• Proceedings of the KSCN Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.1057-1058
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• 2003

본 연구는 올바른 식습관 행태와 비만에 관련된 여러 요인을 파악하여 비만아동을 위한 보다 전문적이고 체계적인 영양과 체중조절을 위한 온라인 프로그램을 개발하고자 경기도 구리시 소재 2개 초등학교 5학년 학생 총 686명(남 55.7% 여 44.3%)을 대상으로 컴퓨터 이용도와 비만관리프로그램에 대한 수요도 조사를 시행하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 학교에서 제공한 신체계측자료를 바탕으로 한 비만도(%) 분석에서는 과다체중군 14.8%(남 8.0%, 여6.8%), 비만군 8.9%(남 6.0%, 여 2,9%)였고, 뢰러지수(Rohler index)로 분류한 결과에서는 비만군이 6.7%(남7.6%, 여 5.7%)로 나타났다. 컴퓨터이용 및 영양정보 수요도 조사에서 컴퓨터 이용시간은 전체의 91.9%가 하루 2시간 이내였고 컴퓨터 사용시 게임 76.1%, 인터넷 정보검색과 인터넷 학습이 각각 33.6%와 22.7%였다. 정보검색시 영양에 대한 정보를 찾아 본 학생은 29.8%였고 앞으로 더 알고 싶은 영양정보는 키를 크게 해 주는 식품 43.6%,머리가 좋아지는 식품 30.9%였다. 인터넷에서 얻고 싶은 비만에 관한 정보는 체중감소를 위한 다이어트 및 식사방법 44.0%, 운동방법 39.2%였으며 인터넷의 비만사이트에서 제공되는 정보형태에 대한 선호도는 게임 40.7%, 만화 22.4%로 많았고 인터넷을 통한 영양교육 및 사이트 운영에 60.1%(남 49.4%, 여 72.9%)의 학생이 참여의사를 표시하였는데 특히 여학생이 더 높은 참여의사를 보였다(p<0.01). 식습관에 관한 조사에서 하루 중 가장 자주 식사를 거르게 되는 때는 아침 30.8%, 때에 따라 다르다. 30.2%로 나타났고 식사할 때의 속도는 10분미만이 정상군은 16.5%(남 21.5%,여 10.5%), 비만군은 31.7% (남 36.0%, 여 25.0%)로 비만할수록, 남학생일수록 빠르게 먹는 것으로 나타났다(p<0.01). 식사시의 편식여부는 정상군의 54.6%, 비만군은 39.0%만이 편식을 하는 반면 비만군은 싫어하는 음식이 거의 없다가 41.5%로 정상군23.6%보다 유의하게 높아 비만아동은 편식이 아닌 탐식의 문제를 갖고 있는 것으로 나타났다(p<0.01). 많이 먹는 간식의 종류는 과자 및 스낵류 47.6%, 아이스크림 38.5%등으로 나타났다. 자신의 체형에 관한 인식에서는 조금 뚱뚱하다 30.9%(남 27.5%, 여 35.0%), 많이 뚱뚱하다 9.0%(남 10.6%, 여 7.1%)로 나타나 신체계측치에 의한 비만도(%)에서 과다체중 및 비만이 전체의 23.7%(남 14.0%, 여 9.7%)인 것과 비교해 볼 때 전체적으로 정상인 체중을 뚱뚱한 것으로 판단하고 있고 여학생의 경우 그 정도가 더욱 심한 것으로 나타났다. 몸무게를 줄이려고 시도한 경험에서는 정상군 42.5%(남 34.5%, 여 51.9%), 비만군 80.0%(남 76.0%, 여 86.7%)가 경험이 있으며 몸무게를 줄이기 위해 택한 방법은 운동 67.5%이 가장 많았다. 전체학생의 25.0%(남 17.6%, 여 33.5%)가 체형 때문에 고민한 적이 있으며 고민의 주된 내용은 너무 뚱뚱한 것 같다 39.5%, 키가 너무 작은 것 같다가 28.5%였다. 위와 같은 분석결과를 볼 때 학생들에게 제공되는 영양정보의 내용에 체중감소를 위한 다이어트 및 식사방법 그리고 운동방법과 함께 키를 크게 해주거나 지능을 높여주는 정보를 같이 연계시켜 교육하는 것이 흥미유발에 도움을 주며 게임 및 만화를 적절히 응용하는 것도 효과적이라 여겨진다. 비만아동을 위한 프로그램 운영 시 참여할 의사가 높은 만큼 효율적이고도 조직적인 방법으로 비만아동이 지속적으로 관리되고 아동 스스로도 거부감 없이 적극적으로 비만문제를 해결하는 노력을 일상화 할 수 있도록 체계적인 프로그램이 마련 될 필요가 있다고 판단된다.

