Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
- Volume 45 Issue 3
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- Pages.320-324
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- 2002
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- 2713-4148(eISSN)
Acid Steatocrit in Korean Infants
한국 영아의 Acid Steatocrit에 대한 연구
- Park, Ji He (Department Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
- Chung, So Chung (Department Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
- Song, Jun Soup (Department Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
- Kim, Kyo Sun (Department Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Konkuk University)
- Received : 2001.10.12
- Accepted : 2001.11.08
- Published : 2002.03.15
Abstract
Purpose : Steatorrhea tests have been developed using various methods. Acid steatocrit is a simple method to detect steatorrhea and has very high sensitivity and specificity. This present study was designed to establish the normal values of acid steatocrit in Korean infants and to find the difference according to the various feeding methods. Methods : Acid steatocrit tests were conducted on 128 infants who were under 12 months of age and who had non-specific gastrointestinal diseases between May 1998 and April 2001. The results were classified into neonatal ages(79 neonates), 1-6 months(28 infants), 7-12 months(21 infants). This included formula-fed(46 neonates) and human milk-fed(33 neonates), 1-6 months formula-fed (18 infants) and human milk-fed(10 infants), 7-12 months formula-fed(11 infants) and human milk-fed(10 infants). Results : The acid steatocrit values decreased by infant age in months. Acid steatocrit values decreased much more after 7 months of ages. The acid steatocrit values of human milk-fed infants were significantly lower than those of formula-fed infants. Conclusion : Our study confirms that a physiologic steatorrhea was found in the infant period and decreases by infant age of months. The acid steatocrit test might be useful for the evaluation of gastrointestinal milk fat malabsorption disorders and therapeutic effects.
목 적 : Acid steatocrit 방법을 이용하여 12개월까지의 정상 영아에서 생리적 지방변 배출의 감소시기와 수유방법에 따른 지방변 배출의 차이를 알아보고자 한다. 방 법: 1998년 5월부터 2001년 4월까지 건국대학교 민중병원에 내원한 환아 중 특별한 소화기질환이 없는 12개월 미만의 정상 영아 128명을 대상으로 하였다. 생후 1개월까지(79명), 1-6개월(28명), 7-12개월(21명)으로 구분하였다. 생후 1개월까지의 신생아에서는 인공영양아(46명), 모유영양아(33명)이었고 1-6개월 영아에서는 인공영양아(18명), 모유영양아(10명), 7-12개월 영아에서는 인공영양아(11명), 모유영양아(10명)으로 분류하여 각 월령별 acid steatocrit 치를 측정하였다. 결 과 : 1) 생후 1개월까지 신생아의 평균 acid steatocrit치는