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치매 환자의 삶의 질에 미치는 요인 분석: 국외 요양시설에 입소한 대상자를 중심으로 체계적 문헌고찰 (Factors Affecting the Quality of Life of Patients With Dementia: A Systematic Review of Literature Focusing on the Subjects Admitted to an Overseas Long-term Care Facility)

  • 김선일;정민예
    • 재활치료과학
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    • 제8권1호
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    • pp.7-25
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    • 2019
  • 목적: 본 연구는 장기요양시설에 입소한 치매 환자의 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 다양한 요인을 확인하기 위해 국외 연구를 중심으로 체계적 문헌고찰 방법을 시행하였다. 연구방법: 2000년 1월부터 2018년 7월까지 국외 학술지에 게재된 논문을 CINAHL, MEDLINE complete를 통하여 검색하였다. 주요 검색 용어로는 'dementia or Alzheimer's', 'quality of life', 'long-term care', 'care home', 'nursing home', 'care institution', 'residential care', 'small scale setting'을 사용하였다. 최초 검색된 논문은 1706편이었으나 선정 및 배제기준을 거쳐 10편의 연구가 선정되었다. 결과: 횡단적 연구 8편을 분석하여 신체적 기능상태, 일상생활활동(ADL) 수행능력, 인지 등의 요인들은 삶의 질과 긍정적 상관관계를, 우울증 및 불안, 치매의 중증도(severity), 신경 정신병적 증상 및 약물 사용 여부 등의 요인들은 삶의 질과 부정적 상관관계를 보이는 요소로 작용함을 확인했다. 또한, 2편의 종단적 연구를 통해 삶의 질의 변화와 그에 미치는 요인들이 환자가 있는 시설 규모 및 형태보다는 개인적 기능상태 및 사회적 환경 요인들에 의해 변화됨을 확인했다. 결론: 본 연구는 국외 장기요양시설에 입소한 치매 환자를 대상으로 삶의 질 결정요인을 분석한 10편의 논문을 정리하고, 체계적 문헌고찰을 통해 분석하였다. 개인의 다양한 특성과 사회적 환경과 같은 요소들이 치매 환자의 삶의 질을 결정하는 요인으로 작용함을 확인했다. 본 연구를 통해 치매 환자의 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 요인을 확인하고, 이를 활용해 치매 환자의 삶의 질을 증진시킬 수 있는 다양한 중재 방법이 장기요양시설에서 개발 및 이용되어야 할 것이다.

만성 알코올 유발 마우스 간손상 및 지방 축적에 대한 제주조릿대잎 에틸 아세테이트 분획물의 간 보호 효과 (Sasa quelpaertensis Nakai ethyl acetate fraction protects the liver against chronic alcohol-induced liver injury and fat accumulation in mice)

  • 김아름;이영주;;김효진;양지원;김주성;지영흔
    • 대한수의학회지
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    • 제60권4호
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    • pp.215-223
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    • 2020
  • Sasa (S.) quelpaertensis Nakai (Korean name, Jeju-Joritdae), which has anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory activities, is a type of bamboo grass distributed widely in Jeju Island, Korea. S. quelpaertensis leaves are used for therapeutic purposes in traditional Korean medicine. This study examined the hepatoprotective effects of the S. quelpaertensis ethyl acetate fraction (SQEA) in a mouse model to mimic alcoholic liver damage. The mice were administered orally with 30% alcohol (5 g/kg) once per day with or without SQEA treatments (100 and 200 mg/kg) for 14 days consecutively. Alcohol consumption increased the serum alcohol content and histopathological changes but reduced the liver weight. Moreover, the livers of the alcohol group exhibited the accumulation of malondialdehyde and cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1), and lipid droplet coating protein perilipin-2. On the other hand, SQEA dose-dependently attenuated the alcohol-induced serum ethanol content and liver histopathological changes but increased the liver weight. Moreover, SQEA attenuated the level of CYP2E1 and inhibited alcohol-induced lipogenesis in the liver via decreased perilipin-2 expression. These results suggest that SQEA can provide a potent way to reduce the liver damage caused by alcohol consumption.

