• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.489-498
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• 1997

Recent researches suggest that carotenoids are important not only as provitamin A but also for prevention of chronic diseases. This study was conduction to determine levels and factors affecting serum levels of lutein + zeaxanthin, $\beta$-cryptoxanthin, and $\beta$-carotene in 93 adults living in rural area of Korea. Fasting blood samples were collected and serum carotenoid levels were measured by HPLC. Dietary intake was estimated by 24 hour recall method and frequency questionnare of major food groups. Mean serum concentration of lutein + zeaxanthin was 616.32 nmol/L, $\beta$-cryptoxanthin was 856.95nmol/L, and $\beta$-carotene was 242.90nmol/L. Serum $\beta$-carotene levels in study subjects were very low. Both $\beta$-cryptxanthin and $\beta$-carotene were negatively correlated with serum triglyceride and positively correlated with total-choesterol and LDL-cholesterol. Serum levels of female subjects were significantly higher than males in all carotenoids. For age groups, subjects in their 30's were shown to have the highest concentration of all carotenoids. Lutein + zeaxanthin were lowest in subjects in theri 40's while $\beta$-crytoxanthin and $\beta$-carotene levels were lowest in subjects in their 60's. The $\beta$-carotene levels in non-smokers were significantly higher than in drinkers. Lutein+zeaxanthin levels were significantly higher among subjects consuming more green and yellow vegetables by frequency questionnarie. In conclusion, serum carotenoids were affected by sex, age, serum lipids, smoking, and alcohol intake. Intake of vegetables and fruits could affect by sex, serum lipids, smoking, and alchol intake. Intake of vegetables and fruits could affect serum lutein+zeaxanthin level. This data indicated that compared to other studies, Korean adults in rural areas have high lutein+zeaxanthin concentratins and low $\beta$-carotene concentrations in serum. High lutein+zeaxanthin levels may be related to high consumption of vegetables in these subjects.

• Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.194-199
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• 2018

Background: The aim of this study was to examine the correlation between the number of remaining natural teeth (NRT) and the appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) in older adults. Methods: This study was based on data from the 2008-2010 Korea National Health and Nutritional Examination Surveys. The participants were 2,378 older participants (984 men and 1,394 women) aged over 65 years. Survey dentists conducted oral health examinations, and ASM was measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Results: The participants with $NRT{\geq}20$ had more ASM and SMI than those with NRT<20 in both sexes. SMI was correlated with NRT in men (r=0.018, p<0.001) and in women (r=-0.007, p<0.001). The positive correlation between the NRT and SMI remained significant in men even after adjusting for age, marital status, income, smoking, drinking, physical activity, protein intake, energy intake, calcium intake, body mass index, fasting blood glucose level, medications, and prostheses (${\beta}=0.011$, p=0.001). In women, the correlation disappeared after adjustment for smoking, alcohol, physical activity, protein intake, energy intake, calcium intake, marital status, income, fasting basal glucose, medication administration, and prostheses. Conclusion: This study showed a correlation between NRT and SMI in those ${\geq}65$ years of age in Korea. The relationship persisted in men, but not in women, even after adjusting for confounders.

• 대한족부족관절학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.18-23
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• 2019

