• 대한한의학회지
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• 제28권3호통권71호
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• pp.207-215
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• 2007

Objectives : The objective of this study was to assess whether there were sex differences in stroke types, risk factors, warning signs, and stroke complications among patients with first-ever stroke. Methods : Six-hundred seventy six patients with first-ever stroke were recruited at the Department Cardiovascular and Neurologic Diseases (Stroke center) of KyungHee University Oriental Hospital, DongGuk University International Hospital, and Kyungwon University In-cheon Oriental Medical Hospital from September 2005 to June 2007. Patients were hospitalized within 28 days after the onset of stroke. We investigated their stroke types, ischemic stroke subtypes by TOAST classification, risk factors, warning signs, stroke complications, general characteristics such as age, sex, etc. Results : Overall, 347 patients were male and 279 female. Compared with males, female patients were significantly older (mean age 67.3${\pm}$1.1 versus 62.4${\pm}$1.6 years) (P=0.000). We did not find significant sex differences in stroke types or ischemic stroke subtypes by TOAST classification. History of hypertension was significantly more frequent in female than male patients (P=0.000). Among stroke complications, urinary tract infection was significantly more frequent in female than male patients (P=0.003). Among warning signs, blepharospasm was significantly more frequent in female than male patients (P=0.006). Conclusions : Knowledge of sex differences of stroke patients can help us gain better insights on the characteristics of stroke patients. We need further and larger scale research to acquire more concrete conclusions on this theme.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.378-387
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• 2022

Background: Atrial fibrillation (Afib) is a marker of increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Owing to the increased prevalence of Afib in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, assessing the effect of Afib on postsurgical outcomes is important. We aimed to analyze the effect of preoperative Afib on clinical outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery using a large surgical database. Methods: This retrospective cohort study was based on the national health claims database established by the National Health Insurance Service of the Republic of Korea from 2009 to 2015. Diagnosis and procedure codes were used to identify diseases according to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases, 10th revision. Results: We included 1,037 patients (0.1%) who had undergone cardiac surgery from a randomized 1,000,000-patient cohort, and 15 patients (1.5%) treated with isolated surgical Afib ablation were excluded. Of these 1,022 patients, 412 (39.7%), 303 (29.2%), and 92 (9.0%) underwent coronary artery bypass, heart valve surgery, and Cox-maze surgery, respectively. Preoperative Afib was associated with higher patient mortality (p=0.028), regardless of the surgical procedure. Patients with preoperative Afib (n=190, 18.6%) experienced a higher cumulative risk of overall mortality (hazard ratio [HR], 1.435; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.263-2.107; p=0.034). Subgroup analysis revealed a reduced risk of overall mortality with Cox-maze surgery in Afib patients (HR, 0.500; 95% CI, 0.266-0.938; p=0.031). Postoperative cerebral ischemia or hemorrhage events were not related to Afib. Conclusion: Preoperative Afib was independently associated with worse long-term postoperative outcomes after cardiac surgery. Concomitant Cox-maze surgery may improve the survival rate.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권9호
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• pp.4517-4520
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• 2012

Introduction: Northeastern Iran is known as a high risk area of upper gastrointestinal cancers. Recent reports have suggested a declining trend for these cancers as well as an increase in the incidence of other malignancies including breast cancer. Our present aim was to describe the epidemiological pattern of breast cancer in this region during 2004-2009. Methods: All new cancer cases from public and private diagnostic and therapeutic centers of Golestan province were registered. A structured questionnaire was prepared and used based on the standerds of the International Association of Cancer Registries. The international classification of diseases for oncology was considered for coding. Age standardized incidence rates (ASR) of breast cancer were calculated. Results: A total of 11,038 new cancer cases were registered during 2004-2009, of which, 1,101 (10%) were females with breast cancer. The median age of the breast cancer patients was 46 years. The ASR for breast cancer was 28 per 100,000 person-years. We found an unusual rapid increase in breast cancer rate at the age of 25 years. The ASR of breast cancer was significantly lower in females from Turkmen ethnicity and those from rural areas(P value <0.01). Conclusion: Our study showed high rate of breast cancer in Golestan province of Iran. We found an unusual peak of breast cancer in young women. So, the age of starting screening programs may need to be revised in this area. The rate of breast cancer was significantly lower in women from Turkmen ethnicity. Further studies are warranted to clarify the role of important determinants, especially regarding the ethnic disparity, on breast cancer in this region.

