Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine (정신신체의학)
- Volume 6 Issue 2
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- Pages.120-125
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- 1998
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- 1225-6471(pISSN)
Weight Gain of the Psychiatric Female Hospitalized Patients
정신과 여자 입원 환자의 체중 증가
- Seo, Dong-Hyang (Department of Psychiatry, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
- Park, Ki-Chang (Department of Psychiatry, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
- Shin, Jong-Ho (Department of Psychiatry, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
- Published : 1998.12.15
Abstract
Objectives : The purposes of present study were to identify weight increment in female psychiatric patients during hospitalization and to evaluate the relationship between weight gain and daily calorie intake, daily activity and other variables of disease itself. Methods : 20 patients were studied. Body weight were measured once a week, and daily activity(total amounts of walking/day) and total amount of daily calorie intake were measured twice a week. We examined psychiatric and medical illness history, eating disorders' history and family history of eating disorders and obesity. Results: Mean body weight and Body Mass Index(BMI) at admission are 49.40kg and 19.59kg/
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