Background
Adherence to healthy diet acts as a key role to modify sedentary lifestyle in real life setting. Constitution type of traditional
Korean medicine has been prediagnosed to risk factors of cardiometabolic diseases. This study aims to evaluate the
associations between body composition and healthy eating status in Korean adults by their constitution type.
Methods
Of 4046 participants from Korean Medicine Daejeon Citizen Cohort study, Korean Medicine Daejeon Citizen Cohort
(KDCC) study were included for analysis. Demographic, health-related behaviors and Korean Medicine (KM) type were
surveyed based on a general health-related questionnaire. Anthropometric measurements and dietary factors by using
Korean Healthy Eating Index (KHEI) were assessed only in the half of the original participants.
Results
50.8% of Taeeum was observed from eligible 1967 participants (66.7%, women). The highest KHEI score was observed
in soyang group (52.0±0.3, p=0.006) compared to other two groups. In taeeum group, lower appendicular skeletal muscle
mass (ASM)(%)(Taeeum: 38.7±0.1 vs. Soeum/Soyang: 39.2±0.1, p < 0.05), and higher percent of body fat (PBF)(%)
(Taeeum: 32.9±0.2 vs. Soeum/Soyang: 29.0±0.2, p < 0.05) by the lowest tertile (T1) of the KHEI score, respectively.
When the KHEI score increased by 1 point in taeeum group, a positive relationship was observed, which increased by
0.015% of ASM, however, a negatively related to in which body fat mass (BFM) decreased by 0.022 kg and PBF decreased
by 0.024%.
Conclusion
Customized nutritional management is required that could help maintaining physical health and diet by their constitution type. |