• 정보관리학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.111-129
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• 2022

불면증은 최근 5년 새 환자가 20% 이상 증가하고 있는 현대 사회의 만성적인 질병이다. 수면이 부족할 경우 나타나는 개인 및 사회적 문제가 심각하고 불면증의 유발 요인이 복합적으로 작용하고 있어서 진단 및 치료가 중요한 질환이다. 본 연구는 자유롭게 의견을 표출하는 소셜 미디어 'Reddit'의 불면증 커뮤니티인 'insomnia'를 대상으로 5,699개의 데이터를 수집하였고 이를 국제수면장애분류 ICSD-3 기준과 정신의학과 전문의의 자문을 받은 가이드라인을 바탕으로 불면증 경향 문헌과 비경향 문헌으로 태깅하여 불면증 말뭉치를 구축하였다. 구축된 불면증 말뭉치를 학습데이터로 하여 5개의 딥러닝 언어모델(BERT, RoBERTa, ALBERT, ELECTRA, XLNet)을 훈련시켰고 성능 평가 결과 RoBERTa가 정확도, 정밀도, 재현율, F1점수에서 가장 높은 성능을 보였다. 불면증 소셜 데이터를 심층적으로 분석하기 위해 기존에 많이 사용되었던 LDA의 약점을 보완하며 새롭게 등장한 BERTopic 방법을 사용하여 토픽 모델링을 진행하였다. 계층적 클러스터링 분석 결과 8개의 주제군('부정적 감정', '조언 및 도움과 감사', '불면증 관련 질병', '수면제', '운동 및 식습관', '신체적 특징', '활동적 특징', '환경적 특징')을 확인할 수 있었다. 이용자들은 불면증 커뮤니티에서 부정 감정을 표현하고 도움과 조언을 구하는 모습을 보였다. 또한, 불면증과 관련된 질병들을 언급하고 수면제 사용에 대한 담론을 나누며 운동 및 식습관에 관한 관심을 표현하고 있었다. 발견된 불면증 관련 특징으로는 호흡, 임신, 심장 등의 신체적 특징과 좀비, 수면 경련, 그로기상태 등의 활동적 특징, 햇빛, 담요, 온도, 낮잠 등의 환경적 특징이 확인되었다.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.38-45
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• 1997

목적 : 방광 요관 역류는 소아에서 반복적인 요로감염을 일으키며 역류성 신병증으로 진행하는 질환으로 복부 초음파, DMSA scanning, 배뇨성 요도 방광 조영술등으로 확진할 수 있으나 이런 방사선학적 검사는 관혈적 방법으로 환아에게 동통 및 불쾌감과 합병증이 발생할 수 있고 검사 시행에 시간이 필요한 단점이 있다. 이에 저자들은 내원 당시 환아의 임상 증상과 혈액 및 뇨의 생화학 검사 소견을 이용하여 방광요관 역류의 가능성을 조기에 예측할 수 있는지 알아 보고자 본연구를 시행하였다. 방법 : 1993년 7월부터 1994년 6월까지 요로감염증으로 고대병원 소아과에 내원한 환아중 방광요관 역류가 있는 24명(A군)과 대조군으로 방광요관 역류를 동반하지 않은 요로감염증 환아 16명(B군)을 대상으로 내원당시의 발열, 혈뇨 및 단백뇨의 유무, C-반응 단백, 혈중 요소질소, 크레아티닌, $^{99m}Tc-DTPA$로 측정한 사구체 여과율, 요중${\beta}_2$-microglobulin, 24시간 뇨중 알부민 양등을 측정 비교하였다. 결과 : 1) 방광 요관역류는 편측성이 14례, 양측성이 10례였으며 International Reflux Study Committee 분류법상, 역류를 보인 34신장중에 Grade I이 3신, Grade II 9신, Grade III 11신, Grade IV 11신의 분 를 보였고 Smellie등에 의한 분류상, 신반흔이 있던 14례중 type A 5례, type B 5례, type C 4례였고 type D는 없었다. 2) A군과 B군간의 평균 사구체 여과율, 혈중 요소질소, 크레아티닌, 24시간 뇨중 알부민의 양과 혈뇨, 단백뇨의 유무 비교는 통계적 의의가 없었다. 3) 요중 ${\beta}_2$-microglobulin의 평균값은 A군이 $283.6{\pm}195.8{\mu}g/l$, B군이 $78.7{\pm}48.5{\mu}g/l$로 방광요관 역류가 있는 경우가 의미있게 높았다 (p<0.01). 4) 요중 ${\beta}_2$-microglobulin이 $120{\mu}g/l$이상이면서 내원당시 C-반응 단백이 양성인 경우 민감도 93.3%, 특이도 77.8%(p<0.01)로, 또 요중 ${\beta}_2$-microglobulin이 $120{\mu}g/l$ 이상이면서 발열이 있었던 경우 민감도 92.2%, 특이도 62.5%(p<0.01)로 방광요관 역류가 동반되었다. 결 론 : 요로감염증으로 내원한 환아가 내원당시 발열이 있거나 C-반응 단백이 양성이면서 요중 ${\beta}_2$-microglobulin이 $120{\mu}g/l$ 이상인 경우 방광요관 역류가 존재함을 예측할 수 있어 임상적으로 유용한 지표가 될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.88-95
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• 2016