바이오필름을 생성하는 병원성 구강 세균을 제어하는 새로운 접근법 (New Approaches to the Control of Pathogenic Oral Bacteria)

  • 조수정
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제31권1호
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    • pp.100-108
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    • 2021
  • 구강에는 700여 종의 미생물이 부유성 세균(planktonic cells)으로 있거나 치아 표면에 부착하여 바이오필름(biofilms)을 형성하고 있으며 구강 바이오필름(oral biofilms)과 관련된 대표적인 구강질환에는 치아우식증과 치주질환이 있다. 구강 세균은 타액의 흐름, 숙주의 항균 단백질, 영양소의 가용성 및 pH 변화, 항생제, 방부제 등의 영향을 받고 있지만 바이오필름이 형성되면 바이오필름은 물리적으로 두꺼운 층을 이루고 있기 때문에 구강 세균은 이와 같은 구강 내부의 환경적 스트레스에 저항할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 외부 물질의 침투가 어렵고 바이오필름 내 세포간 상호작용을 통해 유전자 변이가 일어나기 때문에 부유성 세균보다 항생제에 대한 저항성이 1,000배 정도 높다. 따라서 구강 세균의 바이오필름 형성을 억제하거나 제거하면 보다 효과적으로 세균 감염에 의한 구강질환을 예방하거나 치료할 수 있을 것이다. 특히 구강 바이오필름은 여러 세균이 모여서 바이오필름을 형성하는 특징을 가지고 있기 때문에 세포간 신호전달체계인 정족수 감지(quorum sensing)는 구강 바이오필름을 제어할 수 있는 목표점이 될 수 있다. 이외에도 구강세균의 알칼리 생성 기질인 아르기닌을 이용하여 구강 미생물의 분포를 건강한 치아와 유사한 환경으로 전환하거나 S. mutans의 glucosyltransferase 분비를 억제하여 비수용성의 글루칸 형성을 억제함으로써 바이오필름 형성을 억제하는 방법도 구강 바이오필름을 제어할 수 있는 목표점이 될 수 있다. 이처럼 구강 내 병원성 세균의 사멸을 유도하기 보다는 구강 세균의 바이오필름 형성을 억제하거나 제거하는 방법은 치아우식증을 비롯한 구강질환을 선택적으로 예방하거나 치료할 수 있는 새로운 전략이 될 것이다.

메타분석을 통한 뇌졸중 환자의 인지기능에 대한 가상현실 중재 효과 연구 (A Study on the Effect of Virtual Reality Intervention on Cognitive Function in Individuals With Stroke Through Meta-analysis)

  • 권재성
    • 재활치료과학
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    • 제10권3호
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    • pp.7-22
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    • 2021
  • 목적 : 본 연구에서는 뇌졸중 환자의 손상된 인지기능 회복을 위한 가상현실 중재의 효과를 체계적인 문헌고찰과 메타분석을 통하여 검증하고자 하였다. 연구방법 : 체계적 문헌고찰을 위하여 최근 10년 동안의 국내·외 무작위 대조 임상시험 연구들을 대상으로 조사하였다. 검색을 위한 학술 데이터베이스로는, 영어로 작성된 연구의 검색을 위해 PubMed와 MEDLINE, CINAHL을 사용하였고, 국문으로 작성된 연구의 검색을 위해서는 DBpia와 한국학술정보, 스콜라 학지사·교보문고, 학술교육원을 사용하였다. 정보의 추출은 PICO 방식으로 시행하였다. 계량적 메타분석을 위하여, 결과변인의 하위그룹을 전반적인 인지기능, 집중력과 기억력, 실행기능으로 분류하여 결과변인을 합성하였다. 결과 : 최종 9편의 무작위 대조 임상시험이 선정되었고, 참여대상자의 총인원은 실험군이 140명, 대조군이 131명이었다. 효과크기는 랜덤효과모델로 산출하였다. 하위그룹들에 대한 가상현실 중재의 효과크기는 전반적인 인지기능이 0.422(95% CI: 0.101~0.742; p=0.010)로 중간효과크기에 가까웠고, 집중력과 기억력이 0.249(95% CI: -0.107~0.605; p=0.170)로 작은효과크기, 실행기능은 0.666(95% CI: 0.136~1.195; p=0.014)으로 중간효과크기를 나타내었다. 결론 : 가상현실 환경의 다양한 자극과 본 연구의 결과를 고려할 때, 가상현실 중재는 통합적인 인지기능에 대한 중재에 적용되어야 할 것이다. 또한 전통적인 뇌졸중 인지재활 중재와 더불어 추가적인 중재로 활용되는 것이 적절할 것이다.

