• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.167-179
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• 2011

Objectives: In this study, we used with visceral fat area(VFA)/subcutaneous fat area(SFA) ratio(V/S ratio) and bioelectrical impedence analysis(BIA) for a comparative study between VFA measured from several abdominal computed tomography(CT) images and obesity indexes, such as body mass index(BM), waist circumference(WC), and waist-hip ratio(WHR). Methods: A group of 63 test subjects were gathered in the oriental medical hospital of Kyung-Won university. BIA for body composition and body size for obesity indexes were estimated to evaluate the obesity indexes. Pearson correlation coefficients and regression analysis were used to select useful obesity index. Results: The VFA-CT was significantly related to BMI, SFA, WC, hip circumference(HC), body fat mass(BFM), basal metabolic rate(BMR), and VFA-BIA. Especially, we found that the VFA-BIA and BMI were significantly correlated to VFA-CT. Conclusions: VFA-BIA index is an optimized index for diagnosis and evaluation of obesity. Finally, we found that the BMI is optimized to represent VFA.

• 한국축산시설환경학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 1997

This study was conducted to investigate the combined effects of VFA composition of rumen fluid and heat exposure (30${\pm}$2$^{\circ}C$) on the general clinical view and insulin secretory response to glucose in sheep. The total infusion of nutrients was examined in sheep via the technique of continuous alimentation. Four adult Suffolk sheep fitted with a permanent ruminal cannula and a simple T-shaped duodenal cannula were used. A peristaltic pump was used to infuse the solutions of volatile fatty acid triglycerides (VFA-TG) consisting of 70 triacetin : 20 tripropionin : 10 tributyrin (low propionin division: LP) and 50 triacetin : 40 tripropionin : 10 tributyrin (high propionin division: HP) on the basis of energy and minerals into the rumen, and casein solution into the duodenum. The effects of heat exposure and type of the levels of VFA-TG solutions on the insulin secretory response to glucose in sheep were investigated by using hyperglycemic clamp (HGC) technique. The results obtained are summarized as follows: 1. During the heat exposure (latter half of the infusion period), respiration rate, heart rate and rectal temperature increased (P＜0.01, P＜0.01, P＜0.05), but the levels of VFA-TG solutions (LP and HP division) did not affect the general clinical view except for the heart rate. 2. In the HGC technique, glucose infusion rate (GIR) and mean plasma insulin increments (MPII) tended to be ower in the heat exposure than in the thermoneutral environment, but no significant difference was found among the treatments. GIR and MPII remained unchanged between the levels of VFA-TG solutions. 3. In the HGC technique, ratio of MPII to GIR (MPII/GIR) which represents pancreatic ${\beta}$-cell response to glucose stimulation remained unchanged among the treatments.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.73-82
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• 1996

The removal efficiencies of organic substrates, nitrogen and phosphorus in the anaerobic-aerobic biological phosphorus removal process were investigated by addition of acetic acid, propionic acid and butyric acid which are normal volatile fatty acids contained in anaerobic digester supernatants. Substrate utilization coefficients for the phosphorus release and uptake were also estimated. The effect of a VFA, which showed higher phosphorus removal efficiency than the other VFAs did, was also studied in an anaerobic-aerobic-anoxic biological nutrient removal process. For the anaerobic-aerobic process added by VFA, the phosphorus removal efficiencies were up to about 68%, 55% and 61% for the reactors of acetic acid, propionic acid and butyric acid added, respectively, which indicates the efficiencies were increased by about 8-21%, comparing to that of 47% for the reactor with no VFA added. There were no significant difference in removal efficiencies for organic substrate and $NH_3-N$ without regard to addition of VFA. However, the removal efficiency of total nitrogen was increased in the case of VFA added, since $NO_3-N$ was less produced. For the anaerobic-aerobic-anoxic process added VFA, the removal efficiencies for $NH_3-N$ and $PO{_4}^{3-}-P$ were increased by 5% and 13%, respectively, comparing with them in the reactors not added VFA.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.256-265
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• 2020

