Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine (동의생리병리학회지)

The Physiological Society of Korean Medicine and The Society of Pathology in Korean Medicine (대한동의생리학회·한의병리학회)
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Preliminary Study of a Diagnostic Tool for Osteoporosis

골다공증 진단방법에 관한 기초연구

  • Yang, Kyung-Hee (Department of Nursing, Wonkwang Health Science University) ;
  • Park, Kum-Sook (Department of Nursing, Wonkwang Health Science University) ;
  • Lee, Jeong-Ran (Department of Nursing, Wonkwang Health Science University) ;
  • Jung, Hun-Young (Department of Classics, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University)
  • 양경희 (원광보건대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 박금숙 (원광보건대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 이정란 (원광보건대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 정헌영 (원광대학교 한의과대학 원전학교실)
  • Published : 2009.10.25
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to develop a diagnostic screening tool for the early detection of osteoporosis in persons with a predisposition for this condition and to facilitate effective management of the disease. Data are collected using questionnaires. The subjects are 120 women in a small city OB-GY clinic in South Korea, who are 6 months or more post menopausal and who have been examined for BMD. Two items in general syndrome of kidney vacuity(Shin Hur) : hears noises like streaming water or the sound of shrill chirrups of a cicada (OR=3.34, p<0.1), feels twinges in the back and knee(OR=4.10, p<0.05), one item in kidney yin vacuity: feels thirst and gets sore throat(OR=8.5, p<0.01) were proven as statistically significant risk factors in the identification of osteoporosis (Odds Ratio). The predictability score was 86.36%, and ROC curve was 0.84. This study attempted to identify risk factors in female osteoporosis so as to develop a screening tool for the purposes of early diagnosis, the effective management of osteoporosis patients and to modify the progress of their disease. Further studies are needed to elaborate this tool's ability to identify contributing factors in osteoporosis as defined by diagnostic evidence predicted by Oriental Medicine Theory.

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