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Body Mass Index and Facial Cues in Sasang Typology for Young and Elderly Persons
Joint Authors
Do, Jun-Hyeong
Lee, Hae Jung
Pham, Duong Duc
Kim, Honggie
Ku, Boncho
Kim, Jong Yeol
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-02-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Facial characteristics may provide reliable information giving an insight into the inner nature of an individual.
This study examines the differences in widely used facial metrics, including cheek-to-jaw width ratio (CJWR), width-to-height ratio (WHR), perimeter-to-area ratio (PAR), and facial masculinity indexes across Sasang constitutional types, to investigate the association between these facial cues and body mass index (BMI) and develop a predictive model for Sasang typing.
2D images of 911 participants were analyzed.
The results indicated that TaeEum (TE) type generally has a squarer face, with the male TE type having a squarer and wider face than that of both SoYang (SY) and SoEum (SE) types.
Male TE type has longer eyes than that of the SE type, and the lower face of the female TE type is longer than that of the SY type.
PAR, WHR, CJWR, and eye size had associations with BMI, and the magnitude of correlation of CJWR in Korean men were twofold higher than that of the Caucasian and African men.
BMI and facial metrics including PAR, WHR, CJWR, and eye size were good predictors for TE type, and the most parsimonious model for TE typing included BMI and CJWR with high predictive performances.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pham, Duong Duc& Do, Jun-Hyeong& Ku, Boncho& Lee, Hae Jung& Kim, Honggie& Kim, Jong Yeol. 2011. Body Mass Index and Facial Cues in Sasang Typology for Young and Elderly Persons. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pham, Duong Duc…[et al.]. Body Mass Index and Facial Cues in Sasang Typology for Young and Elderly Persons. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Pham, Duong Duc& Do, Jun-Hyeong& Ku, Boncho& Lee, Hae Jung& Kim, Honggie& Kim, Jong Yeol. Body Mass Index and Facial Cues in Sasang Typology for Young and Elderly Persons. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495651
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-495651