• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.751-758
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• 2021

Objective: Preoperative differentiation between inverted papilloma (IP) and its malignant transformation to squamous cell carcinoma (IP-SCC) is critical for patient management. We aimed to determine the diagnostic accuracy of conventional imaging features and histogram parameters obtained from whole tumor apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values to predict IP-SCC in patients with IP, using decision tree analysis. Materials and Methods: In this retrospective study, we analyzed data generated from the records of 180 consecutive patients with histopathologically diagnosed IP or IP-SCC who underwent head and neck magnetic resonance imaging, including diffusion-weighted imaging and 62 patients were included in the study. To obtain whole tumor ADC values, the region of interest was placed to cover the entire volume of the tumor. Classification and regression tree analyses were performed to determine the most significant predictors of IP-SCC among multiple covariates. The final tree was selected by cross-validation pruning based on minimal error. Results: Of 62 patients with IP, 21 (34%) had IP-SCC. The decision tree analysis revealed that the loss of convoluted cerebriform pattern and the 20th percentile cutoff of ADC were the most significant predictors of IP-SCC. With these decision trees, the sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and C-statistics were 86% (18 out of 21; 95% confidence interval [CI], 65-95%), 100% (41 out of 41; 95% CI, 91-100%), 95% (59 out of 61; 95% CI, 87-98%), and 0.966 (95% CI, 0.912-1.000), respectively. Conclusion: Decision tree analysis using conventional imaging features and histogram analysis of whole volume ADC could predict IP-SCC in patients with IP with high diagnostic accuracy.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권9호
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• pp.1579-1586
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• 2021

Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of the modified Korean Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (K-TIRADS), and compare it with the 2016 version of K-TIRADS using the Thyroid Imaging Network of Korea. Materials and Methods: Between June and September 2015, 5708 thyroid nodules (≥ 1.0 cm) from 5081 consecutive patients who had undergone thyroid ultrasonography at 26 institutions were retrospectively evaluated. We used a biopsy size threshold of 2 cm for K-TIRADS 3 and 1 cm for K-TIRADS 4 (modified K-TIRADS 1) or 1.5 cm for K-TIRADS 4 (modified K-TIRADS 3). The modified K-TIRADS 2 subcategorized the K-TIRADS 4 into 4A and 4B, and the cutoff sizes for the biopsies were defined as 1 cm for K-TIRADS 4B and 1.5 cm for K-TIRADS 4A. The diagnostic performance and the rate of unnecessary biopsies of the modified K-TIRADS for detecting malignancy were compared with those of the 2016 K-TIRAD, which were stratified by nodule size (with a threshold of 2 cm). Results: A total of 1111 malignant nodules and 4597 benign nodules were included. The sensitivity, specificity, and unnecessary biopsy rate of the benign nodules were 94.9%, 24.4%, and 60.9% for the 2016 K-TIRADS; 91.0%, 39.7%, and 48.6% for the modified K-TIRADS 1; 84.9%, 45.9%, and 43.5% for the modified K-TIRADS 2; and 76.1%, 50.2%, and 40.1% for the modified K-TIRADS 3. For small nodules (1-2 cm), the diagnostic sensitivity of the modified K-TIRADS decreased by 5.2-25.6% and the rate of unnecessary biopsies reduced by 19.2-32.8% compared with those of the 2016 K-TIRADS (p < 0.001). For large nodules (> 2 cm), the modified K-TIRADSs maintained a very high sensitivity for detecting malignancy (98%). Conclusion: The modified K-TIRADSs significantly reduced the rate of unnecessary biopsies for small (1-2 cm) nodules while maintaining a very high sensitivity for malignancy for large (> 2 cm) nodules.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권11호
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• pp.1875-1885
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• 2021