Objectives: We compared the associations of 3 computed tomography (CT)-based abdominal adiposity indexes with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among middle-aged Korean men and women. Methods: The participants were 1366 men and 2480 women community-dwellers aged 30-64 years. Three abdominal adiposity indexes-visceral fat area (VFA), subcutaneous fat area (SFA), and visceral-to-subcutaneous fat ratio (VSR)-were calculated from abdominal CT scans. NAFLD was determined by calculating the Liver Fat Score from comorbidities and blood tests. An NAFLD prediction model that included waist circumference (WC) as a measure of abdominal adiposity was designated as the base model, to which VFA, SFA, and VSR were added in turn. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), integrated discrimination improvement (IDI), and net reclassification improvement (NRI) were calculated to quantify the additional predictive value of VFA, SFA, and VSR relative to WC. Results: VFA and VSR were positively associated with NAFLD in both genders. SFA was not significantly associated with NAFLD in men, but it was negatively associated in women. When VFA, SFA, and VSR were added to the WC-based NAFLD prediction model, the AUC improved by 0.013 (p<0.001), 0.001 (p=0.434), and 0.009 (p=0.007) in men and by 0.044 (p<0.001), 0.017 (p<0.001), and 0.046 (p<0.001) in women, respectively. The IDI and NRI were increased the most by VFA in men and VSR in women. Conclusions: Using CT-based abdominal adiposity indexes in addition to WC may improve the detection of NAFLD. The best predictive indicators were VFA in men and VSR in women.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.151-158
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• 2015

Purpose: Obesity is associated with morbidity following gastric cancer surgery, but whether obesity influences morbidity after laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) remains controversial. The present study evaluated whether body mass index (BMI) and visceral fat area (VFA) predict postoperative complications. Materials and Methods: A total of 217 consecutive patients who had undergone LG for gastric cancer between May 2003 and December 2005 were included in the present study. We divided the patients into two groups ('before learning curve' and 'after learning curve') based on the learning curve effect of the surgeon. Each of these groups was sub-classified according to BMI (<$25kg/m^2$ and ${\geq}25kg/m^2$) and VFA (<$100cm^2$ and ${\geq}100cm^2$). Surgical outcomes, including operative time, quantity of blood loss, and postoperative complications, were compared between BMI and VFA subgroups. Results: The mean operative time, length of hospital stay, and complication rate were significantly higher in the before learning curve group than in the after learning curve group. In the subgroup analysis, complication rate and length of hospital stay did not differ according to BMI or VFA; however, for the before learning curve group, mean operative time and blood loss were significantly higher in the high VFA subgroup than in the low VFA subgroup (P=0.047 and P=0.028, respectively). Conclusions: VFA may be a better predictive marker than BMI for selecting candidates for LG, which may help to get a better surgical outcome for inexperienced surgeons.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.357-358
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• 1989

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.418-420
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• 1989

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.172-179
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• 2010

목 적: 성인에서 내장 지방은 대사 이상의 위험 요소와 밀접한 상관이 있다고 알려져 있으나 소아 청소년 연령에서의 연구는 미흡하다. 소아 청소년에서의 복부지방의 분포와 대사 이상의 위험 요소간에 상관성을 연구하고자 하였다. 방 법: 78명의 남아와 23명의 여아를 포함한 101명의 소아 청소년(평균 연령 10.8${\pm}$2.4세)을 대상으로 연구를 시행하였다. 신체 계측과 대사 증후군의 위험 요소에 대한 분석을 개별 환자에서 시행하였고, 복부 전산화 단층 촬영을 통해 내장 지방과 피하 지방의 양을 측정하였다. 연령을 보정한 편 상관 분석을 통해 내장 지방, 피하 지방의 양, 신체 계측 지표와 대사 이상의 위험요소 간의 상관관계를 분석하였다. 결 과: 남아와 여아 모두에서 피하 지방이 나이가 들어감에 따라서 내장 지방보다 급격히 증가하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 남아에서 내장 지방과 피하 지방은 신체 계측 지표와는 유의한 상관성을 보였고, 내장 지방은 낮은 수치의 HDL-C과 피하 지방은 높은 이완기 혈압과 유의한 연관성을 보였으나. 남아에서 내장 지방과 피하 지방, 신체 계측 지표는 모두 대사 이상의 위험요소의 수와 밀접한 관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 결 론: 남아에서 내장 지방은 낮은 수치의 HDL-C과, 피하 지방은 높은 이완기 혈압과 유의한 상관성을 나타내었으나 성인에서의 기존 연구에 비해 본 연구는 다른 대사 이상의 위험 요소들에 대한 상관성이 떨어지는 것으로 나타났다.

