• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.875-884
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• 1995

In order to investigate the level of lead exposure of workers in litharge making industry and to evaluate how lead exposure, personal habit such as smoking and drinking affect the prevalence of lead related symptoms and other study variables, we investigate 114 workers(24 office workers and 90 lead exposed workers) in a litharge making industry. Study variables chosen were blood lead(PbB), zinc protoporphyrin in whole blood(ZPP), Hemoglobin(Hb), hematocrit (Hct), SGOT and SGPT symptom questionnaires which had 15 lead exposure related symptoms were provided to all workers and filled up by themselves and reconfirmed by physician. The results obtained were as follows; 1. The mean value of PbB, ZPP and SGOT in lead exposed group were higher than those of non-exposed group, and there were no differences of means in other study variables. 2. The smoking and drinking rate of study subjects were 65.8% and 71.0% as a whole. Smoking rates were lower in non-exposed group than exposed group, but drinking rate were not. 3. There were no differences of mean values of study variables between smoker and non-smoker in non-exposed and exposed group, but there was a difference of mean value of SGOT between drinker and lion-drinker in lead exposed group. 4. While the symptom prevalence of lead exposed group were higher in neuromuscular category than non-exposed group, those of non-exposed group were higher or same with exposed group in gastrointestinal and general symptom category. 5. The symptom prevalence of smoker were higher than non-smoker regardless of exposure. 6. The symptom prevalence of drinker were only higher in gastrointestinal symptom category than non-drinker. 7. In multiple stepwise regression analysis of lead related symptoms as dependent variable and blood lead, smoking habit, drinking habit and work duration as independent variables, drinking habit contributed to the gastrointestinal symptom category, whereas blood lead and smoking contributed to the neuromuscular symptom category. For the total symptoms work duration and smoking habit contributed significantly.

• Kyungpook Mathematical Journal
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• 제60권4호
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• pp.753-765
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• 2020

Smoking is one of the main causes of health problems and continues to be one of the world's most significant health challenges. In this paper, we use the multi-step Adomian decomposition method (MSADM) to obtain approximate analytical solutions for a mathematical fractional model of the evolution of the smoking habit. The proposed MSADM scheme is only a simple modification of the Adomian decomposition method (ADM), in which ADM is treated algorithmically with a sequence of small intervals (i.e. time step) for finding accurate approximate solutions to the corresponding problems. A comparative study between the new algorithm and the classical Runge-Kutta method is presented in the case of integer-order derivatives. The solutions obtained are also presented graphically. The results reveal that the method is effective and convenient for solving linear and nonlinear differential equations of fractional order.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권7호
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• pp.3513-3517
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• 2012

Aim: The present study assess the effect of consumption of alcohol on oxidative stress and antioxidant status in patients suffering from different types of cancer. Methods: This hospital based case control study conducted in the Western part of Nepal covered a total of 93 cancer patients with or without alcohol intake and smoking habits, along with 94 age, sex and habit-matched individuals serving as controls. Plasma thiobarbituric acid reacting substances (TBARS), total antioxidant activity (TAA), vitamin C, ${\alpha}$-tocopherol and erythrocyte reduced glutathione (GSH) were estimated and compared. Results: The TBARS level was found to be significantly higher ($p{\leq}0.001$) in all types of cancer patients when compared to controls, being aggravated in alcoholics with a smoking habit. No statistical significance ($p{\geq}0.05$) was observed in the level of vitamin C and ${\alpha}$-tocopherol. GSH and TAA level were significantly decreased ($p{\leq}0.001$) in all the groups except those who consumed both branded as well as homemade alcohol and non-alcoholics without smoking habit. Conclusion: Alcohol, irrespective of its commercial brand, increases oxidative stress in all types of cancer patients. This is even higher when alcohol intake is combined with a smoking habit. Decreased TAA and GSH are major risk factors for cancer development.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.284-296
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• 1994