Objective: Central nervous system involvement in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been increasingly reported. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the incidence of radiologically demonstrated neurologic complications and detailed neuroimaging findings associated with COVID-19. Materials and Methods: A systematic literature search of MEDLINE/PubMed and EMBASE databases was performed up to September 17, 2020, and studies evaluating neuroimaging findings of COVID-19 using brain CT or MRI were included. Several cohort-based outcomes, including the proportion of patients with abnormal neuroimaging findings related to COVID-19 were evaluated. The proportion of patients showing specific neuroimaging findings was also assessed. Subgroup analyses were also conducted focusing on critically ill COVID-19 patients and results from studies that used MRI as the only imaging modality. Results: A total of 1394 COVID-19 patients who underwent neuroimaging from 17 studies were included; among them, 3.4% of the patients demonstrated COVID-19-related neuroimaging findings. Olfactory bulb abnormalities were the most commonly observed (23.1%). The predominant cerebral neuroimaging finding was white matter abnormality (17.6%), followed by acute/subacute ischemic infarction (16.0%), and encephalopathy (13.0%). Significantly more critically ill patients had COVID-19-related neuroimaging findings than other patients (9.1% vs. 1.6%; p = 0.029). The type of imaging modality used did not significantly affect the proportion of COVID-19-related neuroimaging findings. Conclusion: Abnormal neuroimaging findings were occasionally observed in COVID-19 patients. Olfactory bulb abnormalities were the most commonly observed finding. Critically ill patients showed abnormal neuroimaging findings more frequently than the other patient groups. White matter abnormalities, ischemic infarctions, and encephalopathies were the common cerebral neuroimaging findings.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제57권5호
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• pp.359-369
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• 2024

한국은 6월 21일부터 9월 20일까지를 법정홍수기로 지정하여 잠재적 홍수에 대비하여왔다. 하지만 2020년 54일의 역대 최장 장마 사례와 같이 과거와 다른 기후양상으로 인한 극한 홍수로 피해를 겪고 있다. 그동안 홍수 피해 저감을 위한 연구는 매우 많았지만, 법정홍수기가 앞으로도 유효할지에 대한 연구는 시도된 적 이 없었다. 따라서 본 연구는 21세기 관측 자료를 통해 현행 법정홍수기의 타당성을 통계적으로 검토하였으며, 이를 통해 현행 법정홍수기가 강수량 증가 추세와 지역별 강수 특성의 강화를 고려하지 못하고 있음을 확인하였다. 이러한 한계점의 해결을 위해 본 연구에서는 대상 유역에 대한 7개의 새로운 홍수기 후보군을 제안하였고, 이의 타당성을 모의 운영을 통해 분석하였다. 모의 운영 시 댐 운영룰 rigid operation method를, 댐 유입량 예측에는 long short-term memory model을 적용하였다. 제안한 홍수기 각 후보는 댐의 계획방류량과 하천의 계획홍수량을 초과하느냐를 기준으로 평가하였다. 첫 번째 기준으로 평가한 결과, 본 연구에서 제안한 홍수기 적용 시 초과 빈도와 지속시간이 각각 0.068%와 0.33% 감소되었으며, 크기 또한 24.6% 감소하였다. 두 번째 평가 기준으로 평가한 결과 역시, 홍수피해 발생 구간이 기존의 4회에서 2회로 감소하였다. 본 연구 결과를 계기로 법정홍수기 재검토가 공식적으로 이루어져 새로운 양상으로 변화하고 있는 강우 양상에 적극적으로 대비하길 기대한다.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.418-428
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• 2012

Objectives : Ojeok-san, a traditional herbal formula, has been used for the treatment of cold illness and its related symptoms such as headache, nausea and indigestion. This study was performed to compare effects of water (OJSW) and 70% ethanol extracts (OJSE) of Ojeok-san on inflammation and its related diseases atopy, asthma and obesity in vitro. Methods : We performed HPLC to investigate contents of index components of OJSW and OJSE. We investigated the effects of OJSW and OJSE with an in vitro model, using 5 cell lines, specifically RAW 264. 7, HaCaT, MC/9, BEAS-2B and 3T3-L1. Results : HPLC analysis displayed that the contents of index components were higher in OJSE than OJSW. In lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated RAW 264.7 macrophages, OJSE significantly inhibited productions of interleukin (IL)-6, nitrite and prostaglandin $E_2$ ($PEG_2$). In TNF-${\alpha}$/IFN-${\gamma}$-treated HaCaT keratinocytes, OJSE significantly lowered levels of macrophage-derived chemokine (MDC) as well as regulated and normal T cell expressed and secreted (RANTES). OJSE also had a protective effect on inflammatory response by decreasing RANTES secretion in TNF-${\alpha}$-stimulated BEAS-2B cells. Conclusions : We conclude that OJSE could be more appropriate to enhance the biological activities against inflammation and its related diseases, and could be applied as a bioactive material for developing the potent anti-inflammatory agents.