• 분석과학
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.200-211
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 저온농축열탈착법을 이용하여, 4가지 유기지방산 및 9가지 휘발성유기화합물을 포함하는 13가지 성분의 분석기법을 비교연구하였다. 저온농축열탈착법을 이용한 유기지방산의 분석기법을 평가하기 위해, 5가지 흡착소재 각각에 대해 5점 검량에 기초한 비교를 시도하였다. 그 결과, 유기지방산 및 휘발성 유기화합물에서 Carbopack X를 충진한 고체흡착관의 response factor (RF)가 가장 높은수준을 유지하면서, 유기지방산과 휘발성유기화합물의 동시분석에 가장 적합한 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 Tenax TA 단일소재를 제외하면, 조사에 이용한 대부분의 흡착제도 양호한 것으로 나타났다. 저온농축열 탈착법의 검정을 위한 임의의 방안으로 기체상 표준시료를 저온농축열탈착법과 알칼리흡수법으로 동시에 비교분석하였다. 그 결과, 유기지방산에서 저온농축열탈착법 대비 알칼리흡수법의 비율 (T/S비)이 0.46 (valeric acid)~0.71 (isovaleric acid)으로 나타나 저온농축열탈착법의 결과가 상대적으로 낮게 나타났다. 보다 안정적인 분석조건을 찾기 위한 연구를 추가적으로 지속한다면, 유기지방산의 분석법을 향상시키는 것이 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• 분석과학
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.91-101
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• 2012

2010년부터 지정악취물질로 관리 중인 유기지방산은 큰 반응성과 그에 따른 낮은 회수율 등의 문제로 인해, 분석이 난해한 성분으로 알려져 있다. 악취공정시험기준에서는 대기 중에 존재하는 유기지방산을 분석하는 방법으로 알칼리함침필터법과 알칼리흡수용액법을 제시하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 유기지방산의 분석기법을 전반적으로 비교검토하였다. 그러나 이들 지정분석방법에 대한 객관적인 검증이 쉽지않다는 점을 감안할 때, 유기지방산의 새로운 대안 분석방안으로 고체흡착관-저온농축탈착법 등을 고려할 필요가 있다. 고체흡착관으로 시료를 채취하고 저온농축열탈착기를 이용하여 분석할 경우, 공정시험기준상에 제시한 분석방법들에 비해 상당히 간편하고 검정이 용이하다는 이점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 분석방법에 대한 고찰에 덧붙여, 표준시료의 준비, 시료의 채취단계, 최종적인 검출단계에 대한 부분에 대해서도 검토하였다. 유기지방산의 현장시료를 채취 및 분석하기 위해서, 용기채취법의 적용은 심각한 오차를 수반할 수 있다는 점을 확인하였다. 또한 현장에서 채취한 시료의 유기지방산을 분석할 때, GC/FID에 의존할 경우, 여러 가지 간섭 성분의 영향을 배제하기 어렵다. 따라서 유기지방산의 분석에는 GC/MS를 이용하여 정량뿐 아니라 정성적인 부분까지 동시에 검토하는 것이 중요하다.