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Questionnaire-based analysis of growth-promoting attempts among children visiting a university growth clinic

대학병원 성장클리닉을 내원한 아동에서 설문 조사를 통한 키성장 관리 실태분석

  • Huh, Kyoung (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Inje University, Sanngye-Paik Hospital) ;
  • Park, Mi Jung (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Inje University, Sanngye-Paik Hospital)
  • 허경 (인제대학교 의과대학 상계백병원 소아과학교실) ;
  • 박미정 (인제대학교 의과대학 상계백병원 소아과학교실)
  • Received : 2008.12.05
  • Accepted : 2009.03.13
  • Published : 2009.05.15

Abstract

Purpose : Growth-promoting attempts are widespread in Korea, but little is known about their prevalence or associated factors. This study was designed to assess the prevalence of growth-promoting attempts among children visiting a university growth clinic. Methods : A questionnaire-based survey was carried out with 823 children (416 boys, 407 girls) who visited the growth clinic at Paik Hospital. Results : The mean age of the subjects was $10.4{\pm}2.6$ yr, and the height z-score was $-1.58{\pm}0.91$. Approximately 33.4% of the children had tried growth promotion. Among the height-gain methods, herbal medicine was the most frequently used (37.8%), followed by health-promoting supplements (37.1%), exercise or machine (3.0%), and growth hormone treatment (2.9 %). The mean age at which the parents began to worry about their children's height was 7.7 yr. The mean age at which they started height-gain methods was 8.9 yr for herbal medicine, 9.1 yr for health-promoting supplements, 9.4 yr for exercise or machine, and 9.9 yr for growth hormone treatment. Motivating factors included advice from relatives or friends (36.0%), advertisements in the Internet or newspaper (28.4%), advice from pharmacist (16.8%), and advice from their medical doctor (5.5%). The degree of satisfaction from the height-gain methods was 29.1% with growth hormone treatment, 6.6% with exercise or machine, 6.4% with herbal medicine, and 2.8% with growth-promoting supplements. Conclusion : Approximately one third of the children reported use of growth-promoting methods, but the satisfaction rate was not high. The benefits of growth-promoting methods should be carefully weighed against their costs and side effects.

목 적:현재 우리나라 아동들은 키를 더 크게 하려는 여러 가지 인위적인 노력이 만연되고 있으나 그 실태 분석에 관한 연구는 드물다. 이에 본 연구에서는 성장클리닉을 방문한 아동들에서 키를 크게 하기 위해 인위적 관리 실태를 조사하고자 하였다. 방 법:상계백병원 성장클리닉을 방문한 아동 823명(남아 416명, 여아 407명)을 대상으로 키 성장을 위한 인위적 관리실태에 관한 설문지 조사를 시행하였다. 결 과:성장클리닉을 방문한 아동의 평균연령은 만 $10.4{\pm}2.6$세였고 신장의 z-score는 $-1.58{\pm}0.91$였다. 키를 크게 하기 위해 인위적인 관리를 한 경우는 전체의 33.4%였다. 키를 크게 하기 위해 인위적 관리를 받은 아동 중에서, 한의원에서 성장촉진 한약 및 성장보조약을 복용한 경우가 각각 37.8%로 가장 많았고 성장호르몬 치료를 받은 경우가 2.9%였다. 영양제나 건강보조식품을 먹인 경우 종합비타민 및 무기질제가 42.6%로 가장 많았고 키 큰다는 성장보조제(영양제+생약성분) 23.9%, 단일 칼슘제 19.1%, 클로렐라 7.7%, 초유 6.7% 순서였다. 부모님이 자녀의 키에 대해 고민을 시작한 나이는 평균 7.7세였으며 키 성장을 위한 인위적 관리를 시작한 평균연령은 한약 8.9세, 성장보조제 9.1세, 운동/기구가 9.4세, 병원치료 9.9세의 순서였다. 키 성장 관리를 시작하게 된 동기 중에는 친지의 권유가 36.0%로 가장 높았고, 인터넷 및 언론 광고 28.4%, 약국에서의 권유 16.8%, 병원 의사의 권유 5.5%였다. 사용 후 만족도는 성장호르몬치료가 29.1%로 가장 높았고 운동/기구는 6.4%, 한약은 6.6%, 성장보조제는 2.8%로 가장 낮았다. 결 론:대학 병원 성장클리닉을 내원한 아동의 1/3에서 키를 크게 하기 위한 인위적인 관리를 이미 하고 있었으나 효과에 대한 만족도는 높지 않았으며 여러 성장촉진 보조요법에 대한 의학적 견지에서의 성장 작용 및 부작용에 대한 객관적 비교분석이 조속히 이루어져야 하리라 사료된다.

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