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to estimate the clinical utilization of radiation therapy (RT) in Korea between 2009 and 2013. Materials and Methods: We analyzed open claims data from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service. The subjects were patients who had diagnostic codes C00-C97 or D00-D48 according to the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases, with procedure codes indicating RT treatment. Results: The total number of patients who received RT in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 were 45,571, 49,593, 54,671, 59,172, and 61,485, respectively. Among them, the total numbers of male and female patients were 20,780/24,791 in 2009, 22,711/26,882 in 2010, 24,872/29,799 in 2011, 27,101/32,071 in 2012, and 27,941/33,544 in 2013. The five cancers that were most frequently treated with RT between 2009 and 2012 were breast, lung, colorectal, liver, and uterine cervical cancers. However, the fifth most common cancer treated with RT that replaced uterine cervical cancer in 2013 was prostate cancer. The three leading types of cancer among the male patients were lung, colorectal, and liver cancers, whereas in female patients, they were breast, uterine cervical, and lung cancers. The type of cancer most commonly treated by RT was cancer of the central nervous system in patients aged 20 years or less, breast cancer in patients aged 30-50 years, and lung cancer in patients aged 60 years or more. Conclusion: Data from this study provided the clinical utilization of RT in Korea between 2009 and 2013.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.234-250
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• 2024

Background The impact of diabetes on complication rates following free flap (FF), pedicled flap (PF), and amputation (AMP) procedures on the lower extremity (LE) is examined. Methods Patients who underwent LE PF, FF, and AMP procedures were identified from the 2010 to 2020 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP®) database using Current Procedural Terminology and International Classification of Diseases-9/10 codes, excluding cases for non-LE pathologies. The cohort was divided into diabetics and nondiabetics. Univariate and adjusted multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed. Results Among 38,998 patients undergoing LE procedures, 58% were diabetic. Among diabetics, 95% underwent AMP, 5% underwent PF, and <1% underwent FF. Across all procedure types, noninsulin-dependent (NIDDM) and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) were associated with significantly greater all-cause complication rates compared with absence of diabetes, and IDDM was generally higher risk than NIDDM. Among diabetics, complication rates were not significantly different across procedure types (IDDM: p = 0.5969; NIDDM: p = 0.1902). On adjusted subgroup analysis by diabetic status, flap procedures were not associated with higher odds of complications compared with amputation for IDDM and NIDDM patients. Length of stay > 30 days was statistically associated with IDDM, particularly those undergoing FF (AMP: 5%, PF: 7%, FF: 14%, p = 0.0004). Conclusion Our study highlights the importance of preoperative diabetic optimization prior to LE procedures. For diabetic patients, there were few significant differences in complication rates across procedure type, suggesting that diabetic patients are not at higher risk of complications when attempting limb salvage instead of amputation.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.529-538
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• 2022