• 건강소식
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• v.32 no.8
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• pp.20-23
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• 2008

내장지방은 성인병 발생 위험과 높은 관련이 있다. 내장비만인 사람들은 몸에 독소를 쌓아두고 있다고 생각하면 되는데, 한 번 쌓인 독소는 계속해서 체내에 남아 유해 활성산소를 반복해 발생시키면서 몸 속 세포들에게 해를 준다. 이처럼 복부비만은 건강의 적신호이다. 여름철 과다영양 섭취로 인해 복부비만이 의심된다면 지금부터 내장지방의 원인과 치료법에 대해 꼼꼼하게 살펴보고 각별한 주의를 기울이도록 하자.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.25 no.6
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• pp.1037-1044
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• 1996

This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of childhood obesity and to figure out the correlation between percentage of body fat and various criteria used for evaluating childhood obesity, and to suggest a new convenient criterion applicable to obesity assessment for large population. subject of 309(male: 153, female: 156) from Uisung elementary school in Kyungbuk, in the age range from 10 to 12 were recruited. The prevalence of obese was evaluated by the methods of Slaughter skinfold equations for children, BMI, and RI. fourteen(4.5%) by Slaughter eq, 39(12.6%) by BMI, 31 (10%) by RI were found to be obese. The results indicate that the evaluation of child obesity is influenced by the methods applied; that is, BMI and RI tend to overpredict the obese while percentage of body fat tend to underestimate. Percentage of body fat by Slaughter equations using triceps and calf skinfold is highly correlated with triceps plus subscapular skinfold thickness(male: r=0.91, female: r=0.88) and with Kim equations for Korean children(male: r=0.93, femlae: r=0.88). The results suggest that, if necessary, practitioners can adequately predict body composition without exposing the upper torso of females.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.34 no.6
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• pp.664-670
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• 2001

This study was carried out to investigate the obesity prevalence and relationship between the degree of obesity and risk for coronary heart disease in elementary school children in Kyungbuk area from 1996 to 1998. One hundred eighty obese children aged 8 yrs through 11 yrs(112 boys : 68 girls) were chosen depending on the criteria of obesity degree, and then the subjects were classified into one of three groups according to the degree of obesity; mild(20-29%), moderate(30-49%), and severe( $\geq$ 50%) obesity, fasting blood was collected in the morning, and body fat, plasma total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, and triglyceride were measured. LDL-cholesterol and atherogenic index were also calculated. The obesity prevalence increased from 7.1% in 1996 to 9.5% in 1998. As body fat level increased, blood triglyceride level increased(p < 0.001). As the degree of obesity increased, the level of blood triglyceride(p < 0.001) and systolic blood pressure(p < 0.05) also increased. The risk fur coronary heart disease based on criteria of the level of total-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and atherogenic index increased from 6.9%,1.4% and 13.9% in 1996 to 28.3%, 18.7% and 17.0% in 1998, respectively. The number of risk factors relating to coronary hero disease increased, as the degree of obesity increased, especially in girls. The results suggest that there is some potential relationship between children obesity and the incidence of coronary hero disease. Thus, this study implicates that desirable nutrition education may be needed for obese children.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.180-192
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• 2010

Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of the waist circumference-to-height ratio (WHTR) in screening for obesity in Korean children and adolescents. Methods: Data, including body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and height, were obtained from the national growth surveys for children and adolescents in 2005. The WHTR was calculated dividing WC by height in subjects 2~18 years of age. Overweight and obese were defined by BMI percentiles for age and gender. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was performed to find out the optimal cutoff values of WHTR that matched BMI-determined overweight and obesity using the STATA program. The area under the curve (AUC), a measure of diagnostic power, of WHTR was compared to WC. The influence of age on WHTR was analyzed by the SAS program. Results: The WHTR significantly decreased with age, and had less correlation with age in the 6~18-year-old age group than the 2~5-year-old age group. Furthermore, the WHTR also had less correlation with age than WC in the 6~18-year-old age group. The AUC of WHTR in identifying overweight and obesity was significantly higher than the AUC of WC in the 6~18-year-old age group. The optimal cutoff values were 0.51 in boys and 0.49 in girls for obesity, and 0.48 in boys and 0.47 in girls for overweight, with all having the AUC>0.9. The optimal cutoff values of WHTR had a higher sensitivity for diagnosing obesity than WC${\geq}$90th percentiles. Conclusion: The WHTR is an easy, accurate, and less age-dependent index with high applicability in screening for obesity in children and adolescents.

• The Monthly Diabetes
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• s.88
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• pp.26-28
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• 1997

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• v.45 no.2
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• pp.174-182
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• 2002

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of obese and underweight adolescents in Incheon area and to examine the relationship between serum cholesterol level and obesity, then to assess the nutritional condition of adolescents. Methods : With a questionnaire regarding their demographic characteristics, blood samples were obtained from apparently healthy students aged 12 to 24 years by venipuncture at April and May, 2000. We measured the obesity index using standard body weight and the body mass index(BMI) according to the criteria established by the Korean Pediatric Society in 1998. Obesity was defined as BMI more than 95 percentile, and underweight less than 15 percentile by age and sex. Results : A total of 1,456 students(M : F=685 : 771) aged 12 to 24 years were included in this study. The prevalence of obesity by standard body weight in adolescents in Incheon were 11.7% : mild obesity 6.5%, moderate 4.6%, and severe 0.5%. By BMI, the prevalence of obesity was 6.4% in males and 6.2% in females. In males, the prevalence of obesity in rural areas was 8.5%, lower than in urban areas(14.3%). The prevalence of underweight by obesity index was 34.1% in rural areas and 22.9% in urban areas. In females, the prevalence of obesity was 12.5% in rural areas and 19.6% in urban areas. There were no significant differences between the two regions(P=0.529). The prevalence of obesity increased with age till 16.3% of peak prevalence in 16 years of age, and then decreased. In males, the prevalence of obesity in academic and vocational school were 13.7% and 9.7%, respectively(P=0.116). In females of the academic and vocational school, the prevalence of obesity was 6.8% and 18.0%, respectively(P=0.001). In obese adolescents, serum total cholesterol was over 200 mg/dL in 6.2%. Conclusion : This study revealed that the prevalence of obesity in adolescents was about 12% and that the prevalence of underweight adolescents was considerably high. We think nutritional assessment and intervention are warranted for adolescent students.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• v.46 no.3
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• pp.217-223
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• 2003

Purpose : Every year, there is a remarkable increase in the prevalence of children with excess body fat. The aim of this study is to find a useful screening method in assessing adolescent, obesity and to specify the predictable risk factors that are related to adult cardiovascular disease according to BMI and obesity index. Methods : From July to November in 2001, a total of 2,814(male : female=2,011 : 803) mid to high school students who were in the obesity range according to obesity index(>20%) were evaluated according to height, weight, body mass index(BMI), obesity index, and serum lipid levels. Results : Among the obese students over 20% by obesity index, 86.6% were over the range of 95 percentile by BMI. Among students defined as obese by BMI, 21.0% of males and 21.4% of females students had hypercholesterolemia; by obesity index, the ratio was 20.7% male and 19.0% female. The frequency of hypertriglyceremia in male students was 15.0% in group I(overweight group, 85P97p); in female students 11.8%, 20.7% and 28.2% respectively. Conclusion : In this study, using BMI alone to test the serum lipid level in adolescent obesity had a limit of 10.0-17.0% omission. Therefore using obesity index as a screening method to find the adult cardiovascular disease would rather reduce the omission rate. The risk factor of cardiovascular disease according to BMI was the increasing level of triglyceride in both male and female students. We think that using the obesity index has more rationale rather than BMI in assessing lipid profiles.