Purpose: This study compared and analyzed the risk factors that affect a wound healing group and healing failure group. Materials and Methods: From 2010 to 2018, 39 patients who had suffered a single toe amputation were evaluated retrospectively. The patients were divided into two groups (wound healing group and healing failure group - within at least 3 months following the amputation). Regarding the possible risk factors, age, gender, Wagner and Brodsky classifications, duration of diabetes mellitus, whether the patient had peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) or cardiovascular disease, body mass index, HbA1c, total cholesterol, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), smoking, and alcohol were investigated. Results: The mean duration of diabetes mellitus was 140 months in the healing group and 227 months in the healing failure group, and the duration of diabetes was significantly longer in the failure group (p=0.009). A significant difference in eGFR was observed between the two groups ($59.17mL/min/1.73m^2$ in the healing group and $31.1mL/min/1.73m^2$ in the failure group) (p=0.022). Sixteen patients with PAOD were found, all 10 patients in the healing failure group were PAOD patients. Conclusion: To reduce the additional complications in single toe amputation patients, the underlying disease and appropriate treatment are the most important factors. In addition, a more proximal level of amputation also should be considered in cases of patients with PAOD, high BUN and low eGFR, and patients with long-term diabetes.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.245-254
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of natural herb mixture containing Laminaria japonica Areschoung (LAM) on fine dust-induced bronchitis in mice. Laminaria japonica Areschoung is main content of LAM, which is including fucoidan. Fucoidan extracted from phaophyta is known to prevent bronchitis and to defend against bacteria and virus infection. In this study, we experienced the effect of LAM on bronchitis and investigated gene expressions (e.g ; IL-8, COX-2, MCP-1) and bio-markers (e.g ; IL-8, PGE2, MUC5AC) associated with bronchitis by using A549 cells. Also, we investigated whether LAM can suppress the bronchitis in fine dust-induced animal models. We injected fine dust (50 ㎕) twice as INT (Intra-Nasal-Trachea) method. Then LAM (200 mg/kg and 400 mg/kg) were oral administered for 14 days. We analyzed the number of immune cells, immunoglobulin E, bio-markers level associated with bronchitis. LAM significantly decreased bio-marker (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, TNF-α, Histamine, PGE2), immune cells (white blood cell, neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte), and immunoglobulin E, that are increased by fine dust. Taken together, this study suggest that LAM can be used as effective herbal extract for bronchitis.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.561-570
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 고지혈증 판정을 받은 $40{\sim}50$대 남성 14명에게 12주 동안의 양파가루 섭취가 고지혈증의 완화에 영향을 주는지 알아보기 위해 양파섭취 전과 후의 식이조사, 식생활조사, 식습관 조사 및 혈 중 지질의 변화를 비교 고찰하였다. 고지혈증 환자의 대부분이 식사 시에 ‘콜레스테롤’, ‘지방’을 주의한다고 하였다. 건강유지 방법으로는 주로 ‘운동’을 생각하고 있었다. 지방 식품의 섭취빈도는 ‘기름이 많은 고기 버터, 생크림’은 ‘1주일에 $3{\sim}5$일(12명)’, ‘계란노른자, 어육류 내장, 오징어’는 ‘1주일에 $3{\sim}5$일’(9명), ‘기름이 많은 음식, 마요네즈’는 1주일에 $3{\sim}5$일’(8명)로 나타났다. 열량영양소의 섭취비율은 고지혈증 치료지침에 비하여 당질은 낮게, 지방과 콜레스테롤은 다소 높게 섭취하고 있었다. 조사요인들 간의 상관관계에서는 외식 빈도의 증가에 따라 알코올 섭취량이 증가하는 것(p<0.01)으로, 알코올 섭취량은 BMI에도 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 운동의 경우 HDL-콜레스테롤에는 양의 상관성(p<0.01)을, AI에는 음의 상관성(p<0.05)을 보이면서 영향을 주었다. 양파가루 섭취 후의 건강의 느낌 변화 및 기대에서는 대부분의 환자들 (12명)이 건강이 좋아질 것이라고 응답하였으며, 앞으로도 양파가루를 계속 섭취하겠다고 응답한 환자는 8명이었다. 양파가루 섭취로 환자의 체성분에서 어떤 유의적인 변화도 유발시키지 못하였다. 양파가루 섭취로 총 콜레스테롤 (p<0.01)과 LDL-콜레스테롤(p<0.01) 및 동맥경화지수 (p<0.05)가 유의적으로 감소하였고, GOT와 GPT는 변화가 없었다. 본 연구에서는 양파가루의 보충 섭취가 고지혈증 환자들에서 혈중 지질수준과 동맥경화지수를 유의적으로 감소시키는 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 다만 비록 정상 범위의 값을 보이고 있었으나 중성지방의 농도가 유의적으로 증가한 것은 유의해야 할 점이며 앞으로 더 많은 연구가 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 일부 환자들만을 상대로 12주간의 중재기간을 통한 실험을 하였으나 짧은 기간이었고, 위약군을 실시하지 못하여 양파의 충분한 효과를 논하기에는 부족한 점이 분명히 있다. 다만 다른 식생활의 변화나 약물의 사용 없이 양파가루의 섭취만으로 혈중 지질 값이 유의적으로 감소한 것은 양파의 기능성식품으로서의 가능성은 보여준 것으로 생각된다. 앞으로 더 많은 실험대상자들을 상대로 대조군과 실험군의 비교를 통한 장기간의 임상실험을 통하여 좀 더 깊이 있는 연구가 이루어져야 할 것이다.

