• 한국학교보건학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.27-44
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• 1999

Obesity in children is a major concern of public health. This study was performed to illuminate its effect on weight control program and the associated factors of obesity-related habits and obesity index in primary school obese children. Weight control program consisted of behavioral modification, nutrition education and exercise during 17 weeks. The sample consisted of treatment group(n=42) and control group(n=41). There was no statistical difference between the two groups in obesity index, socioeconomic status and grade. To assess the effects of weight control program, the subjects were given pre-test and post-test such as the measurement of anthropometric values and self-reporting questionnaire. This result of this study were as follows; 1. After weight control program was applied, there was a significant decrease in obesity index among the treatment group. Obesity-related habits score of the treatment group increased significantly, While there was not much difference between the pre-test and the post-test among the control group. But exercise habit didn't increase significantly in the both groups. 2. Correlation between obesity-related habits and obesity index were not evident. 3. After application of weight control program, the factors associated with change of eating habit were children's past experience of weight control, motivational change toward weight control program and friends' support for treatment group. The factors associated with change of exercise habit were post-test motivation score and friends' support. Motivational change toward weight control and pre-test self-efficacy of exercise behavior were counter-related to exercise habit. For change of other obesity-related habits, initial obesity index, motivational change, post-test self-efficacy score of exercise behavior and paternal educational status were closely associated. But post-test self-efficacy score of eating behavior was unrelated. 4. Only the factor of experience of weight control was associated with change of obesity index. 5. For the both groups, the factors associated with change of eating habits were post-test self-efficacy of eating behavior and family's support. The factors associated with change of exercise behavior were self-efficacy changes of exercise behavior and friends' support. The factors associated with change of other obesity-related habits were self-efficacy change of eating behavior. Initial obesity index was associated with change of obesity index. 6. The rate of dropouts from weight control program was 28.6% (12/42) in treatment group. Initial obesity index, other obesity-related habits except eating exercise habits, friend's support were associated with dropout. In conclusion, these results indicated that weight control program in primary school settings was effective. Direct exercise regimen and practice was demanded. In addition to the program itself, much of the success is dependent on the degree of motivation of the children involved and support provided by their parents and friends. Further study need to be performed under the condition that the weight control progrom is applied for a longer period.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.289-295
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• 2017

일반적으로 유방암 발생에 영향을 미치는 요소는 여러 연구가 진행되었으나 위험인자에 관한 체계적인 조사는 드물다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 유방초음파 검사 전 실시하는 건강문진표 작성내용과 실제 초음파 검사에서 유방암 판정을 받은 환자를 바탕으로 관련인자를 파악하고자 하였다. 유방초음파를 실시한 417명을 대상으로 자기기입식 문진표를 작성하였고 양성, 악성으로 분류하여 후향적 연구를 시행하였다. 유방암 발생 관련인자로 나이, 체질량지수, 투약 종류에서 관련성을 보였으며(p<0.05), 다변량분석 결과 교차비(Odds ratio)는 나이에서 50대 이하를 기준으로 50대에서 4.93배, 체질량지수 정상군보다 비만군에서 2.43배 증가하였고 타목시펜과 여성호르몬제 투약 시에는 0.14배, 0.16배 감소하였다(p<0.05). 따라서 나이가 증가함에 따라 정기적인 검사를 실시하고 적절한 체중관리가 필요하다. 따라서 본 연구는 유방암 발생에 영향을 미치는 위험인자 규명의 기초자료로 제공될 것으로 기대한다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.413-418
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• 2015

