• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.367-372
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• 1974

Authors reviewed 2,362 cases of consecutive vaginal and cervical smears submitted to the Department of Pathology, Pusan Gospel Hospital during one year period from Jan. 1, 1974 to Dec. 31, 1974. Prevalence of dysplasia, carcinoma in situ and invasive carcinoma of the uterine cervix was analyzed, and cost per a lesion was calculated. The followings are conclusions: 1. Prevalence of dysplasia, carcinoma in situ and invasive carcinoma was 2.88%, 0.34% and 2.58% restectively. 2. Cost per a lesion for dysplasia was calculated as 34,735 Won, for carcinoma in situ, as 295,250 Won and for invasive carcinoma as 38,721 Won. Cost per a lesion for dysplasia and carcinoma in situ was calculated as 31,079 Won and for dysplasia and for all the lesions as 17,248 Won. 3. The results obtained suggested that mass cytologic screeiding for detection of dysplasia, carcinoma in situ and invasive carcinoma was reasonable in the present status of economy.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제58권2호
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• pp.109-119
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• 2020

Soil-transmitted helminths and Schistosoma haematobium affect more than 3 billion people globally and mainly occur in sub-Saharan Africa. The present study assessed the overall infection status of a 1716-student cohort of schoolchildren in Zanzibar and applied mass drug administration (MDA) to the cohort from 2007 to 2009. Schools in Pemba, Zanzibar, had a much higher prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections than those in Unguja, and the Chaani, Ghana, and Machui schools of Unguja exhibited high S. haematobium infection rates. The MDA program only partially controlled parasite infections, owing to high rates of re-infection. The infection rate of S. haematobium across all 10 schools, for example, was only reduced by 1.8%, and even this change not significant, even though the S. haematobium infection rates of the Chaani and Mzambarauni schools were significantly reduced from 64.4 and 23.4%, respectively, at the first screening, to 7.3 and 2.3% at the last screening. The overall infection rate of Ascaris lumbricoides was reduced from 36.0% at the first screening to 22.6% at the last screening. However, the infection rates for both Trichuris trichiura and hookworm were generally unaffected by MDA. In the future, parasite control programs should involve strategically designed MDA schedules and holistic intervention (e.g., sanitation improvement, hygiene behavior changes, and control of intermediated hosts).

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권7호
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• pp.3271-3274
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• 2012

Purpose : This study was performed to assess whether the weight status is associated with screening rates of breast and cervical cancer in Korean women. Methods: Study participants included women aged between 30 and 80 years from the 4th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2007 to 2009. Body mass index was classified into ${\sim}18.4kg/m^2$ (underweight), $18.5{\sim}22.9kg/m^2$ (normal), $23{\sim}24.9kg/m^2$ (overweight), $25.0{\sim}29.9kg/m^2$ (moderate obesity) and $30.0kg/m^2$~ (severe obesity) according to the Asia Pacific Standards of WHO recommended definition of obesity. Screening rates of breast and cervical cancer were estimated by the recommendation of the National Cancer Screening Program of the National Cancer Center, Korea. Results : The overall screening rates for breast and cervical cancer were 51.3% and 50.1%, respectively. After covariate adjustment, the screening rates for breast cancer (adjusted odds ratio, 0.70; 95% confidence interval, 0.51 to 0.97) and cervical cancer (adjusted odds ratio, 0.71; 95% confidence interval, 0.53 to 0.94) were significantly lower in the women with severe obesity. Conclusion: Obesity is associated with lower compliance with breast and cervical cancer screening guidelines in Korean women.

