• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.142-162
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• 2014

Objectives: To evaluate the critical environmental factors on healthy-aging of Korean people, we investigated the significant factors influencing health status of septuagenarians living in rural area of Jeonla province, known to be one of the representative longevity regions in Korea. Methods: We divided subjects into healthy group (36M/25F) or poor-health group (26M/73F) based on self-reported health status, body mass index, a number of prescription, and blood test data. General characteristics, physical measurements, lifestyle, dietary behavior and nutrient intake, physical health and mental health data were statistically compared between the two groups. Results: Average age was not different between healthy group and poor-health group in men and women, respectively. In men, significantly favorable factors to health were observed to be higher education, regular exercise, higher grip strength and walking function, body mass index (${\geq}18.5kg/m^2$), moderate frequency of drinking and eating-out, non-smoking, normal red blood cell (RBC) count, higher serum dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate (DHEAS) level, good digestive function and appetite, normal hearing function, regular meals, adequate vegetable and fruit intake, diverse food intake, adequate energy and nutrients (protein, vitamin $B_1$, $B_6$, C and E, folate, niacin, P, Zn and K) intake, higher mini-nutrient status assessment (MNA) score and low level of depression. On the other hand, in women, those were literacy, living arrangement, moderate frequency of drinking, healthy teeth, higher grip strength and walking function, bone mineral density, normal RBC and white blood cell (WBC) count, higher DHEAS concentration, higher MNA score, normal cognition and memory function, having snack and adequate fruit intake. Conclusions: These results could be useful to plan effective strategies to increase health-life expectancy of Korean old people living in rural areas.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.286-298
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• 2006

The study aimed to identify major factors related to global self-rated health of the community-dwelling elderly people in rural areas. Interviews were conducted with 433 persons over 65 years of age. The socio-economic characteristics, chronic disease status, measures of functional and mental health, life satisfaction, health-related behaviors including smoking, drinking, exercise, social activity, dietary habit, and food intakes were analyzed to determine their influence on self-rated health index. Data on food intake were obtained through the 24-hour recall method. The self-rated health of rural elderly was poor or very poor as reported by 42.6% and 52.4% of the men and women, respectively. Poor self-rated health was found to be related to elderly aged $65{\sim}74$, female, absence of work, more chronic diseases, dependence on Instrumental Activity Daily Living (IADL), higher mental unhealthy days, lower current life satisfaction, less social activity, lower dietary habit scores, lower intake of total food, fruit, eggs, fishes & shell fishes, vitamin C (%RDA), and Nutrient Adequacy Ratio (NAR). The results of the multiple regression analysis showed that poor self-rated health index is significantly associated with more chronic diseases, mental unhealthy days, gastrointestinal disease, musculoskeletal disease, less social activity, and lower intake of fruits. The results also suggested that improving the nutritional status and functional ability, and reducing the burden of chronic diseases are beneficial to the self-rated health index of the elderly.

• 사상체질의학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.39-46
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• 2012

1. Objectives : The purpose of this study was to validate the Sasang Personality Questionnaire (SPQ) with Positive And Negative Affection Schedule(PANAS) for emotionality and Body Mass Index (BMI) for body constituents. 2. Methods : The SPQ along with Questionnaire for Sasang Constitution Classification (QSCC) II, PANAS, BMI was measured with 232 College students. The correlation coefficient was measured with Pearson correlation between SPQ and PANAS, BMI. The SPQ, PANAS, and BMI score of each Sasang constitution groups based on QSCCII were compared using analysis of variance and profile analysis. 3. Results : The SPQ score of each Sasang constitution groups was significantly (p<0.01) different. The SPQ showed significant correlation with PANAS Positive Affect (r=0.201, p=0.002), but not with the BMI (r=0.097, p=0.146). The SPQ-Emotionality scale, unlike other SPQ subscales, showed positive correlation with PANAS Negative Affection. 4. Conclusions : We performed the constructive validity of SPQ using PANAS and BMI. The SPQ would be useful for the study on psychophysiological mechanism of the Sasang constitutions.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.668-678
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• 2004

