The Research of Corelation between Sasang Constitution and Pattern Identification through Clinical Research of the Patients of Menstrual Pain

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The Research of Corelation between Sasang Constitution and Pattern Identification through Clinical Research of the Patients of Menstrual Pain Seok-Hwan Kang, Soo-Hyung Jeon, In-Seon Lee, Kyu-Kon Kim, Young-Ju Na, Jong-Won Kim Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, Ulsan Korean Medical Hospital of Dong-eui Univ. Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dong-eui Univ. Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of Korean Medicine, Dong-eui Univ. Dept. of Information Statistics, Dong-eui Univ. Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, Korean Medical Hospital of Dong-eui Univ. Objective We researched to analyze correlation between menstrual pain and Korean medical diagnosis – Sasang constitution and Pattern Identification through clinical research of the patients of menstrual pain. Method Trial gruop who consists of women with menstrual pain is 193 people, and control group who consists of women without menstrual pain is 101 people. We producted analyzing of their Sasang Constitution and symptom with Diagnosis System of Oriental Medicine(DSOM). This study used chi-square test, two sample t-test, analysis of variance, Wilcoxon’s rank sum test, Kruskal-Wallis test, correlation analysis. Results 1) In trial and control group, Soeumin was the largest and Soyangin was the least. There was’nt statistical significance between trial and control group. 2) In DSOM, deficiency of blood, stagnation of qi, blood stasis, coolness, spleen, kidney and phlegm pathogenic factors showed significant difference. Conclusion There were significant corelation between menstrual pain and Korean mdical diagnosis – Sasang constitution and Pattern Identification.