
The subjects of this study were 3,578 people who had information on Sasang constitutional type and PSQI among the
data established at the Korean Medicine Data Center. We compared each item score in PSQI (subjective sleep quality,
sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disturbance, use of sleep medication, daytime dysfunction)
and PSQI global scores by Sasang constitutional type using analysis of variance. Logistic regression was conducted to
calculate the odds ratio of poor sleep by Sasang constitutional type.
Results & Conclusions
The SE type showed statistically significantly higher scores than the TE type and SY type in subjective sleep quality, sleep
latency, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disturbance, and PSQI global score, indicating poor sleep compared to other
constitutional types.
The odds ratio for poor sleep also shows that even after adjusting sex, age, height, and weight, the SE type was significantly
higher than other constitutional types, indicating that the SE type could be a risk factor for poor sleep. |
