• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.707-713
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to test whether moderate alcohol consumption has any positive effect on lowering blood pressure among Koreans. Study subjects were Korean adults 20 years or older (n=5,234) who participated in the 2001 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). Analysis of variance and analysis of covariance were used to construct univariate and multivariate models relating alcohol consumption to blood pressure for the analysis. After adjustment for possible covariates, drinkers (regardless of drinking level) had significantly higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure, compared with never-drinker for male subjects. Diastolic and systolic blood pressures were also significantly elevated with the drinking frequency and amount of alcohol intake among male subjects. For the female subjects, only diastolic blood pressure was significantly associated with the alcohol consumption at multivariate model. however, low level alcohol consumption did not show any sign of lowing effects on blood pressure. The result implies that moderate alcohol consumption did not have any positive effect on lowering blood pressure among Koreans for either sex.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.265-273
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• 2016

Objectives: This study compared the nutritional status of child-bearing age women between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea). Methods: The data presented in the DPRK Final Report of the National Nutrition Survey 2012 was utilized for the nutritional status and food intake of North Korean women. To produce the South Korean women's data comparable to those of North Korean women, the data from the 2012 National Health and Nutrition Survey were analyzed and the data presented in the 2010 Report of the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards were utilized. Results: The prevalence of maternal anemia (blood hemoglobin < 12.0 g/dL) was over 30% in all the age groups of North Korean women and 8.9%, 14.2%, 16.4% in 20-29, 30-39, 40-49 year old South Korean women, respectively. The prevalence of maternal protein-energy malnutrition (Mid-Upper Arm Circumference < 22.5 cm) was 25.2%, 21.4%, 21.8% in 20-29, 30-39, 40-49 year old North Korean women, respectively and less than 10% in all the age groups of South Korean women. Result of dietary diversity comparison showed that North Korean women consumed less food than South Korean women at all food groups: grains, fruits, vegetables, meat, and dairy. Percentage of North Korean women having consumed protein rich foods-meat and fish, eggs or dairy products-were much lower than those of South Korean women. Conclusions: The striking disparity of nutritional status between South and North Korean women indicates that nutrition support for North Korean women is essential in the process of preparation for a unified nation.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.235-246
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• 2007

This study was performed to identify nutritional status and eating behaviors of underweight male adolescents aged 15 to 19 years. The subjects selected by using the data of KNHANS-2001 were 32 underweight boys and 135 normalweight ones. We found that weight, waist and hip circumference of the underweight group were significantly different to normal-wight group, but height and waist-hip ratio were not. Their serum indices belonged within normal ranges and showed no difference between the two groups. Their energy and nutrient intakes were mostly poor. The level and proportion of the subjects below EAR, NAR and INQ of each nutrient were not significantly different between the two groups. There were no difference of frequencies of skipping meals, snacking and eating-out between the two groups, either. When comparing frequencies of food intakes, the underweight group consumed significantly more of fermented fishes and less milk than the normal-weight group. And the former had significantly more rest/sleep, no-does and supplementation and less regular excercise than the latter. The underweight group perceived more correct self-images than the normal-weight group and they tried more to increase their body weight during weight control practice (p<0.001). It was concluded that the underweight group showed no different biochemical indices, nutrient intakes, and dietary behaviors to the normal-weight group, but they revealed significantly higher non-active activities like rest and supplementations.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권11호
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• pp.7978-7989
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• 2015

이상지질혈증은 심뇌혈관질환의 주된 위험인자로서, 한국 성인의 유병률은 매우 높지만 관리가 미흡하다는 문제점이 제기되어 왔다. 본 연구의 목적은 이상지질혈증의 진단기준이 아닌, 이의 관리를 위한 치료기준에 따라 한국 성인의 유병률, 인지율, 치료율, 그리고 조절률을 조사하는 것이다. 이를 위해 심뇌혈관질환 위험요인과 수준을 평가하여, 위험군 범주에 따라 차등적인 치료목표치를 적용하였다. 표본은 국민건강영양조사 3개년(2010년-2012년)의 공개된 자료에서 추출되었고, 만 20세 이상의 성인 16,236명을 연구대상으로 하였다. 치료기준에 따른 이상지질혈증의 연령 표준화된 유병률은 34.1%이었고, 유병자 기준 연령 표준화된 인지율, 치료율, 그리고 조절률은 각각 19.2%, 9.5%, 그리고 8.7%에 불과하였다. 치료자 중 연령 표준화된 조절률은 47.5%이었다. 남성의 유병률은 여성에 비해 통계적으로 유의하게 높았지만(39.7% vs. 28.8%), 인지율, 치료율, 그리고 조절률은 모두 유의하게 낮았다(각각 16.0% vs. 22.3%, 7.7% vs. 11.3%, 그리고 6.1% vs. 11.2%). 심뇌혈관질환의 위험이 높은 집단일수록, 유병률은 높은 반면 조절률은 낮았다. 당뇨병 환자의 치료기준(LDL-콜레스테롤 ${\geq}100mg/dL$과 중성지방 ${\geq}200mg/dL$)에 따른 이상지질혈증 유병률은 82.5%에 달하였지만, 이들 유병자 중 치료목표 미만으로 지질이 조절되는 사람은 11.9%에 불과했다. 이러한 결과는 이상지질혈증 유병자냐의 낮은 치료율을 개선하기 위한 효과적인 방안이 모색되어야 한다는 것을 제시하며, 이를 위해 국가건강검진에서 특히 심뇌혈관질환 고위험군에 대해 이상지질혈증 유병자의 사후 관리를 강화할 필요가 있다.