• 대한관절경학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.70-76
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• 2006

목적: 금속 봉합 나사못을 이용한 견관절 습관성 전방 탈구 수술 후, 여러 원인에 의하여 발생한 금속 봉합 나사 못 돌출 합병증을 보고하고 발생 원인, 임상 양상 및 관절경적 치료에 대하여 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 견관절 습관성 전방 탈구로 봉합 나사못을 이용한 Bankart 수술을 시행 받은 후 운동시 들리는 관절내 마찰음 및 통증 또는 불안정성을 호소하며 내원하여 관절경 재수술을 시행받은 환자 5명을 대상으로 하였다. 처음 수술 이후 재수술까지의 평균 기간은 5.2개월이었다. 환자들은 관절경 재수술시 봉합 나사못의 돌출이 확인되었으며 관절경 술식을 이용하여 돌출 봉합 나사못을 제거하였다. 결과: 주 증상은 4명에서 통증을 동반한 관절내 마찰음이었으며 이 마찰음은 외전 및 외회전시 분명하게 들렸다. 1명은 통증과 함께 견관절 불안정성을 호소하였다. 견관절 운동 범위는 외회전만 약간 감소되었을 뿐 거의 정상 소견을 나타내었다. 돌출되었던 봉합 나사못의 위치는 5시 방향 1명, 4시 방향 2명, 2시 및 3시 방향 각각 1명씩이었다. 그 중 2명은 전방 관절와연에서 5 mm 정도 내측 관절면 위에 위치하였다. 나머지 3명은 올바른 위치에 삽입되어 있었으나 나사못 주변의 연골 마모 및 골소실이 관찰되었다. 재수술시 5명 모두 상완골두에 연골 손상이 발견되었으며 1명은 관절와에도 연골 결손이 동반되었다. 재수술 후 2년째 추시 결과 재탈구나 불안정성을 보이는 환자는 없었으며 통증에 대한 VAS 점수는 수술 전 3.4에서 수술 후 1.2로 감소되었다. Constant 점수는 수술 전 65점에서 수술 후 89점으로 증가하였으며 ASES 점수도 수술 전 67점에서 수술후 88점으로 증가하였다. 결론: 봉합 나사못 합병증으로 인한 증상은 불안정성을 동반하지 않는 경우가 많으며 대부분 재활 운동 시점부터 증상이 나타나지만 정상적인 수술 후 통증과 구분이 어려운 경우가 많다 그러나 돌출된 봉합 나사못은 상완골두 연골의 파괴를 유발하는 심각한 합병증을 초래하므로 봉합 나사못 돌출이 의심되면 관절경을 통하여 관절내의 변화를 관찰하며 돌출된 봉합 나사못을 다시 삽입하거나 제거하여야 한다. 봉합 나사못 제거에 본 수술 방법을 사용하면 용이하게 봉합 나사못 제거가 가능하리라 사료된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제64권1호
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• pp.15-21
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• 2008

연구배경: 기관지 내시경으로 조직 검사가 불가능한 고립성 폐결절 환자에서 경피적 폐생검이 중요한 진단 방법으로 사용되고 있으나, 기흉 및 출혈 등의 합병증 및 접근성 등이 문제가 된다. 흑색종항원유전자(Melanoma Antigen Gene, MAGE)는 악성 흑색종에서 처음 발견된 20 종양 항원 및 유전자로서, 비소세포폐암을 비롯한 다양한 암종에서 발현되며 정상 조직에서는 남성의 생식기 세포 및 태반에서만 발현된다. 본 연구는 기관지내시경으로 보이지 않았던 비소세포폐암 환자에서 기관지 세척액을 이용한 MAGE 양성 여부를 검사하여 폐암의 진단에 어느정도 도움이 되는지 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 2007년 1월부터 2개월간 삼성서울병원 호흡기 내과에서 기관지 내시경을 시행한 환자 중에서 내시경적 조직 검사가 불가능한 고립성 폐결절 환자 37명을 대상으로 하였다. 기관지 세척을 시행하여 MAGE A1-6 RT-nested PCR (iC&G Co, Daegu, Korea)검사와 세포진 검사를 시행하였고, 경피적 폐생검 및 수술을 통한 병리학적인 진단과 비교하였다. 결과: 37명 중에서 비소세포폐암 환자는 21명(56.8%) 이었고(선암종 13/21, 편평상피세포암 8/21), 나머지 16명 (43.2%)은 폐결핵(5), 진균 감염(3), 기질화 폐렴(2) 및 유육종증, 비결핵 항산균 폐질환과 선천성 낭종 등으로 진단되었다. 비소세포폐암 환자에서 세포학적인 검사의 양성률은 9.5% (2/21)에 불과하였으나, MAGE mRNA는 47.6% (10/21)에서 양성을 보여 양성 예측률이 71.4%였다. MAGE 양성률은 편평상피세포암에서 더 높게 나타났다 (선암종 30.8%, 편평상피세포암 75.0%, p>0.05). 양성 병변으로 진단된 16명의 MAGE 발현율은 25.0% (4/16)였다. 결론: 기관지 세척액을 이용한 MAGE 검사는 기관지 내시경을 통한 조직검사가 불가능한 고립성 폐결절에서 기존의 세포진검사에 비해 우수한 양성 예측률을 나타내어 폐암의 진단에 도움이 될 것으로 보인다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.643-647
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• 2010