4-F-PCP, a Novel PCP Analog Ameliorates the Depressive-Like Behavior of Chronic Social Defeat Stress Mice via NMDA Receptor Antagonism

  • Darlene Mae D., Ortiz;Mikyung, Kim;Hyun Jun, Lee;Chrislean Jun, Botanas;Raly James Perez, Custodio;Leandro, Val Sayson;Nicole, Bon Campomayor;Chaeyeon, Lee;Yong Sup, Lee;Jae Hoon, Cheong;Hee Jin, Kim
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • 제31권2호
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    • pp.227-239
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    • 2023
  • Major depressive disorder is a leading cause of disability in more than 280 million people worldwide. Monoamine-based antidepressants are currently used to treat depression, but delays in treatment effects and lack of responses are major reasons for the need to develop faster and more efficient antidepressants. Studies show that ketamine (KET), a PCP analog, produces antidepressant effects within a few hours of administration that lasts up to a week. However, the use of KET has raised concerns about side effects, as well as the risk of abuse. 4 -F-PCP analog is a novel PCP analog that is also an NMDA receptor antagonist, structurally similar to KET, and might potentially elicit similar antidepressant effects, however, there has been no study on this subject yet. Herein, we investigate whether 4-F-PCP displays antidepressant effects and explored their potential therapeutic mechanisms. 4-F-PCP at 3 and 10 mg/kg doses showed antidepressant-like effects and repeated treatments maintained its effects. Furthermore, treatment with 4-F-PCP rescued the decreased expression of proteins most likely involved in depression and synaptic plasticity. Changes in the excitatory amino acid transporters (EAAT2, EAAT3, EAAT4) were also seen following drug treatment. Lastly, we assessed the possible side effects of 4-F-PCP after long-term treatment (up to 21 days). Results show that 4-F-PCP at 3 mg/kg dose did not alter the cognitive function of mice. Overall, current findings provide significant implications for future research not only with PCP analogs but also on the next generation of different types of antidepressants.

뇌졸중 생존 노인들의 건강관련 삶의 질 영향 요인 (A Study on the Major Factors Affecting Health-Related Quality of Life of Elderly Stroke Survivors)

  • 양정빈
    • 한국노년학
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    • 제30권4호
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    • pp.1239-1261
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    • 2010
  • 본 연구는 장기간 노인(전문)병원 및 요양시설에서 생활하고 있는 뇌졸중 생존 노인들의 건강관련 삶의 질에 미치는 요인들이 무엇인지 규명함으로써 대상자들의 삶의 질 증진을 위한 사회복지 실천 방안들을 제언하고자 시행되었다. 연구 대상자는 충청지역 및 D 광역시 소재 노인(전문)병원 18곳과 요양시설 13곳에서 장기 입원(입소)하고 있는 55세 이상의 뇌졸중 생존 노인들이며 서베이 방법을 사용하여 직접면담조사를 실시하였다. 조사는 2008년 12월 16일부터 2009년 1월 17일까지 실시되었고, 총 328부의 설문지가 통계분석에 이용되었다. 연구결과 대상자들이 인지하고 있는 건강관련 삶의 질은 비교적 낮게 나타났고, 특히 건강관련 삶의 질을 구성하고 있는 하위 영역 중 사회적 관계 영역이 가장 낮게 나타났다. 투입된 독립변수들이 건강관련 삶의 질에 미치는 상대적 영향력은 '우울', '향후 경제적 부담감', '일상생활수행능력', '장애수용', '중복질환', '경제적 주부양자가 배우자인 경우'순으로 나타났다. 본 연구를 통해 장기재활 및 요양서비스를 이용하고 있는 뇌졸중 생존 노인들의 건강관련 삶의 질에 질병관련 요인뿐만 아니라 심리사회적 요인, 환경적 요인 모두 중요한 영향을 미치고 있다는 것이 규명되었고, 그 가운데서도 심리사회적 요인의 영향력이 제일 큰 것으로 밝혀졌다. 이를 바탕으로 노인의료복지시설에서 생활하고 있는 뇌졸중 생존 노인들의 삶의 질을 향상시키고 더 나아가 사회복지사들의 역량을 고취시킬 수 있는 사회복지 방안들이 논의되었다.

