• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.386-392
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• 2017

Objectives: Refugees resettled in the US may be at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, little is known about CVD-related issues among Karen refugees who have migrated to the US from the Thai-Myanmar border. The purpose of this study was to examine CVD-related health beliefs and lifestyle issues among Karen refugees resettled in the US. Methods: Karen refugees resettled in the US from the Thai-Myanmar border (n=195) participated in a survey study on health beliefs related to CVD, salt intake, physical activity (PA), and smoking in the fall of 2016. Results: A high-salt diet, physical inactivity, and smoking were major lifestyle problems. Participants who adhered to a low-salt diet considered themselves to be susceptible to CVD. Most participants did not engage in regular PA. Regular PA was associated with less perceived susceptibility to CVD and greater perceived benefits of a healthy lifestyle for decreasing the likelihood of CVD. Conclusions: Each refugee population may require individualized strategies to promote PA and a healthy diet. Future studies should develop health education programs that are specifically designed for Karen refugees and evaluate such programs. In addition to health education programs on healthy lifestyle choices, tobacco cessation programs seem to be necessary for Karen refugees. At the same time, it is important to foster strategies to increase the utilization of preventive care among this population by promoting free or reduced-fee resources in the community to further promote their health.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.224-231
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• 2013

Purpose: The purpose of this case study was to investigate three poor fibrinolytic responders with chronic ischemic stroke to acute exercise intensity and time. Methods: Three ischemic stroke patients (male) from the stroke center located at Busan metropolitan area in Republic of Korea volunteered at this study. They performed two single session exercises that were a VO2peak test and a single bout treadmill walking (70-75%HRpeak, 30 min, 50min). Fasting blood samples for determination of tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA) and Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) were obtained before, immediately after, 30min after acute exercise. SPSS 12.0 was used for analyzing of data and computing mean and standard deviation, and change rate was conducted between times. Results: In fibrinolytic activity according to the intensity and time of acute exercise, tPA change increased steadily during the recovery stage after the VO2peak in the cases, but PAI-1 activity showed different patterns among the cases. In a single bout treadmill walking (70-75%HRpeak, 30 min, 50min), tPA change increased between 30min and 50min. Conclusion: In conclusion, these results suggest that the exercise prescription for poor fibrinolytic responder with three male chronic ischemic stroke patients without motor disability recommend at 70-75%HRpeak, over 30min.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.597-605
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• 2016

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Childhood obesity has increased in recent decades in Korea. This study was designed to examine differences in the eating habits, physical activity (PA), nutrition knowledge, and self-efficacy of children by obesity status. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Subjects were 5th-grade children from 70 elementary schools in 17 cities nationwide. Two-stage stratified cluster sampling was employed. Survey questionnaire included items related to general characteristics, eating habits, PA, nutrition knowledge and self-efficacy. Excluding incomplete responses, 3,531 data were analyzed using SPSS. Subjects were categorized into overweight obesity (OW) and normal weight (NW) groups based on body mass index percentiles for age by sex. RESULTS: A total of 21.5% of subjects was overweight or obese. There were significant differences in gender, perceived stress, perception of body shape, body satisfaction, and interest in weight control between the OW and NW groups (P < 0.001). With respect to eating habits, the OW group ate breakfast (P < 0.05) and snacks (P < 0.01) less frequently, ate bigger meals (P < 0.001), and demonstrated less desirable behaviors during meals (P < 0.05 in boys) compared to the NW group. The OW group participated in less PA than the NW group, especially boys. OW boys spent less time walking during weekdays (P < 0.05) or the weekend (P < 0.001), spent more time being sedentary during weekdays or the weekend (P < 0.001), and exercised a fewer number of days (P < 0.01). For girls, the OW group spent more time being sedentary during the weekend (P < 0.01) and exercised a fewer number of days by walking or bicycle riding (P < 0.05) than the NW group. Nutrition knowledge was not significantly different between the OW and NW groups. Self-efficacy (P < 0.01 in boys), especially PA self-efficacy (P < 0.01), was significantly lower in the OW than NW group. CONCLUSIONS: This study revealed differences in eating habits, PA, and self-efficacy between OW and NW children. Obesity management programs for children need to focus on increasing self-efficacy, modifying eating habits, and increasing PA.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.320-327
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• 2017