This study was undertaken to examine the levels of serum lipids and lipoproteins of college students and the correlations between serum lipid levels and food habits. 202 college students(99 males and 103 females) were selected as subjects for this study during November, 1993. The mean height and weight were 173.2 cm, 63.7 kg for males and 159.4 cm, 50.8 kg for females, respectively. The mean serum TC, LDL-C, HDL-C, TG levels were 172.2, 103.4, 52.3 and 82.3 for males and 182.4, 111.6, 56.3 and 72.5 mg 161 for females, respectively. Serum lipid levels of males were significantly lower than those of females except TG. There was no significant difference In TG levels between males and females. Food habit scores of females were significantly higher than those of males. The significantly different items between males and females were numbers of daily meal intake, duration of meal intake, regular daily Intakes of cereals, fruits, vegetables and animal fat, exercise, alcohol intake and smoking. Food habit score of Items except exercise in females were higher than those of items in males. LDL-C and LPH were positively correlated with food habit score. TC and LDL-C were positively correlated with eating-out, alcohol intake, smoking but negatively correlated with numbers of daily meal intake. HDL-C was positively correlated with overeating, but negatively correlated with cholesterol intake. There was no significant correlation between TG and food habit items. Regular meal intake was positively correlated to LPH by having a negative correlation with HDL-C in males and regular daily intake of cereal was positively correlated to LPH by haying a positive correlation with LDL-C in females. There were significant correlation between food habits and anthropometric measurements. Height and weight were positively correlated with daily meal intake and exercise but negatively correlated with duration of meal intake, daily intakes of cereals, vegetables fruits and animal fat, smoking, alcohol intake. Smoking was negatively correlated with height and weight in males, over-eating was negatively correlated with height in females. Finally this study showed an interesting results that balanced intake of five basic food groups were positively correlated with weight in males but with height in females.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.1841-1848
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• 2013

본 연구는 대학생들의 흡연 실태를 파악하여 금연 정책에 활용하기 위한 기초자료를 수립하고자 하는데 그 목적이 있다. 조사도구로는 설문지를 사용하였으며, 연구 대상자는 남학생 460명과 여학생 394명, 연구기간은 2012년 10월 22일부터 10월 29일이었다. 조사결과 남학생은 흡연자가 49.3%이었고, 여학생은 8.93%로 통계학적으로 유의하였으며(p<0.05), 부모가 흡연량이 많을수록, 그리고 학생의 월 용돈이 많을수록 흡연율이 높았다(p<0.05). 금연교육에 대한 필요성은 남학생보다 여학생이, 흡연자보다 비흡연자가 필요하다고 하였다. 흡연자들이 처음 흡연한 때는 고등학교(46.6%), 중학교(35.1%), 대학교(14.9%), 초등학교(3.4%) 순이었다. 연구 결과 규칙적인 흡연을 처음으로 시작하는 대학생들은 가정적 환경과 금전적 고려에 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났으며, 기존 연구 결과에 비추어 보면, 여성의 흡연 추세는 여전히 증가세인 것으로 나타나고 있다. 그러므로 대학생에게 흡연예방 및 금연대책을 위한 홍보 및 교육이 요구된다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.249-254
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• 2021

The aim of this study was to raise awareness about smoking and to facilitate the induction of smoking cessation. The participants were 49 patients who showed intention to participate in the test. The participants who had done a questionnaire, were asked to quit smoking for about an hour. After taking the breath deeply, they stopped for 20 seconds and measured breathing slowly. Carbon monoxide in the exhalation was higher when the daily smoking amount was higher and the smoking duration was longer, but not significant. In the case of smoking after meal and smoking in bed in the morning, the carbon monoxide level was significantly higher than that in the case of not smoking. It was significantly associated with skin allergic symptoms. The usual exercise habits, drinking and the respiratory disease were not correlated with carbon monoxide levels.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.820-832
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• 1996

The average smoking rate for Adults' in our country is 40.6% : It is 74.2% for men and 5.0% for women. Particularly, the smoking rate for men is reported higher than that of men in U.S.A. or Japan. Since the first report on the association between smoking and cancer appeared, 370 thousand smokers have succeeded in smoking cessation and over 90% of them have responded that they depended on a self-help smoking cessation approach. Despite this positive evidence about self- help approaches for smoking cessation, most studies on smoking cessation have focused on evaluation of formal treatment programs that are provided by clinics. Reports on the smoking cessation process used by smokers in our country could not be found. However, it is believed that the situation in our country would be quite similar to that in U.S.A. as far as approaches to successful smoking cessation are concerned. This study was conducted to classify the smoking stage to which they smoker belong and which changing mechanisms could be included at each changing stage (precontemplation stage, comtemplation stage, action stage) with a sample of 155 college students between 20 and 29 years old. And it also identified which variables related both to smoking pattern and to health, which ones were significantly discriminating in the changing stages. From the results of the data analysis it was found that Self-Determination is the most influential variable as one of the changning mechanisms which can discriminate three changing stages. And as the next significant mechanisms were Reinforcement, Dramatic Relief, Cognitive Restructuring, Helping Relationship, and Information Management in that order. Among variables related to the smoking pattern, years of regular smoking, whether smoking is continued or not even when they are sick, the number of attempts to stop smoking, number of cigarettes smoked per day, and whether they have smoked over 100 cigarettes up to now, but not the time of the first cigarette after waking-up, were the significant factors to descriminate changing stages. It was confirmed that among variables related to health that, perceived control for health, confidence of health maintence ability, and self confidence in smoking cessation, were significant variables in determinating changing stages. The most influential variables among them was self-confidence in smoking cessation. Conclusively, it was shown that smoking cessation is the process of attempting to change smoking habits through the various changing processes. Also it can be shown that a few factors smoking habit, self-confidence of smoking cessation, and belief in self control of his /her health, were influential in discriminating the changing stages of the smoking habit.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.45-50
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• 2016