본 연구는 K대학교에서 비만 또는 과체중 학생을 대상으로 4주간 운영하는 체중조절 프로그램에 개입하여 프로그램 전후의 비만지표 변화와 치주지표 변화를 조사하고 분석하였다. 그 결과, 체중, 허리둘레, 체질량지수, 체지방률, 복부지방률은 모두 유의하게 감소하였고 치면세균막지수는 유의하게 증가하였으며 치은지수, 탐침시 출혈부위수, 천치주낭부위수는 유의한 변화가 없었다. 성별, 흡연, 음주의 특성이 비만지표 변화와 치주지표 변화에 영향을 미치지 않았다. 그러나 프로그램 전후 차이 지표 변화의 상관분석에 체지방율 변화와 탐침시 출혈부위수 변화가 강한 양의 상관관계를 나타내었고 복부지방률 변화와 천치주낭 부위수 변화가 중정도의 양의 상관관계를 나타내었다. 탐침시 출혈 부위수 변화에 대한 체지방률의 설명력은 58.9%로 나타났다. 따라서 체지방률과 복부지방률이 치주 임상지표와 연관성이 있으며, 비만 감소는 치주 건강에 영향을 끼칠 수 있다고 제안한다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.576-583
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• 2009

G protein-coupled receptor 43 (GPR43) is a newly-discovered short-chain free fatty acid receptor and its functions remain to be defined. The objective of this study was to investigate the function of GPR43 on lipolysis. We successfully cloned the GPR43 gene from the pig (EU122439), and measured the level of GPR43 mRNA in different tissues and primary pig adipocytes. The expression level of GPR43 mRNA was higher in adipose tissue and increased gradually with adipocyte differentiation. Then we examined GPR43 mRNA level in different types, growth-stages and various regions of adipose tissue of pigs. The results showed that the expression level of GPR43 mRNA was significantly higher in adipose tissue of obese pigs than in lean pigs, and the expression level also gradually increased as age increased. We further found that the abundance of GPR43 mRNA level increased more in subcutaneous fat than visceral fat. Thereafter, we studied the correlation between GPR43 and lipid metabolism-related genes in adipose tissue and primary pig adipocytes. GPR43 gene had significant negative correlation with hormone-sensitive lipase gene (HSL, r = -0.881, p<0.01) and triacylglycerol hydrolase gene (TGH, r = -0.848, p<0.01) in adipose tissue, and had positive correlation with peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor $\gamma$ gene ($PPAR_{\gamma}$, r = 0.809, p<0.01) and lipoprotein lipase gene (LPL, r = 0.847, p<0.01) in adipocytes. In addition, we fed different concentrations of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) to mice, and analyzed expression level changes of GPR43, HSL and TGH in adipose. The results showed that DHA down-regulated GPR43 and up-regulated HSL and TGH mRNA levels; GPR43 also had significant negative correlation with HSL (low: r = -0.762, p<0.01; high: r = -0.838, p<0.01) and TGH (low: r = -0.736, p<0.01; high: r = -0.586, p<0.01). Our results suggested that GPR43 is a potential factor which regulates lipolysis in adipose tissue, and DHA as a receptor of GPR43 might promote lipolysis through down-regulating the expression of GPR43 mRNA.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.149-159
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• 2008

Background and Purpose : This study was to assess characteristics in acute stroke patients according to obesity and abdominal obesity. Methods : From1 Oct. 2005 to 31 Jul. 2007, 629 patients with a stroke were included. Patients were hospitalized within 30 days after the onset of stroke at Kyungwon University Incheon Oriental Hospital, DongGuk University International Hospital and Department of Cardiovascular and Neurologic Disease (Stroke Center), or Kyung Hee University Oriental Hospital. We investigated general characteristics preferences according to general obesity and abdominal obesity. Results : 629 acute stroke patients were included in the final analysis. Male, young age, hypertension, heart disease in the family history, hypertension in the past history, care of invalids or grandchildren and Taeumin in the Sasang constitution were higher among obese patients. Male, transient ischemic attack in the past history, smoker and Soyangin in the Sasangconstitution were higher among patients with abdominal obesity. The incidence of abdominal obesity corresponded to lower education level. Conclusions : In our study, we observed the general disposition of various characteristic distributions according to obesity and abdominal obesity in acute stroke patients.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.105-113
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• 2017