Objectives: The purpose of our study was to evaluate the association between the intensity of physical activity (PA) and prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) using Korean representative data. Methods: We analyzed 39 804 participant data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007-2013. Exposure variable was three levels of PA (low, medium, and high) in a week, and outcome variable was prevalence of CVD based on patient self-recognition and doctor's diagnosis. Complex logistic regression analysis was performed to evaluate the relationship between level of PA and CVD adjusted by body mass index, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes mellitus, stress recognition, household income, smoking, and current drinking. The indices of association w ere estimated as crude prevalence odds ratio (POR), adjusted POR, and their 95% confidence interval (CI). All statistical analyzes were performed using complex sample analysis procedure of the SPSS version 23.0. Results: When all variables were adjusted, only high level PA in women showed a significant association with stroke (adjusted POR by patient's self-recognition, 0.57; 95% CI, 0.32 to 0.99, adjusted POR by doctor's diagnosis, 0.55; 95% CI, 0.34 to 0.87) and CVD (adjusted POR by doctor's diagnosis, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.48 to 0.96). Conclusions: High level PA in women has a significant reverse association with prevalence of stroke and CVD in Korea. Further study for elucidating the mechanism will be needed.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.2551-2555
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• 2013

Background: Physical activity is a component of lifestyle activity and one that has been increasingly seen as 'the medicine' to cure chronic diseases, including certain types of cancer. Physical activity has potent impact on mortality but only if it is well incorporated as lifestyle activity may it allow a better outcome of the quality of life of cancer survivors. This paper presents a review on the evidence of physical activity being actively promoted as lifestyle activity amongst cancer survivors, for the last five years. Materials and Methods: Electronic databases were systematically searched for randomized controlled trials incorporated as lifestyle activity through MEDLINE with the associated terms "physical activity or exercise", "quality of life" and "cancer survivor or people with cancer", 'lifestyle' and 'randomised controlled trial'. The period of search was confined to publication within January 2008 till December 2012 and further limits were to full text, peer reviewed, abstract available and English language. Results: Based on inclusion criteria, 45 articles were retrieved. Of these, 41 were excluded after examining the full paper. Four final articles on randomized controlled trials were studied to determine the effectiveness of PA to improve the quality of life in post treatment cancer survivors and positive associations were found. Conclusions: Physical activity is related to better quality of life of cancer survivors. Only one paper had characteristics of lifestyle incorporation for a lifestyle redesign, but none overtly or actively promoting exercise interventions as an essential lifestyle activity. With increasing survivorship, the benefits of physical activity must be aggressively and overtly promoted to optimize its positive impact.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제20권11호
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• pp.511-524
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• 2020

연구목적은 혈액투석환자를 위한 혈액투석 중 자전거운동과 걷기운동을 개발하여 적용하고, 혈액투석환자의 신체 활동량이 건강관련 삶의 질과 영양섭취에 미치는 영향을 확인하기 위함이다. 연구방법은 혈액투석환자에게 적용한 유산소 운동 프로그램의 효과를 확인하기 위한 비동등성 대조군 전·후 실험연구이다. 연구대상자는 중재군과 대조군에 각각 30명이 배정되어 총 60명이었다. 운동중재는 두 종류의 유산소 운동이 포함되어 있으며, 총 8주간 진행되었다. 첫 번째 운동은 일주일에 세 번씩 혈액투석 중 수행되는 자전거운동이었고 두 번째 운동은 일주일에 최대 7 일 동안 실시되는 걷기운동이었다. 통계분석은 기술통계, 독립표본 t-test, 𝑥2-test와 Mann-Whitney U test를 사용하였다. 영양섭취는 CAN-2.0을 사용하여 평가하였다. 연구결과는 중재군이 중재 후 신체활동량 점수가 유의하게 높았으며, 신체적 건강관련 삶의 질도 중재 후 유의하게 개선되었다. 그러나 영양섭취는 중재 전 후 유의한 차이가 없었다. 비록 그룹 간의 차이는 없었지만, 총 칼로리 섭취는 중재 후에 중재군이 대조군보다 높은 것으로 나타났다. 신체적 건강관련 삶의 질은 동물성 단백질, 망간, 셀레늄과 비타민 C와 유의한 상관관계가 있었다. 본 연구는 혈액투석 중 자전거운동과 걷기운동은 신체활동량과 신체적 건강관련 삶의 질을 향상시키는데 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 따라서, 본 연구결과는 혈액투석환자의 운동증진을 위한 지침으로 사용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.19-24
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• 2017

인화점은 산업현장에서 화재 및 폭발의 위험성을 결정하는데 사용되는 중요한 지표의 하나로 안정성 평가 시 많이 사용되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구는 고무제조 공정에서 주로 쓰이는 이성분계 혼합물 중 {toluene+ethylbenzene}, {methlycyclohenxane+ethylbenzene} 그리고 {n-heptane+ethylbenzene} 대한 인화점을 101.3 kPa에서 SETA 밀폐식 인화점 측정기를 이용하여 측정하였다. 각 이성분계에 대하여 Raoult's의 법칙, Wilson, NRTL 및 UNIQUAC 파라미터를 이용하여 혼합물에 대한 인화점 예측하고 실험 결과와 비교하였다. 비교 결과 모든 예측값과 실험값은 유사한 값을 보였고 편차가 1.74 K이내의 결과를 보였다.