고령인구 비율이 높은 지역에 거주하는 성인 469명을 대상으로 24시간 회상법을 통해 1년 간 4계절의 식이섭취 조사를 하여 영양 섭취 상태를 양ㆍ질의 평가와 함께 계절적인 차이를 살펴본 결과 다음과 같았다. 조사 대상자의 연평균 1일 열량 섭취량(%RDA)은 1313.3$\pm$334.7 ㎉(72.0%)이며, 단백질은 47.3$\pm$17.0 g(82.2%)으로 남녀간에 권장량 대비 백분율에 유의한 차이가 없었다. 지방과 탄수화물, 식이 섬유소는 각각 20.2$\pm$12.8 g, 228.0$\pm$48.3 g, 12.8$\pm$4.5 g을 섭취하였으며, 남녀간에 유의적인 차이가 있었다. 비타민 및 무기질의 섭취량은 대부분 권장량 수준에 못 미쳤으며, 특히 칼슘, 비타민 B$_2$, 비타민 E, 비타민 D의 섭취는 권장량의 약 50%로 섭취율이 매우 낮았다. 성별에 따라서는 여성이 남성보다 비타민 및 무기질의 섭취량이 낮았으며, 계절별로는 대부분의 비타민과 무기질의 섭취율이 봄에 높았는데 예외적으로 비타민 C는 가을과 겨울에 섭취율이 높았다. 콜레스테롤의 섭취량은 남녀 각각 151.7$\pm$162.0 mg, 124.3$\pm$147.7 mg 이었으며 PUFA : MUFA : SFA의 비율은 1.0 : 1.3 : 1.2이었다. 탄수화물, 단백질, 지방 구성비율(CPF)은 72.7 : 14.4 : 12.9로, 성별에 따라서 탄수화물 에너지 구성비는 여자가 높았으며, 단백질 에너지 구성비는 남자가 높았다. 계절에 따라서는 남녀 모두 봄에 탄수화물 에너지 구성비율이 낮은 반면 단백질 에너지의 구성비율은 높았다. 대부분의 영양소 적정도는 0.8∼0.6의 범위였으나 칼슘, 비타민 A, 비타민 B$_2$, 비타민 E의 경우 0.5내외의 비율을 나타내었다. 성별에 따라서 단백질을 제외한 모든 영양소에서 여자보다 남자가 적정도에서 유의적으로 높았다. 평균 적정도는 0.66으로 다른 계절에 비해 남자는 봄에 높았고, 여자는 봄과 여름에 유의적으로 높았다. 영양의 질적 지수(INQ)는 칼슘, 비타민 A, 비타민 B$_2$, 비타민 E에서 1을 하회하였으며, 단백질을 제외한 모든 영양소에서 남자가 여자보다 질적 지수가 유의적으로 높았다. 계절에 따른 질적 지수는 남녀 모두 비타민 A와 나이아신은 봄에 높은 반면 비타민 C는 가을과 겨울에 유의적으로 높았다. 이와 같은 연구 결과로 볼 때 고령인구 비율이 높은 지역의 주민들은 전체적인 영양소 섭취 상태는 대부분의 영양소에서 권장량에 미달하여 양적으로 매우 부족한 실정이나, 질적인 영양섭취 평가 즉 영양소 적정도 및 평균 적정도, 영양의 질적 지수는 칼슘, 비타민 A, 비타민 B$_2$, 비타민 E를 제외하고 적절한 상태를 보였다. 또한 남녀를 비교할 때 여성이 남성보다 양적 질적 영양소 섭취 평가에서 낮은 상태를 보였다. 계절적으로는 다른 계절에 비해 봄에 영양소 섭취 상태가 좋았고 겨울에 불량한 것으로 나타나 본 연구 지역 주민들은 계절에 따라 영양소 섭취에 대해 영향을 받고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 전체적으로 열량 및 영양소 섭취량의 증가와 함께 질적으로 부족한 영양소의 섭취량을 증가시키고, 농촌의 특성을 고려하여 계절 식품을 잘 활용할 수 있도록 적절한 식품의 선택과 조리 방법에 대한 교육이 이루어져야 하며, 이러한 영양교육은 상대적으로 영양상태가 취약한 여성에게 우선적으로 실시되어야 하겠다. 그리고 앞으로 미량영양소의 정확한 평가를 위해 더 많은 식품성분 데이터베이스를 구축하고 보완하는 작업이 이루어져야 하겠다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제41권7호
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• pp.594-601
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• 2008

Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer (Panax ginseng) has been used for several thousand years to prolong longevity in Asian countries. Ginsenosides are the most active components isolated from ginseng and belong to damarane saponin which are separated into protopanaxadiol and protopanaxtriol. To evaluate the complex effect of ginsenoside in apo E null mice, ginseng extract were intraperioneally (i.p.) injected and provided high-cholesterol diet for 12 weeks. Ginseng extract came from were i.p. injected with dose of 100 mg/kg/day for 4 weeks in the last experimental duration. Ginseng extract used experiment was abundant Rb1, Rc, Re, and Rg1 and PD：PT ratio was 1.2. The high-cholesterol diet induced liver damage was significantly reduced by ginseng extract. Results from plasma lipid profiles and atherogenic index were improved by ginseng extracts. The GE group significantly decreased plasma TG and TC by 73% and 61% compared to apo E (-/-) group. Also ginseng extract tend to decrease lipid profiles and lipidperoxidation contents in liver and heart. Ginseng extract with an abundant amount of Rg1 significantly suppressed the apoptosis induction of cardiac tissue. In conclusion, ginseng extract (PD：PT = 1) was improved lipid profiles and anti-oxidant effects.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.65-81
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• 2015

This study reports a preliminary finding of the types and numbers of graphs being presented in the annual reports of about thirty top listed companies trading publicly in the stock markets of three countries-Thailand (SET), Malaysia (BM), and Singapore (SGX)-that were chosen based on their inclusion in the ASEAN Stars Index under the ASEAN Trading Link project. A total of 6,753 graphs from nineteen sectors were extracted and examined. Banking, real estate, and telecommunications are ranked the three most condense sectors, accounting for 50.2% of the total number of graphs observed. The three most used graphs are the Conservative Bar, Donut graph and Stack Bar. Less than one percent of Infographic type graphs were used. The five most depicted graphed variables are Asset, Revenue, Net profit, Liability, and Dividend. Using rudimentary framework to detect distorted or misleading statistical graphs, the study found 60.6% of the graphs distorted across the three markets, SET, BM, and SGX. BM ranked first in percentages of graphs being distortedly presented (73%). The other two markets, SET and SGX, have about the same proportions, 53.88% and 53.03%, respectively. Likewise, the proportions of Well-designed versus Inappropriate-designed graphs of the latter two markets are a little over one time (SET = 1 : 1.17; SGX = 1 : 1.13), whereas the proportion is almost triple for the BM market (BM = 1 : 2.70). In addition, the trend of distorted graphs found is slightly increasing as the longevity of the ASEAN Stars Index increases. One possible explanation for the relatively equal proportion of inappropriate graphs found is that SET is the smallest market and SGX, though the largest, is the most regulated market. BM, on the other hand, may want to present their financial data in the most attractive manner to prospective investors, thus, regulatory constraints and governance structure are still lenient.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.185-192
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• 2001

To evaluate the factors that determine the transmission level of vivax malaria using vectorial capacity, entomological surveys were conducted from .lune to August, 2000. From 6 nights of human-bait collection in Paju, the human biting rate (ma) was counted as 87.5 bites/man/night. The parity of Anopheles sinensis from human baiting collections fluctuated from 41% to 71% (average 48.8%) of which the rate gradually increased as time passed on: 35.2% in Jun. ; 55.0% in July; 66.2% in Aug. From this proportion of parous, we could estimate the probability of daily survival rate of An. sinensis to be 0.79 assumed with 3 days gonotrophic cycle and the expectancy of infective life through 11 days could be defined as 0.073. Blood meal analysis was performed using ELISA to determine the blood meal source. Only 0.8% of blood meals were from human hosts. We could conclude that An. sinensis is highly zoophilic (cow 61.8%) Malaria is highly unstable (stability index < 0.5) in this area. From these data, vectorial capacity VC) was determined to be 0.081. In spite of a high human biting rate (ma), malaria transmission potential is very low due to a low human blood index. Therefore, we could conclude that malaria transmission by An. sinensis is resulted by high population density, not by high transmission potential. For this reason, we need more effort to decrease vector population and vector-human contact to eradicate malaria in Korea.

