Journal of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research (한방비만학회지)
- Volume 6 Issue 1
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- Pages.51-59
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- 2006
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- 1976-9334(pISSN)
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- 2288-1522(eISSN)
The Study of the Relationship with Abdominal Visceral Fat in Obese Patients Identified as Phlegm Type
비만환자의 담음변증(痰飮辨證)과 복부내장지방과의 연관성에 관한 연구
- Lee, Hyung-Chul (Kirin Oriental Hospital) ;
- Choi, Young-Min (Kirin Oriental Hospital) ;
- Sim, Woo-Jin (Kirin Oriental Hospital) ;
- Kim, Kil-Soo (Kirin Oriental Hospital) ;
- Choi, Sun-Mi (Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine) ;
- Kang, Byeong-Kab (Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine) ;
- Shin, Seung-Uoo (Kirin Oriental Hospital)
- 이형철 (기린한방병원) ;
- 최영민 (기린한방병원) ;
- 심우진 (기린한방병원) ;
- 김길수 (기린한방병원) ;
- 최선미 (한국한의학연구원 의료연구부) ;
- 강병갑 (한국한의학연구원 의료연구부) ;
- 신승우 (기린한방병원)
- Published : 2006.06.30
Abstract
Objectives : This study was designed to evaluate the relationship with abdominal visceral fat area in obese patients identified as phlegm type. Methods : This research were performed in 201 cases, visited Kirin Oriental Hospital from March 2005 to February 2006 for weight loss. We measured body mass index(BMI), abdominal CT, and classified all patients into two groups, normal and obesity group. And then we differentiated patients with phlegm-retention symptom from patients without it through questionnaire made by Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine. Results and Conclusions : Phlegm type was significantly higher than them of no symptom of phlegm in the abdominal visceral areas(P=0.036) and ratio(P=0.007), in obesity group