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http://dx.doi.org/10.13045/acupunct.2013009

The Correlation between Acupuncture Therapy on Knee Osteoarthritis and BMI  

Yeo, In Ho (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Chung-Ju Hospital of Traditional Korean Medicine, Semyung University)
Kim, Jung Hyun (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Je-Cheon Hospital of Traditional Korean Medicine, Semyung University)
Jung, Se Ho (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Chung-Ju Hospital of Traditional Korean Medicine, Semyung University)
Jo, Na Young (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Je-Cheon Hospital of Traditional Korean Medicine, Semyung University)
Roh, Jeong Du (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Je-Cheon Hospital of Traditional Korean Medicine, Semyung University)
Kim, Kap Sung (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Hospital of Traditional Korean Medicine, Dongguk University)
Lee, Seung Deok (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Hospital of Traditional Korean Medicine, Dongguk University)
Kim, Eun Jung (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Hospital of Traditional Korean Medicine, Dongguk University)
Lee, Cham Kyul (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Chung-Ju Hospital of Traditional Korean Medicine, Semyung University)
Lee, Eun Yong (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Chung-Ju Hospital of Traditional Korean Medicine, Semyung University)
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Journal of Acupuncture Research / v.30, no.3, 2013 , pp. 101-107 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives : The purpose of this study is to investigate the correlation between acupuncture therapy on knee osteoarthritis and BMI. Methods : Data on assessment measurements of knee osteoarthritis and obesity were obtained from 31 patients suffering from knee osteoarthritis from May, 2011 to September, 2012. The assesment measurements consisted of body mass index(BMI), visual analogue scale(VAS) and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities(WOMAC) index. Statistical correlations among assessment measurements were evaluated by examining the Pearson's correlation coefficients. Results : 1. The average age of all patients was $58.87{\pm}9.48$(male : $63.67{\pm}11.34$, female : $57.72{\pm}8.86$). 2. The average BMI of all patients was $25.41{\pm}3.06kg/m^2$. According to clinical definition of obesity by Korean Society for the Study of Obesity, 25.81% of all patients was within normal weight, 25.81% was overweight, 38.71% was obesity and 9.67% was morbid obesity. 3. There were no significant correlations in statistics among assessment measurements. Conclusions : There is significant correlation between knee osteoarthritis and obesity according to many clinical and experimental researches. So more studies on correlation between knee osteoarthritis and obesity and development of assessment measurement are needed.
Keywords
Knee osteoarthritis; Obesity; Correlation; BMI; VAS; WOMAC index;
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