전통 향약술의 하나인 감홍로주의 효능을 좀 더 과학적으로 탐구하기 위하여 감홍로주를 만드는데 사용되는 재료의 침출액들의 항산화능을 알아보고자 하였다. 알코올 함량 45%, 60%의 정제주정(PE), 45% 재래식 증류주정(TDE)을 이용하여 주정 1000 mL에 계피, 방풍, 정향, 생강, 자초, 감초, 진피, 용안육을 각각 2.5 g씩 혼합하여 넣고 침출하였다. 알코올 함량 60%의 PE에 재료를 20 g씩 따로 넣고 침출하였다. 상온에서 90일 동안 침출하면서 30일마다 항산화능을 조사하였다. 항산화능은 폴리페놀 함량 및 ABTS와 DPPH radical scavenging activity를 이용하여 측정하였다. 8가지 재료의 혼합 침출액의 총 폴리페놀 함량은 45%와 60% PE에서 30일 동안 침출했을 때보다 90일 동안 침출했을 때에 유의적으로 증가하였다. 8가지 재료를 각각 따로 침출하여 만든 침출액 중에서는 정향 침출액이 다른 시료들에 비해 폴리페놀의 함량이 유의적으로 높았다. ABTS $IC_{50}$ 값은 45%와 60% PE와 45% TDE 침출액에 30일 동안 침출했을 때보다 90일 동안 침출했을 때 유의적으로 그 값이 감소하였다. 이 실험을 통해 침출 조건에 관계없이 대체적으로 침출기간이 길어질수록 항산화능이 증가한다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 8가지 재료 침출액 중 ABTS $IC_{50}$ 값은 정향, 계피, 생강침출액 순으로 낮았다. DPPH $IC_{50}$ 값은 정향, 계피, 감초 침출액 순으로 낮았다. 생강 침출액은 총 폴리페놀 함량이 가장 낮았으나, ABTS와 DPPH 실험에서는 높은 항산화능을 보여 폴리페놀 물질 이외에도 항산화능에 관여하는 물질이 존재하는 것으로 보인다. 이 실험을 통해 감홍로주 제조에 사용되는 재료 중 정향과 계피가 가장 항산화능이 높은 재료라는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.70-79
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• 1999

This study attempts to encourage the development of a rehabilitation delivery system as a substitute service for hospitalization such as a community based intermediate facility or home health care. We need substitute services for hospitalization to curtail the length of stay for inpatients due to car accidents. It focused on developing an estimation for early discharge based on a detailed statement of treatment from medical records of 109 inpatients who were hospitalized at General Hospital in 1997. This study has three specific purposes: First, to find the mean length of stay and mean medical expenditure. Second, to estimate the mean of early discharge from the mean length of stay. Third, to analyize the income effect per bed from early discharge. In order to analyze the length of stay and medical expenditure of inpatients the author conducted a micro and macro-analysis with medical expenditure records. To estimate the early discharge we examined with a group of 4 experts decreases in the amount of treatment after surgery, in treatments, in tests, in drug methods. We also looked their vital signs, the start of ROM exercise, the time removel, a patient's visitations, and possible stable conditions. In addition to identifing the income effect due to an early discharge, the data was analyzed by an SPSS-PC for windows and Excell program with a regression analysis model. The research findings are as follows: First, the mean length of stay was 47.56 days, but the mean length of stay due to early discharge was 32.26 days. The estimation of early discharge days was shown to depend on the length of stay. The longer the length of stay, the longer the length before discharge. For example, if the patient stayed under 14 days the mean length of stay was 7.09 while an early discharge was 6.39, whereas if the mean length of stay was 155.73, the early discharge time was 107.43. The mean medical expenditure per day of car accident patients was found to be 169,085 Won, whereas the mean medical expenditure per day was shown to be in a negative linear form according to the length of stay. That is the mean expenditure for under 14 days of stay was 303,015 Won and the period of the hospitalization of 15 days to 29 days was 170,338 Won and those of 30 days to 59 days was 113,333 Won. The estimation of the income effect due to being discharged 16 days was around 2,350,000 Won with a regression analysis model. However, this does not show the real benefits from an early discharge, but only the income increasing amount without considering prime medical cost at a general hospital. Therefore, we need further analysis on cost containments and benefits incending turn over rates and medical prime costs. From these research findings, the following suggestions have been drawn, we need to develop strategies on a rehabilitation delivery system focused on consumers for the 21st century. Varions intermediate facilities and home health care should be developed in the community as a substitute for shortening the length of stay in hospitals. In home health care cases, patients who want rehabilitation services as a substitute for hospitalization in cooperation with private health insurance companies might be available immediately.