• 한방비만학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.85-94
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• 2006

Objectives : To examine the correlation between obesity and blood pressure, smoking and drinking (define drinking: do you mean alcohol?) habit in adolescence. Methods : Data collected on 524 subjects from among Kyungwon University students who had participated in a health screening test were reviewed. With the exception of 20 subjects whose health status was deemed to be abnormal based on current illness or results of the health screening test, 504 healthy cases were analysed. We investigated the correlation between obesity as defined by BMI and blood pressure, smoking and drinking habit. Results : 1. The blood pressure of the obese group was high. 2. blood pressure was higher in smokers, and drinking did not influence blood pressure. 3. Smoking had an effect on obesity and drinking had no significant effect on obesity. Conclusions : Obesity is related to blood pressure and smoking habit. Drinking had no significant effect on obesity and blood pressure in this sample.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.161-169
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• 1999

목적 : 만성 신질환의 조기진단을 위해 서울특별시 학교보건원과 공동으로 시행한 집단뇨검사에서 단백뇨 양성을 보인 학생들을 대상으로 체계적인 검사를 통해 무증상 단백뇨의 유병률과 신질환의 유병률 등을 규명하여 집단뇨 검사가 가지는 의의를 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 1995년부터 1997년까지 3년 동안 서울시내 초 중 고 학생들 중 초등학교 5학년(11세군), 중학교 2학년(14세군), 고등학교 2학년(17세군)의 3개 연령군을 선정하여, 서울시내 전체 학생들의 약 26%를 차지하는 약 46만 명을 매년 검사대상으로 하였다. 단백뇨 검사는 3단계로 이루어졌으며 1차 선별검사는 학교에서 dipstick을 가지고 무작위로 채취된 소변의 이상 유무를 확인하였고, 2차 검사는 1차 검사 양성자를 대상으로 서울특별시 학교보건원에서 시행하였으며, 3차 정밀검사는 1,2차 검사 양성자를 대상으로 병원에서 이루어졌다. 3차 검사에 응시한 학생들은 단백뇨 유형에 따라 5가지 형태로 분류하였고 이중 3, 4, 5형을 신질환 의심자로 판단하여 정밀검사를 받도록 하였다. 결과 : 1차 검사에서 무증상 단백뇨의 유병률은 평균 0.28%이었으며 11세군 0.26%, 14세군 0.34%, 17세군 0.24%로 14세군이 다른 군에 비해 다소 높은 유병률을 보였다. 무증상 단백뇨의 성별에 따른 차이는 남자0.26%, 여자 0.30%로 거의 차이가 없었다. 1차 검사 단백뇨 양성자의 25%가 2차 검사에서도 단백뇨 양성을 보였다. 3차 검사의 단백뇨 양성자는 5개의 단백뇨 유형으로 분류하였고 정상으로 생각되는 일시적 단백뇨가 25%, 기립성 단백뇨가 55%로 확인되었으며, 병적 단백뇨로 신질환을 의미하는 지속성 단백뇨가 6%, 혈뇨가 동반된 단백뇨가 12%, 혈뇨가 동반된 일시적 단백뇨가 2%로 3차 검사 응시자의 20%에서 신장염이 의심되었다. 따라서 서울시 학생들($7{\sim}18$세)의 신질환 유병률은 1만명당 1.4명이었다. 신조직 검사가 가능했던 38명의 병리 조직학적 병변은 IgA 신병증이 17명(44%)으로 가장 많았으며 초점성 분절성 사구체경화증이 5명(13%), 미세변화 4명(11%), 막증식성 사구체신염 3명(8%), 헤노흐 쉔라인 자반병 신염 3명(8%), 기타 6명(16%)순 이었다. 서울시 학생들($7{\sim}18$세)의 IgA 신병증 유병률은 1만명당 0.64명으로 추정되었다. 만성신부전증은 3차 정밀검사를 위해 내원한 학생들 중 4명에서 나타났으며 이에 근거하여 서울시 학생들($7{\sim}18$세)의 만성신부전증 유병률은 1백만명당 5.7명으로 추정되었다. 결론 : 서울시내 학생들 중 11세, 14세, 17세 3개 군에서 한 번 검사로 확인된 무증상 단백뇨의 유병률은 0.28%(약 2.8명/1,000명)이었고 이들중 약 5%만이 3차검사에서 신질환이 의심되었으며 이에 따른 신질환 유병률은 1만명당 1.4명이었다. $7{\sim}18$세 연령층에서 무증상으로 발생하는 사구체 신질환 중에는 IgA 신병증의 유병률이 가장 높아 1만명당 0.64명으로 추정되었고 만성신부전증의 유병률은 1백만명당 5.7명으로 추정되었다. 집단뇨 검사를 통해 확인되는 신질환은 대부분 사구체 질환이기 때문에 집단뇨검사의 의의는 좀더 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각되었다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.193-200
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• 2019