• 한국게임학회 논문지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.99-108
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• 2022

신체 활동 증진을 위한 디지털 게임의 높은 활용에도 불구하고, 활동형 게임 이용에 영향을 미치는 요인에 대한 체계적 이해는 부족하다. 이 연구는 건강 행위의 생태학적 모형을 기반으로, 신체 활동에 영향을 미치는 요인을 개인적, 환경적, 사회적 요인으로 세분화하고, 신체 활동을 활동형 게임 이용과 일상적 신체 활동으로 구분하여 각 행위에 영향을 미치는 요인을 통합적으로 살펴보았다. 그 결과, 일상적 신체 활동은 세 요인이 모두 영향을 미치는 것과는 달리 활동형 게임 이용에는 사회적 요인만 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 활동형 게임 이용 확대에 사회적 요인이 중요한 영향을 미칠 수 있음을 시사하고 있다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.75-83
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• 2023

Objective: The objective of this study was to describe a methodological procedure to quantify the heat production (HP) partitioning in basal metabolism or fasting heat production (FHP), heat production due to physical activity (HPA), and the thermic effect of feeding (TEF) in roosters. Methods: Eighteen 54-wk-old Hy Line Brown roosters (2.916±0.15 kg) were allocated in an open-circuit chamber of respirometry for O₂ consumption (VO₂), CO₂ production (VCO₂), and physical activity (PA) measurements, under environmental comfort conditions, following the protocol: adaptation (3 d), ad libitum feeding (1 d), and fasting conditions (1 d). The Brouwer equation was used to calculate the HP from VO₂ and VCO₂. The plateau-FHP (parameter L) was estimated through the broken line model: HP = U×(R-t)×I+L; I = 1 if t<R or I = 0 if t>R; Where the broken-point (R) was assigned as the time (t) that defined the difference between a short and long fasting period, I is conditional, and U is the decreasing rate after the feed was withdrawn. The HP components description was characterized by three events: ad libitum feeding and short and long fasting periods. Linear regression was adjusted between physical activity (PA) and HP to determine the HPA and to estimate the standardized FHP (st-FHP) as the intercept of PA = 0. Results: The time when plateau-FHP was reached at 11.7 h after withdrawal feed, with a mean value of 386 kJ/kg^0.75/d, differing in 32 kJ from st-FHP (354 kJ/kg^0.75/d). The slope of HP per unit of PA was 4.52 kJ/mV. The total HP in roosters partitioned into the st-FHP, termal effect of feeding (TEF), and HPA was 56.6%, 25.7%, and 17.7%, respectively. Conclusion: The FHP represents the largest fraction of energy expenditure in roosters, followed by the TEF. Furthermore, the PA increased the variation of HP measurements.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.256-263
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• 2014

이 연구의 목적은 농촌지역 여중생의 골밀도와 신체활동량을 비교하는 것이다. 연구 대상자는 경상북도 달성군 D 중학교 여중생 65명이었으며, 이들을 일일 도보수에 따라 하루에 4,800 미만은 저활동군(Low PA), 4,800 - 6,300 미만은 중간활동군 (Moderate PA) 그리고 6,300 이상은 고활동군 (High PA)으로 분류하였다. 그룹 간 요추, 대퇴부, 전완에서의 골밀도는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 하지만, 높은 신체활동 집단에서는 우세손과 비우세손의 전완 골밀도 차이가 없었으나, 중간 및 낮은 신체활동 집단에서는 우세손과 비우세손의 전완 골밀도에서 유의한 차이가 나타났다. 신체활동이 적은 여자 청소년들이 우세손과 비우세손의 골밀도 차이가 나타난다는 것은 보고된 적이 없다. 비록 해부학적으로 전완의 경우 중력부하를 받는 뼈가 아닐지라도, 높은 신체활동은 비우세손의 골밀도까지 강화시킬 수 있다는 것을 보여주었다. 따라서 향후 비교적 큰 표본과 장기간 연구를 통해 낮은 강도의 신체활동 효과에 대해 더 연구할 필요가 있다고 사료된다.