Objectives: This study aimed to identify the current patterns of cancer incidence and estimate the projected cancer incidence and mortality between 2020 and 2035 in Korea. Methods: Data on cancer incidence cases were extracted from the Korean Statistical Information Service from 2000 to 2017, and data on cancer-related deaths were extracted from the National Cancer Center from 2000 to 2018. Cancer cases and deaths were classified according to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition. For the current patterns of cancer incidence, age-standardized incidence rates (ASIRs) and age-standardized mortality rates were investigated using the 2000 mid-year estimated population aged over 20 years and older. A joinpoint regression model was used to determine the 2020 to 2035 trends in cancer. Results: Overall, cancer cases were predicted to increase from 265 299 in 2020 to 474 085 in 2035 (growth rate: 1.8%). The greatest increase in the ASIR was projected for prostate cancer among male (7.84 vs. 189.53 per 100 000 people) and breast cancer among female (34.17 vs. 238.45 per 100 000 people) from 2000 to 2035. Overall cancer deaths were projected to increase from 81 717 in 2020 to 95 845 in 2035 (average annual growth rate: 1.2%). Although most cancer mortality rates were projected to decrease, those of breast, pancreatic, and ovarian cancer among female were projected to increase until 2035. Conclusions: These up-to-date projections of cancer incidence and mortality in the Korean population may be a significant resource for implementing cancer-related regulations or developing cancer treatments.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.79-86
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• 1968

This paper describes the incidence and some epidemiological features of drowning accident out of a series of our study on the epidemiology of various accidents in Korea. By the daily press it is apparent from the frequent reporting of swimming accidents that the incidence would be high. In the rural areas, there are, at present, about 1,250 artificial lakes and farm ponds to be utlized for rice production. The reservoirs, irrigation ditches and riversides are also used for recreation. In most places facilities for aquatic activities is meager, and safety measures for the prevention of drowning is not sufficiently enforced. In the survey crude data on drownings were collected from the concerned governmental statistic books for the period 1955 to 1967 which were compiled not in a uniform way. Drownings were classfied into two categories, one is accidental drowning, E 929 and the other is due to cataclysm, E 934, according to the WHO international classification of diseases. Epidemiological variables in relation to drowning accident were obtained through qualitative analysis of informations from the popular news papers. The following summary may be drawn; 1. The average number of deaths due to accidental drowning totaled 1,088 annually and the mortality rate per 100,000 population was 3.4, The 42.0% of all drownings were rescued and the remaining were not saved. 2. The sex ratio (M/F) of the victims for all ages was 5 to 1, which had a wide range of difference among the age groups. The young ages less than 20 years occupied 68.0% of all deaths. 3. The percentage distribution of the causes of accidents revealed 31.9% for careless swimming, 45.5% for unskilled, 10.6% for swimmer's cramp and 6.0% for drunked. The distribution of places where accidents occurred showed 88.0% for rivers, water reservoirs, irrigation ditches and 12.0% for regular swimming pools. The seasonal distribution of cases indicated 85.0% of the total were seen during the summer months, June-August, and 50.0% of them occurred on Sundays, 4. The average annual deaths due to cataclysm were 402 and mortality rate per 100,000 population was 1.6, but the number of victims due to cataclysm varied greatly each year. 5. The accident cases due to cataclysm were classified into 60.0% for injuries, 40.0% for deaths. The 26.8% of all deaths were missing cases. 6. The deaths due to either accidental drowning or cataclysm totaled 1,490, and the death rate per 100,000 for the whole country was 5.0.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.267-273
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• 2004

Objectives : This study was aimed at investigating the medical service utilization pattern of patients who use public medical aid compared to those who have health insurance. Methods : We selected every patient between the age of 18 and 69 who used public medical aid from January 1, 1999, to December 31, 2001, in Gwangju metropolitan city, South Korea. For comparison, a list of patients with health insurance was gathered for same period. Then the medical records of those who had been hospitalized for acute appendicitis were selected among both groups. Of those records, we compared the number of cases of ruptured appendicitis to cases of whole acute appendicitis in both groups. Regarding coding for ruptured appendicitis, International Classification of Diseases - 10 (ICD-10) was used. Multiple logistic regression was used as a statistical tool to determine the effectiveness of risk factors. Results : Even after adjusting for risk factors, such as age and sex, the proportion of perforation of acute appendicitis among public medical aid patients was found to be significantly higher than among insured patients. Conclusions : This comparative study on ruptured appendicitis among public medical aid patients and insured patients, indicates that the proportion of perforation of acute appendicitis could be an index showing that these types of patients utilize medical services differently than insured patients. We know that when abdominal pain is not properly treated at the outset, it easily develops into ruptured appendicitis complicated with peritonitis. Considering this data analysis, we guess the public medical aid system to have significant problem with medical accessibility. So additional and systematic research on the pattern of utilization of medical services of public medical aid patients is needed.