Ceramide metabolism is known to be an essential etiology for various diseases, such as atopic dermatitis and Gaucher disease. Glucosylceramide synthase (GCS) is a key enzyme for the synthesis of glucosylceramide (GlcCer), which is a main ceramide metabolism pathway in mammalian cells. In this article, we developed a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method to determine GCS activity using synthetic non-natural sphingolipid C8-ceramide as a substrate. The reaction products, C8-GlcCer for GCS, could be separated on a C18 column by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Quantification was conducted using the multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode to monitor the precursor-to-product ion transitions of m/z $588.6{\rightarrow}264.4$ for C8-GlcCer at positive ionization mode. The calibration curve was established over the range of 0.625-160 ng/mL, and the correlation coefficient was larger than 0.999. This method was successfully applied to detect GCS in the human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line (HepG2 cells) and mouse peripheral blood mononuclear cells. We also evaluated the inhibition degree of a known GCS inhibitor 1-phenyl-2-decanoylamino-3-morpholino-1-propanol (PDMP) on GCS enzymatic activity and proved that this method could be successfully applied to GCS inhibitor screening of preventive and therapeutic drugs for ceramide metabolism diseases, such as atopic dermatitis and Gaucher disease.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.413-420
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• 2019

본 연구의 목적은 기존의 body fat mass 변수와 고콜레스테롤혈증의 연관성연구를 벗어나, 머신러닝기법을 기반으로 body fat mass 변수들의 조합을 이용하여 고콜레스테롤혈증 예측 모델을 개발하는 것이다. 이러한 연구를 위하여 국민건강영양조사 데이터를 기반으로 두 가지 variable selection 메소드와 머신러닝 알고리즘을 이용하여 총 6개의 모델을 생성하였고 질병 예측력을 비교분석하였다. 여러 body fat mass 관련 변수들 중에서 몸통지방량 변수가 고콜레스테롤혈증 예측력이 가장 우수한 변수인 것을 밝혀내었고, 머신러닝 기반 예측모델들 중에서 correlation-based feature subset selection 기반 naive Bayes 알고리즘을 이용한 모델이 0.739의 the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve 값과 0.36의 Matthews correlation coefficient 값을 얻었다. 이러한 연구의 결과는 향후 국내외 대규모 스크리닝 및 대중보건 연구에서 질병예측분야의 중요정보로 활용될 것으로 예상한다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.203-207
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• 2005