효소처리 농도 및 시간에 따른 섬쑥부쟁이 추출물의 품질 특성 (Quality characteristics of Aster glehni extract depending on the concentration and time of enzyme treatment)

  • 김선화;윤성란;정용진
    • 한국식품저장유통학회지
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    • 제30권4호
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    • pp.654-662
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    • 2023
  • 본 연구는 다양한 생리적 기능성을 함유한 섬쑥부쟁이의 활용도를 높이기 위해 효소처리농도 및 처리시간에 따른 품질 변화를 조사하였다. 효소처리농도 및 시간에 따른 섬쑥부쟁이 추출물의 pH 변화는 pH 5.56-5.76으로 무처리구(pH 5.88)보다 낮아지는 경향을 나타내었으며, 가용성 고형분 함량은 처리농도 의존적으로 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, 색도 변화는 처리시간이 증가할수록 적황색으로 변화됨을 확인할 수 있었다. 추출물의 유리당 함량 중 fructose 및 sucrose 함량은 효소처리를 하지 않은 무처리구(Control)에서 7.73% 및 6.78%로 가장 높은 함량은 나타내었으며, glucose 및 maltose 함량은 3.2%의 효소처리농도 및 60분의 처리시간(C구)에서 6.91% 및 4.44%로 높은 경향을 나타내었다. 항산화 활성을 나타내는 총폴리페놀 함량은 1.6%의 효소처리농도 및 120분의 효소처리시간(E구) 7.38 mg GAE/g으로 가장 높은 함량을 보였으며, DPPH 및 ABTS 라디칼 소거활성은 3.2%의 효소처리농도 및 60분의 처리시간(C구)에서 가장 높은 활성을 나타내었다. 이상의 결과로 섬쑥부쟁이 건조 분말 소재화를 위한 효소처리농도 및 시간의 적정조건을 설정할 수 있었다.

Current Pediatric Endoscopy Training Situation in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Collaborative Survey by the Asian Pan-Pacific Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Endoscopy Scientific Subcommittee

  • Nuthapong Ukarapol;Narumon Tanatip;Ajay Sharma;Maribel Vitug-Sales;Robert Nicholas Lopez;Rohan Malik;Ruey Terng Ng;Shuichiro Umetsu;Songpon Getsuwan;Tak Yau Stephen Lui;Yao-Jong Yang;Yeoun Joo Lee;Katsuhiro Arai;Kyung Mo Kim; APPSPGHAN Endoscopy Scientific Subcommittee
    • Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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    • 제27권4호
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    • pp.258-265
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    • 2024
  • Purpose: To date, there is no region-specific guideline for pediatric endoscopy training. This study aimed to illustrate the current status of pediatric endoscopy training in Asia-Pacific region and identify opportunities for improvement. Methods: A cross-sectional survey, using a standardized electronic questionnaire, was conducted among medical schools in the Asia-Pacific region in January 2024. Results: A total of 57 medical centers in 12 countries offering formal Pediatric Gastroenterology training programs participated in this regional survey. More than 75% of the centers had an average case load of <10 cases per week for both diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopies. Only 36% of the study programs employed competency-based outcomes for program development, whereas nearly half (48%) used volume-based curricula. Foreign body retrieval, polypectomy, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, and esophageal variceal hemostasis, that is, sclerotherapy or band ligation (endoscopic variceal sclerotherapy and endoscopic variceal ligation), comprised the top four priorities that the trainees should acquire in the autonomous stage (unconscious) of competence. Regarding the learning environment, only 31.5% provided formal hands-on workshops/simulation training. The direct observation of procedural skills was the most commonly used assessment method. The application of a quality assurance (QA) system in both educational and patient care (Pediatric Endoscopy Quality Improvement Network) aspects was present in only 28% and 17% of the centers, respectively. Conclusion: Compared with Western academic societies, the limited availability of cases remains a major concern. To close this gap, simulation and adult endoscopy training are essential. The implementation of reliable and valid assessment tools and QA systems can lead to significant development in future programs.

Stem Cell Biology, 최근의 진보 (Recent Advancement in the Stem Cell Biology)