Background: The tobacco epidemic is a heralding health menace, particularly among college students. Tobacco usage among young can have an especially devastating effect as they can be exposed for longer periods. Data to estimate the prevalence of tobacco use in young adults will be a valuable addition to the existing resources. Materials and Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was therefore carried out in Mangalore city using a pre-tested, self-administered questionnaire adapted from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) with a representative sample of 720 students aged 18-20 years selected from degree colleges by multi-stage random sampling. Results: Prevalence of 'ever users' and 'current users' of smoking were 20.4% and 11.4%, respectively. The mean age at initiation of cigarette smoking was 16 years and the majority (31 %) smoked in public places. Interestingly, 84% of them knew about the harmful effects of cigarette smoking. About one half of smokers had some or most of their friends smoking. Multivariate analysis revealed gender (OR=8.585: CI-3.26-22.5), pocket money (OR=4.165; CI=1.76-9.82) and peer's smoking habit (OR= 5.15; CI-2.21-11.9) have higher odds as correlates of tobacco usage among college students. Conclusions: It is of prime importance to highlight the role of prevention of smoking initiation rather than subsequently trying to stop the habit. Comprehensive interventions embracing family, friends and social milieu are needed to reduce tobacco use among students in India.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제62권1호
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• pp.27-32
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• 2007

연구배경: 폐암환자를 대상으로 의무기록에서 흡연 습관의 정확성을 평가하고, 이에 영향을 미치는 요인들을 분석하고자 한다. 연구방법: 폐암을 진단받고 입원한 225예 환자를 대상으로 흡연 습관에 대한 일대일 면접 설문조사와 의무기록 사이의 일치도를 평가하였다. 의무기록의 흡연정보 누락과 두 자료원의 불일치에 기여하는 요인을 평가하기 위하여 다변량 로지스틱 회귀분석을 시행하였다. 결 과: 흡연 습관은 전반적으로 증등도의 일치도 (${\kappa}=0.60$)를 보였으며, 과거 흡연의 일치도(${\kappa}=0.49$)가 가장 낮았다. 의무기록의 흡연정보 누락률은 18.2%였으며, 세포형에 따라 유의한 차이를 보여, 편평상피세포암에 비하여 선암 환자에서의 누락률이 3배 높았다. 두 자료원 사이의 불일치는 65세 미만에 비해 65세 이상에서 3배 많았다. 결 론: 의무기록의 흡연 정보는 중등도의 정확성을 가진다. 임상 시험에서 흡연 습관에 대한 자료원으로 의무기록 정보를 이용하는데 세심한 주의가 필요하다고 판단한다.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.525-532
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• 2021

본 연구는 흡연대학생들의 흡연지식, 흡연태도, 금연의도 정도를 확인하고 금연의도 예측 요인을 파악하고자 시도되었다. 연구 대상자는 D광역시에 소재하는 2개 대학에 재학중인 240명이었다. 자료수집을 위한 설문조사는 2018년 10월 1일부터 11월 15일일까지 실시되었다. 자료분석은 SPSS 21.0프로그램을 이용하여 t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, multiple regression을 이용하였다. 연구결과 대상자의 금연지식, 금연태도, 금연의도는 유의한 정적 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 흡연대학생의 금연의도에 영향을 미치는 요인는 금연 태도(β=0.20, p=0.002)였으며, 흡연량(β=0.19, p=0.002) 흡연시작 시기(β=0.20, p=0.001), 금연시도 유무(β=0.16, p=0.012)순이였으며 이들 변수들의 전체 설명력은 17.7%로 나타났다. 본 연구결과에 의하면 흡연대학생의 금연의도를 높이기 위해서는 태도를 변화시킬 수 있는 효율적인 교육프로그램 개발이 요구된다.