Objectives: Recently, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) redefined the criteria of prediabetes, which has lowered the diagnostic level of fasting plasma glucose (FPG) from 110 to 125 mg/dl, down to levels between 100 to 125mg/dl. The purpose of this study was to determine the predictive cutoff level of FPG as a risk for the development of diabetes mellitus in Korean men. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted on 11,423 (64.5%) out of 17,696 males $\leq$30 years of age, and who met the FPG of $\leq$125 mg/dl and hemoglobin A1c of $\leq$ 6.4% criteria, without a history of diabetes, and who were enrolled at the screening center of a certain university hospital between January and December 1999. The subjects were followed from January 1999 to December 2002 (mean follow-up duration; 2.3(${\pm}0.7$) years). They were classified as normal (FPG <100mg/dl), high glucose (FPG $\geq$100mg/dl and <110mg/dl) and impaired fasting glucose (FPG $\geq$110mg/dl and $\leq$125mg/dl) on the basis of their fasting plasma glucose level measured in 1999. We compared the incidence of diabetes between the 3 groups by performing Cox proportional hazards model and used receiver operating characteristic analyses of the FPG level, in order to estimate the optimal cut-off values as predictors of incident diabetes. Results: At the baseline, most of the study subjects were in age in their 30s to 40s (mean age, 41.8(${\pm}7.1$) year). The incidence of diabetes mellitus in this study was 1.19 per 1,000 person-years (95% CI=0.68-1.79), which was much lower than the results of a community-based study that was 5.01 per 1,000 person-years. The relative risks of incident diabetes in the high glucose and impaired fasting glucose groups, compared with the normal glucose group, were 10.3 (95% CI=2.58-41.2) and 95.2 (95% CI= 29.3-309.1), respectively. After adjustment for age, body mass index, and log triglyceride, a FPG greater than 100mg/dl remained significant predictors of incident diabetes. Using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, the optimal cutoff level of FPG as a predictor of incident diabetes was 97.5 mg/dl, with a sensitivity and a specificity of 81.0% and 86.0%, respectively. Conclusion: These results suggest that lowering the criteria of impaired fasting glucose is needed in Korean male adults. Future studies on community-based populations, including women, will be required to determine the optimal cutoff level of FPG as a predictor of incident diabetes.

• 종양간호연구
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.79-89
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• 2007

연구 목적: 1980년대 이후 미국 여성들의 유방암 조기 진단을 위한 방사선 검진율은 급속히 증가하였음에도 불구하고 유색 인종의 여성들은 여전히 조기 검진의 혜택을 받지 못하고 있다. 유색인종 여성들의 낮은 검진율을 설명하기 위해 여러 건강행위이론을 이용한 관련 요인들이 연구되어 왔다. 이 논문은 미국 보건 의료관련 연구에서 가장 많이 쓰이는 다섯 건강행위 이론을 유색 인종 여성, 특히 한국 이민 여성들의 유방암 조기검진 이행에 적용하기 위해 사회문화적 적합성을 평가하기 위해 고안되었다. 연구 방법: 네 종류의 데이터 베이스(CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Sociological Abstracts)를 이용한 심층적 문헌 고찰을 통해 각각의 이론으로 유방암 조기 검진을 설명한 연구들을 모두 분석하였다. 연구 결과: 각 이론들의 배경, 주요 요인, 그리고 유색인종의 유방암 조기 검진에서의 적용 연구 등을 분석하였다. 결론: 서양 문화권 속에서 개발된 각 이론들이 한국적 정서와 행동을 설명하는데 명확한 한계가 있으며 이러한 한계를 극복하기 위해서는 기존의 이론들을 면밀하게 재분석하여 한국적 특성을 담아낼 수 있는 새로운 이론의 도출이 요구된다.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.144-154
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• 1997

This study is planned to gather necessary data for setting up a system on students' health care in the university. In order to obtain statistical data on the students' health care problems especially in 'depression' among the mental health problems of the students, 'The Beck Depression Inventory' by A. T. Beck and 'Zung's Self-Rating Depression Scale' by W. W. K. Zung were used for gathering numerical data of scale of depression. It is evident that we have to prepare for further medical examination and health care educations for several students. For these students, it is clear that they have problems not only in mental health but also in physical health. I have screened out the high scored students for comparison and analysis. And it disclosed that we have to build up a periodical and continuous 'Health Screening System' utilizing Health Questionnaire for both physical and mental aspects, which will bring up us the very exact result to pick out any person who has healthy problem among the enormous number of the students with handy, convenient and effective procedures but with the least expense and effort. Also it is my firm confidence that this system will be applicable for primary health care control of mass population in local community or any organization.