• 한국학교보건학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.63-75
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• 2007

Purpose: With economic development and prolonged longevity, the level of health and health disparities have became growing concerns for individual and society as well. Since youth's health status are influenced by households' socioeconomic status and associated with heath status in later stage of life, assessing health inequality in the youth is a significant step toward lessening health disparity and promoting health. We measured health inequality in high school students and decomposed it into health factors. Methods: The subjects included 3,787 high school students of 12th graders from the Korea Education and Employment Panel (KEEP) in 2004. True health status was assumed as a latent variable and estimated by ordered logistic regression model. The predicted health was used as a measure of individual health after rPSraling to [0,1] interval. Total health inequality was then measured by Gini coefficient and was decomposed into health factors. Results: Health inequality in high school students was observed. Of total health inequality, 44% was explained by biological factors such as body mass index (BMI) (32.5%) and gender (13.5%). Behavioral factors such as smoking, drinking, physical activity, hours in bed and hours of computer ussge added to 11.7%. Household income and work experiences explained 5.6% and 8.8%, respectively. School satisfaction explained 14.6%. Other school related factors such as self-assessed achievement and experience of being bullied accounted for 15.5%. Conclusion: Among the health factors, biological factor was the most important contributor in health disparity. Other factors such as health behaviors, socioeconomic factors, school satisfaction and school related factors exhibited somewhat similar magnitude. For policy purposes, it is recommended to look into modifiable factors depending BM, gender and school surroundings.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.264-271
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• 2019

Background: The purpose of this study was to redefine the location of acupoints in the lower abdomen by taking actual thoracic and abdominal measurements. Methods: Measurements of the length and height of the thorax, and both the upper and lower abdominal area were compared to standard values defined by the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region (WHO/WPRO), and medical text books such as Miraculous Pivot, and A-B Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion. These measurements were used to redefine the standard of 1 cun, and the cun value of the lower abdomen. Results: Of the 60 studies screened, all studies used the cun measurement system. Considerable variation in the localization of acupoints in the lower abdominal area were detected. The average measurement of a typical male lower abdomen was within 6.33 cun to 6.34 cun. From this data, 6.5 cun appears to be more accurate than the current standardized length of 5 cun. The standardized index values of the width of the 4 fingers, and the distance from the lateral prominence from the greater trochanter to the popliteal crease (Fm), appeared to apply to only males, as defined by the WHO/WPRO. Conclusion: Further studies on standardizing the index measurements for the lower abdominal area are necessary. For males, the more accurate standardized length of the lower abdomen was 6.5 cun, whereas for females, the measurement would typically be longer than 6.5 cun.

• 응용통계연구
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.41-59
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• 2016

지속적인 사망률 개선으로 인한 평균 수명연장은 인구 고령화의 주요인이며 연금 공급자의 재정건전성에 심각한 영향을 미치는 원인으로 지목되기에 정확한 미래 사망률의 예측은 현 시점에서 선행되어야할 중요한 과제다. 본 연구는 미래 사망률을 예측하는 대표적인 확률적 사망률 모형인 Lee-Carter 모형을 사용하여 과거 생명표로 산출한 왜도를 기반으로 미래 사망률 지수를 간접적으로 예측하는 왜도예측방식을 제시한다. 기존의 Lee-Carter 모형을 이용한 사망률 예측방식은 사망률 지수를 추정하고 미래값을 직접 예측함으로써 미래 사망률이 지나치게 개선되는 현상을 보이며, 이를 바탕으로 산출된 연금액과 지급기간 추정 등 연금 공급자의 리스크 관리에 영향을 미친다. 본 연구는 기존 예측 방식의 사망률 예측 결과와 제시한 왜도 예측 방식의 사망률 예측 결과를 비교함으로써 기존 사망률 예측 방식의 문제점을 지적한다. 분석결과 왜도 예측을 통한 Lee-Carter 모형의 사망률 예측은 기존 방식보다 사망률 개선효과를 더 적게 반영하며 장수리스크를 덜 왜곡한다는 데 의의가 있다고 할 수 있다. 하지만 기존 방식 간 차이를 감안하여 적정한 미래 사망률 수준을 찾기 위해 임의로 부여한 가중치에 대해 향후 검토가 필요할 것으로 보인다.