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: A high-fat diet (HFD) induces obesity, which is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and cancer, while a calorie-restricted diet can extend life span by reducing the risk of these diseases. It is known that health effects of diet are partially conveyed through epigenetic mechanism including DNA methylation. In this study, we investigated the genome-wide hepatic DNA methylation to identify the epigenetic effects of HFD-induced obesity. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seven-week-old male C57BL/6 mice were fed control diet (CD), calorie-restricted control diet (CRCD), or HFD for 16 weeks (after one week of acclimation to the control diet). Food intake, body weight, and liver weight were measured. Hepatic triacylglycerol and cholesterol levels were determined using enzymatic colorimetric methods. Changes in genome-wide DNA methylation were determined by a DNA methylation microarray method combined with methylated DNA immunoprecipitation. The level of transcription of individual genes was measured by real-time PCR. RESULTS: The DNA methylation statuses of genes in biological networks related to lipid metabolism and hepatic steatosis were influenced by HFD-induced obesity. In HFD group, a proinflammatory Casp1 (Caspase 1) gene had hypomethylated CpG sites at the 1.5-kb upstream region of its transcription start site (TSS), and its mRNA level was higher compared with that in CD group. Additionally, an energy metabolism-associated gene Ndufb9 (NADH dehydrogenase 1 beta subcomplex 9) in HFD group had hypermethylated CpG sites at the 2.6-kb downstream region of its TSS, and its mRNA level was lower compared with that in CRCD group. CONCLUSIONS: HFD alters DNA methylation profiles in genes associated with liver lipid metabolism and hepatic steatosis. The methylation statuses of Casp1 and Ndufb9 were particularly influenced by the HFD. The expression of these genes in HFD differed significantly compared with CD and CRCD, respectively, suggesting that the expressions of Casp1 and Ndufb9 in liver were regulated by their methylation statuses.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.781-793
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• 2003

This study was performed to investigate the stress level and health-related behaviors of nurses and to provide basic information for developing educational programs in the health care field. The subjects of this study were 197 nurses and 94 nursing assistants working at hospitals in the Kyung-nam area. A survey was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire in November, 2002. The results were as follows : The average age and work experience of the subjects were 26.9 and 5.6 years, respectively. The number of respondents in the shift and non-shift operations was equally distributed. The mean height and weight were 161.2 cm and 52.7 kg, respectively. Even though the average body mass index (BMI) and obesity index were normal in the subjects, 9.2% of the subjects were overweight/obese, while 28.9% of the subjects were under weight, according to the obesity index. The mean score of stress was 27.5 \pm$\pm$ 4.6 out of 50 points. Most of the subjects were highly stressed about the amount of their work, problems regarding their future, and relationships with their superiors. With regard to changes in food intake due to stress, 44.1% showed an increased intake, while 32.3% showed a reduced intake. The degree of health consciousness of the married nurses, those over 36 years of age, and those with over 10 years of nursing experience was significantly higher than that of the unmarried nurses, those under 35 years of age, and those with under 10 years of nursing experience (p<0.01). Fifty-one point three percent of the subjects thought their health status was unhealthy. Fifty-seven percent of the subjects had tried weight control. Their main reason for trying weight control was to have a slender figure (62.3%), and their methods of weight control were moderation in intake(45.6%), exercise and dieting (36.9%). TV/radio (49.5%) and newspaper/magazines (47.1%) were the primary sources of nutritional and health information for the subjects, and professional (25.1%) and the internet (13.4%) were ranked relatively highly. The food components of most concern to the subjects during meal time were (in order of importance) fats (51.9%), calories (40.2%) and salt (35.1%). The subjects considered 'taking a rest' (73.5%) as the most important factor in maintaining an optimal health status, followed by self-relaxation (56.4%), moderation in diet (39.5), bathing or using a sauna (25.7%) and exercising (22.7%).

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.551-561
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• 2006

