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Development of Bio-Check Unit and Health Index for Measuring Health Degree through Noninvasive Examination  

Lee, Chong-Sun (College of Mechanical & Control Engineering, Handong Global University)
Yi, Sung-Il (Division of Applied Robot Technology, KITECH)
So, Byung-Rok (Division of Applied Robot Technology, KITECH)
Park, Byung-Kang (Department of Family Medicine, Sunlin Hospital)
Chung, In-Wook (Department of Family Medicine, Sunlin Hospital)
Lee, Seung-Ju (College of Mechanical & Control Engineering, Handong Global University)
Park, Seon-Kyun (College of Mechanical & Control Engineering, Handong Global University)
Han, Cheng-En (College of Mechanical & Control Engineering, Handong Global University)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering / v.28, no.7, 2011 , pp. 859-865 More about this Journal
Abstract
A bio-check unit and health index were developed to provide information on personal health state with easily available noninvasive measurements and surveys. Four health indices were defined such as cardiovascular index, stress index, obesity index, and management index. Methods were developed to calculate health index scores from measured physiological signals and answer of survey questions. In order to evaluate effectiveness of the health indices, a clinical trial was conducted for 362 persons who visited general hospital for annual health inspection. The cardiovascular index showed a good correlation coefficient of 0.685 with the cardiovascular health graded by a medical doctor. The stress index showed a good correlation coefficient of 0.638 with the results of stress questionnaires being used in the public health center. Once the health index function is added in the bio-check unit, the unit may provide useful contents for personal health management.
Keywords
Bio-check Unit; Health Index; Physiological Measurement; Survey;
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