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    • Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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    • 제33권3호
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    • pp.195-207
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    • 2006
  • Stem cells are the primordial, initial cells which usually divide asymmetrically giving rise to on the one hand self-renewals and on the other hand progenitor cells with potential for differentiation. Zygote (fertilized egg), with totipotency, deserves the top-ranking stem cell - he totipotent stem cell (TSC). Both the ICM (inner cell mass) taken from the 6 days-old human blastocyst and ESC (embryonic stem cell) derived from the in vitro cultured ICM have slightly less potency for differentiation than the zygote, and are termed pluripotent stem cells. Stem cells in the tissues and organs of fetus, infant, and adult have highly reduced potency and committed to produce only progenitor cells for particular tissues. These tissue-specific stem cells are called multipotent stem cells. These tissue-specific/committed multipotent stem cells, when placed in altered environment other than their original niche, can yield cells characteristic of the altered environment. These findings are certainly of potential interest from the clinical, therapeutic perspective. The controversial terminology 'somatic stem cell plasticity' coined by the stem cell community seems to have been proved true. Followings are some of the recent knowledges related to the stem cell. Just as the tissues of our body have their own multipotent stem cells, cancerous tumor has undifferentiated cells known as cancer stem cell (CSC). Each time CSC cleaves, it makes two daughter cells with different fate. One is endowed with immortality, the remarkable ability to divide indefinitely, while the other progeny cell divides occasionally but lives forever. In the cancer tumor, CSC is minority being as few as 3-5% of the tumor mass but it is the culprit behind the tumor-malignancy, metastasis, and recurrence of cancer. CSC is like a master print. As long as the original exists, copies can be made and the disease can persist. If the CSC is destroyed, cancer tumor can't grow. In the decades-long cancer therapy, efforts were focused on the reducing of the bulk of cancerous growth. How cancer therapy is changing to destroy the origin of tumor, the CSC. The next generation of treatments should be to recognize and target the root cause of cancerous growth, the CSC, rather than the reducing of the bulk of tumor, Now the strategy is to find a way to identify and isolate the stem cells. The surfaces of normal as well as the cancer stem cells are studded with proteins. In leukaemia stem cell, for example, protein CD 34 is identified. In the new treatment of cancer disease it is needed to look for protein unique to the CSC. Blocking the stem cell's source of nutrients might be another effective strategy. The mystery of sternness of stem cells has begun to be deciphered. ESC can replicate indefinitely and yet retains the potential to turn into any kind of differentiated cells. Polycomb group protein such as Suz 12 repress most of the regulatory genes which, activated, are turned to be developmental genes. These protein molecules keep the ESC in an undifferentiated state. Many of the regulator genes silenced by polycomb proteins are also occupied by such ESC transcription factors as Oct 4, Sox 2, and Nanog. Both polycomb and transcription factor proteins seem to cooperate to keep the ESC in an undifferentiated state, pluripotent, and self-renewable. A normal prion protein (PrP) is found throughout the body from blood to the brain. Prion diseases such as mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) are caused when a normal prion protein misfolds to give rise to PrP$^{SC}$ and assault brain tissue. Why has human body kept such a deadly and enigmatic protein? Although our body has preserved the prion protein, prion diseases are of rare occurrence. Deadly prion diseases have been intensively studied, but normal prion problems are not. Very few facts on the benefit of prion proteins have been known so far. It was found that PrP was hugely expressed on the stem cell surface of bone marrow and on the cells of neural progenitor, PrP seems to have some function in cell maturation and facilitate the division of stem cells and their self-renewal. PrP also might help guide the decision of neural progenitor cell to become a neuron.

알레르기 비염에 관한 임상적 연구 (A clinical study of allergic rhinitis)