• 한국간호교육학회지
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• 제2권
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• pp.75-94
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• 1996

This survey study was aimed at identifying the degree of educational need of the KNOU(Korea National Open University) nursing students defined as admission purposes, satisfaction of distance learning education, learning methods, and courses after graduation. Among randomly assigned 1000 students, 320 KNOU nursing students who allowed to participate in the study completed the questionnaires. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-square test, and t-test, Results of this study were as follows : 1. The admission purposes of the KNOU nursing students were 'in order to get a bachelor's degree(83.8%)', 'to acquire knowledge for task(61.3%)', or 'to be admitted for the graduate school (53.1%)' etc. Comparing the admission purposes by age, tow items- 'to explore new possibilities for myself' and 'excellent curriculum' showed statistically significant differences. These two items were also found to show significant differences by marital status. 2. For the media maintenance, the results showed that students use their own cassett radios(96.3%), VTR(49.4%), TV only for the study (44.1%), personal computer (3.31%), or joining Hitel (6.3%). 3. Listening rates of the radio lecture were 'over 80%(9.1%)', '50-80%(9.1%)', '20-50%(18.1%)', 'below 20%(30%)' and 'never(33.1%)', And record lecture showed listening rates as follows : 'over80%(17.2%)', '50-80%(15.9%)', '20-50%(24.4%)', 'below 20%(27,2%)' and 'never(14.4%)'. 4. The difficulties with KNOU life were 'listening radio lectures(38.8%)', studying by following teaching schedules (37.8%)', 'isolated self-study(10.3%)', and 'appearance in the attending classes(8.1%)'. 5. As for satisfaction with teaching methods, the data showed that 81.2% of the respondents were satisfied (or very satisfied) with 'attending classes' and 75%, with 'paper lectures'. On the other hand some of respondents were very dissatisfied with 'recorded lecture(12.8%)' and 'radio lecture(10.9%)' 6. The results also showed that the students want to have 'video conferencing lecture(77.2%)', 'cable TV(64.1%)' and 'CD ROM program' to improve learning effects. 7. Concerning learning attitudes, 48.8% of the students reported 'study mainly for examnination', and only 4.1% answered 'study every day with plan'. The learning attitude showed significant differences by marital status and age. The students also evaluated themelves as 'study very hard(5.9%)', 'study hard in general(41.6%)', 'study a little(40.3%)' and 'study little(11.9%)'. 8. The students responded the most effective learning material was the 'textbook (92.2%)'. 9. For the purposes of using the local center, the results showed 'for the attending classes(76.3%)', 'for the use of references(14.7%)', and 'for the study group(66.7%)'. 10. The results revealed that 20.3% of the respondents had ever experienced unregistration or temporary withdrawal, and 53.4% among them did not register more than one time. The most common reason for the unregistration was 'due to family affairs or their job (70.8%)'. 11. 88.1% of the respondents answered 'they will graduate without fail'. 12. Regarding the benefits from the KNOU graduation, respondents indicated 'graduate school admission(38.1%)', 'self-confidence in social life(17.5%)', and understanding social problems (10.9%)'. 13. 64.4% of the students showed that they have intention to enter the graduate school. The item 'changing work place' showed statistically significant differences by marital status and age.