This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of mothers' attitudes on preparing baby foods for their children's food habits and development. The subjects were allocated to 419 preschool children, aged 3 - 5 years. This study surveyed by questionnaire, which was answered by the children's mothers. Subjects were classified by two groups, active and passive, based on their mothers' weaning attitudes. In the active group, mothers tried to make a variety of foods for preparing the baby foods, whereas mothers in the passive group didn't try to make it too much. Family income was higher in the active group and the subject' mothers had more jobs than those in the passive group, whereas their parent's education levels showed no differences. According to Rohrer index, 2.6% of subjects were obese in the active group, whereas 7.7% in the passive group. These data were shown significantly different between the groups. There were no differences in mother's food habits and breast-feeding versus formula feeding between the two groups. However, children's food habits were shown statistically different between the two groups. Higher regularity of meals, higher frequencies of snacks at home, higher frequencies of fruit, com, sweet potato as a snacks and less instant foods were revealed in the active group more than in the passive group. The major problem of children's food habits was an unbalanced diet (52.7%) and the major reasons for unbalanced diet were the taste (58.7%) and the texture (23.2%). The active uoup used more fruits and vegetables than the passive group. Also there were significant differences to solve problems of children's unbalanced diets. In the positive group, 14.4% of mothers tried to develop new cooking methods for solving the problem of an unbalanced diet, but 8.2% did in the passive group. furthermore, 2.3% of mothers in the positive group removed unpleasant items of the food, whereas 6.9% did in the passive. The average nutritional knowledge scores on a 10 scale were 7.2 and 6.9 in active and passive groups, respectively, and they were statistically different. Mothers among the active group explained the knowledge for food and nutrition to their children more than those in the passive group. These results suggest that mothers' attitudes for baby food are an important factor for forming their children's food habits. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a nutritional education program, materials and new recipes for a variety of baby foods to mothers.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.580-586
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• 2019

본 연구는 국민건강영양조사 제6기 원시자료를 이용하여 만20~44세의 성인 여성 2,134명을 대상으로, 가임기 여성의 만성질환과 구강건강행태의 관련성을 살펴보고, 각 요인들이 치주질환에 미치는 영향에 대하여 살펴보고자 한다. 본 연구결과 다음과 같다. 연령대(p<0.001), 교육수준(p<0.001), 결혼상태(p<0.001), 소득수준(p<0.05), 흡연(p=0.05), 출산경험(p<0.001)은 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 나타냈다. 만성질환 요인은 고혈압(p<0.001), 비만(p<0.001), 당뇨(p<0.001), 고콜레스테롤혈증(p<0.05), 저콜레스테롤혈증(p<0.001), 고중성지방혈증(p<0.001)에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 나타냈다. 구강건강 행태요인은 치통(p=0.05), 교정치료(p<0.05), 저작불편(p<0.05) 에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 나타냈다. 치주질환에 영향을 미치는 위험요인을 살펴본 결과, 만성질환요인에서 정상군에 비해 비만군에서 1.576배, 당뇨군에서 2.569배 치주질환 위험도가 더 높은 것으로 나타났다. 구강건강행태요인은 구강위생용품미사용자가 1.372배 치주질환 위험도가 더 높은 것으로 나타났다. 주관적 구강건강상태는 좋은 여성에 비해 나쁜 여성이 1.614배 치주질환 위험도가 더 높은 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과로 볼 때 여성의 만성질환 중 당뇨병이 치주질환 가장 큰 위험도를 나타냈으며, 당뇨와 비만은 관련성이 크므로 치주질환 위험요인으로 중요한 변수라 사료된다. 이에 복합적인 만성질환과 치주질환의 위험성을 살펴볼 필요가 있으며, 향후 여성의 치주질환을 위한 구강보건교육프로그램 확대 및 구강보건정책 마련이 필요하다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제53권6호
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• pp.570-582
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• 2020

본 연구는 상지추출물과 stilbene 화합물인 MSA, ORT의 항비만 효능을 비교 분석하고자 식이성 비만 마우스 모델을 이용하여 HFD에 실험물질을 첨가한 식이를 13주 동안 급여하였다. 연구결과, 실험물질들의 항비만 효능은 ORT, ME, MSA, MW군 순이었으며, 특히 ME와 ORT의 급여는 고지방식이에 의한 체중 및 체지방 증가, 혈당 증가, 이상지질혈증 및 지방간 개선에 있어 양성대조군인 GC군과 비슷한 효과를 보였다. 향후 관련 기작 규명 및 안전성 확보, 그리고 최대 유효성 도출을 위한 추출 조건 확립 및 용량 검증 등의 연구가 수행된다면 체중조절용 기능성 식품으로의 개발을 기대해 볼 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.