• Korean Public Health Research
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• v.44 no.4
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• pp.87-97
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• 2018

Background: Recently, the prevalence of obesity (body mass index [BMI] ${\geq}25kg/m^2$) has been increasing rapidly worldwide over a short period. In Korea, the prevalence of obesity has also increased rapidly due to the rapid socio-economic development and lifestyle changes, with differing patterns according to gender. This study aimed to compare the change in obesity prevalence according to gender among the adult population in Korea using representative data, the National Health Check-up Database (NHCD), to follow-up individuals who had undergone checkups during both years in Korea (2011~2013). Methods: To analyze the changes in obesity prevalence in the recent two years, data regarding men and women who had undergone health check-ups in both two years (2011, 2013) were extracted. The final study population comprised 144,934 persons: 83,604 (58%) males and 61,330 (42%) females. Chi-square test within a univariate analysis, and the level of factor difference was verified with t-test, one-way ANOVA and multiple comparison. Results: In 2011, one out of three participants was obese (BMI ${\geq}25kg/m^2$; male, 37.7%; female, 27.3%) and more than half of the subjects were overweight (BMI ${\geq}23kg/m^2$; male, 65.6%; female, 50.4%) requiring obesity management. For the two years, the BMI of the participants significantly increased (p < .0001) and the prevalence of obesity increased among both males and females. The prevalence of obesity was higher among both genders with a longer duration of smoking, more smoking, family history of hypertension, and family history of diabetes. However, residence, income level, drinking status, psychiatric disorder, disability status and severity of disability were the opposite gender. Conclusion: In the analysis of data, the prevalence of obesity among both men and women was increasing. The degree of change in the prevalence of obesity among men and women was different in each variable. Thus, it will need to consider gender in developing health policies for obesity mediation and to provide integrated healthcare and management for those people.

• Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.79-91
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• 2001

The purpose of this study was to identify the body shape satisfaction and body shape esteem according to the state of obesity in elementary school students. The data were collected from May 1st to 31th, 1999 using the questionnaire and the physical examination record. The subjects were 669 in 12-year old children. Data were analyzed with frequency, percentages, crosstabs, ANOVA, pearson correlation using the SPSS program. The results were as follows: 1. The prevalence of overweight was 14.0% of total students, 21.4% of mail students and 6.6 % of female students. 2. There were significant differences in the body shape satisfaction according to the state of obesity in total students(($chi^2$ = 110.31, p = .000), in mail students(($chi^2$ = 99.97, p = .000), in female students(($chi^2$ = 62.23, p = .000). The percentages of the body shape satisfaction were highest the underweight group in total and female students but in mail students the normal weight group was highest 3. There were significant differences in the body shape esteem according to the state of obesity in total students(F = 8.634, p = .000), in mail students(F = 11.738, p = .000), in female students(F = 4.502, p = .004). The mean scores of body shape esteem were highest the normal weight group in total students, overweight group in mail students and underweight group in female students. The higher the state of obesity was, the lower body shape esteem. 4. The relationships between body shape satisfaction, body shape esteem and obesity index were significant. Obesity index were significantly and negatively related to body shape satisfaction(r = -.2081, P = .000), to body shape esteem(r = -.2250, p = .000). 5. There were significant differences in the state of obesity according to sex(($chi^2$ = 88.136, p = .000) and the perception of body shape(($chi^2$ = 242.371, p = .000) in total students. There were significant differences in the state of obesity according to the body shape of father(($chi^2$ = 15.11, p = .019), the perception of body shape(($chi^2$ = 138.95, p = .000) in mail students. There were significant differences in the state of obesity according to the education of mother(($chi^2$ = 19.46, p = .022), the perception of body shape(($chi^2$ = 143.35, p = .000) in female students.