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    • 대한한의학회지
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    • 제21권3호
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    • pp.149-165
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    • 2000
  • As recent developments of Immunology and Nuclear medicine, serum IgE and IgG values are helpful in the diagnosis and evaluation of the therapeutic effects of nasal allergies. But in Korea, air pollution and the increased use of food additives have become leading factors in nasal allergies, It seems to be induced by environmental change, especially industrialization and urbanization, so allergic rhinitis in our environment has changed in accordance with the changes made in the living environment. Therefore this study is attempted in order to observe a clinical analysis which places more importance on allergic rhinitis. We studied 200 patients who had visited Kyunghee Oriental Medical Center with allergic rhinitis from January 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999 The results were as follows: 1. The sex distribution was 114 males(57%) and 86 females(43%). In age distribution, the average age was 25. In males, ages ranged from 3 to 66 years old and the average was 23.81. In females, ages ranged from 4 to 67 years old and the average was 28.57. The peak age was 30~39 years old(24%); under 9 years old and 10~19 years old were each 18%; 20~29 years old was 22%; 40~49 years old was 11 %; over 50 years old 6.5%. The gulf between males and females showed a statistically significant difference(P<0.025). 2. In the age of onset, male' s maximum was 62.5, minimum was 0.25; female s maximum was 59.5, minimum was 0.2. Under 9 years old was the most with 34%(male 24%, female 10%), 10~19 years old was 18%, 20~29 years old was 22.5%, 30~39 years old was 13.50%, over 40 years old was 12%, The gulf between males and females were showed statistically significant difference.(p<0.014) 3. The average duration of the disease was 5.67 years. In male and female, the maximum was 30, the minimum was 0.05; under 5 years old was the most with 62%(male 34.50%, female 27.50%); 6~10 years old was 23%. So, under 10 years old was 85%. There was no statistically significant difference in the duration of disease. 4. Regarding type of residence, 47.50% of patients with allergic rhinitis lived in apartments, 52.50% lived in houses. In males, 29.50% lived in apartments, 27.50% lived in houses. In females, 18% lived in apartments, 25% lived in houses. There was no statistically significant difference in the residence by T-test and chi-test. 5. In the distribution of season, spring is the most with 29.5% of patients, winter 28%, fall 25.5%, and summer 17%. But there was no statistically significant difference. 6. After observing 200 patients with allergic rhinitis, classifying main symptoms into 5 types, sneezing was the main symptom in 177cases(88.50%), nasal obstruction in 176cases(88%), rhinorrhea in 169cases(84.5%), post nasal discharge in 87cases(43.50%), and itching in I04cases(52%). The Cumulus ration is 98.50% and symptoms overlapped with an average 3.57±0.1 times but in an analysis of variance of these symptoms, the gulf between males and females was not recognized as statistically significant by T-test and ANOVA. 7. Patients whose families have allergic diseases account for 90 cases(45%) : 49cases(24.50%) male and 41cases(20.50%) female. There were 4 cases (71.11 %) whose families have allergic rhinitis, 9cases(10%) of asthma, and 7.78% with allergic dermatitis. There were 61 (67.80%) cases of patients whose parents have allergic diseases; cases wherein the patient s child had allergic diseases numbered 13 (14.45%); and cases with a sibling with allergic diseases totalled 16cases (17.80%). There was no statistically significant difference in allergic disease regarding sex, parents, or siblings by chi-test. 8. Blood type: For males, type A is the most common, with 37cases(18.5%), followed by type B with 32cases(16%), type O 28cases(l4%) and type AB 13cases(6.5%). For females, type B is the most common, with 30cases(15%), followed by type O with 23cases(l1.5%), type A with 18cases(9%) and type AB with 13cases(6.5%). There was no statistically significant difference in blood type by chi-test. 9. In the selection of prefered food, most patients prefer cool food, with 98 such cases(49%), tepid food in 54cases(27%) and warm food in 48cases(24%). These showed a statistically significant difference in the selection of prefered food between males and females by chi-test(p<0.009). 10. The state of Past History was classified into II types. chronic hypertrophic rhinitis is the most common with 11cases (18.64%), tonsil and adenoid hypertrophy is 8cases(l3.56%), sinusitis is 6cases(10.17%), nasal septum deviation is 4cases, nasal polyp is 2cases, others are 10cases(l6.95%). No statistically significant difference in past history between males and females was shown, but a statistically significant difference was shown when males and females were compared with total cases by T-test(p<0.002, P<0.0008). 11. Regarding complications, 37 patients (28.91%) had sinusitis: 22cases(17.19%) in male, 15cases(11.72%) in female. Chronic hypertrophic rhinitis was found in 15cases(11.72%). Others are under 10%. There was no statistically significant difference in the type of complications between males and females, but a statistically significant difference was shown when males and females were compared with total cases by T-test(P<0.00l, P<0.007). 12. In the treatment, medication was used 1691 times, an average of 2.58 times. No.34 was used 370 times for 124 cases, an average of 2.98 times. No. 152 was used 318 times for 106 cases, an average of 3.00 times. No.151 was used 307 times for 97cases, an average of 3.16 times. No. 31 was used 117 times for 33 cases, an average of 3.55 times. No 25 was used 116 times for 33 cases, an average of 3.52 times. 13. In the duration of treatment, the most frequent is 1 week(69cases, 34.50%), the maximum is 20weeks, and the minimum is 1week. A treatment period of 2~3 weeks accounted for 32% of cases, a period of 4~5weeks accounted for 13.5%. The gulf between males and females showed a statistically significant difference in the duration of treatment.(p<0.01). There was a statistical significance when the males were compared with total cases by ANOVA(P<0.03). 14. A comparison between before-treatment and after-treatment showed a statistically significant difference in treatment by T-test (p<0.01) and F-test (p<0.0058).

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