• Journal of Community Nutrition
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.131-136
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• 2004

The purpose of this study is to compare the relative risk of metabolic syndrome (MS) in middle aged adults with different body weights. 155 subjects living in urban Beijing were recruited from 24 neighborhood committees of urban Beijing. They were divided into normal weight, overweight and obese groups according to their BMIs. The general information of the subjects was collected using an interview-administered questionnaire. Standard procedure was followed to measure subject's weight, height and waist. Biochemical parameters (total cholesterol (TC), low- and high­density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C ; HDL-C), triglyceride (TG), and fasting glucose) and blood pressure were also determined. The results indicated that the systolic and diastolic blood pressure, HDL-C of obese group was lower than that of the normal weight group. Fasting glucose of obese males was significantly higher than that of normal weight males. No significant difference of fasting glucose was found among female groups. No significant difference of TG was found among male groups, while TG of overweight and obese females was both significantly higher than normal weight females. There was no significant difference of TC and LDL-C among normal weight, overweight and obese groups in both males and females. The MS rate of obese males was significantly higher than the normal weight and overweight males, as was the female. The relative risk of MS in obese group was about 11 times higher (OR=11.249, $95\%CI$ = 3.812 - 33.191) than the normal weight group after adjusting for age, gender, smoking, drinking, family economic level and education status. It is concluded that obesity contributed to lower HDL-C, hypertriglyceride, hypertension and MS after controlling the effects of age, gender, socioeconomic status, alcohol drinking and smoking. Obese individuals have a higher risk of having MS than their normal weight counterparts.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.155-163
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• 1998

본 연구는 정상 성인에서 관상동맥질환의 위험인자로 알려진 혈액내 Lipoprotein(a) 농도의 실태를 파악하고 이들 농도와 지질 농도, 섬유소원, 공복혈당 및 일상생활요인과의 관계를 알아보고자 수행되었다. 연구대상은 서울지역 일부 초, 중, 고교 교사들로 의료보험 관리 공단의 신검에서 건강상태가 양호하다고 판정 받은 남자 80명, 여자 60명을 대상으로 혈액분석과 설문 조사를 1996년 11월 2일부터 11월 7일에 걸쳐 실시하였다. 혈액 분석 결과에 따라 이들을 정상군과 위험군으로 나누고 이들 군들 사이에서 Lipoprotein(a) 농도와의 연관성을 알아보았다. 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 전체 대상자들 중 관상동맥질환 유발의 위험수준인 30mg/dL을 초과하는 대상자는 140명중 37명으로 26.4%에 달했다. 대상자들의 Lipoprotein(a) 평균 농도는 남자는 $16.94{\pm}12.70\;mg/dL$, 여자는 $17.92{\pm}17.58\;mg/dL$로 성별간의 유의한 차이는 없었다. 2. 대상자의 연령에 따른 Lipoprotein(a) 농도의 경우 연령간의 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<0.05). 3. 대상자의 혈액을 분석하여 각 항목에 대해 정상군과 위험군으로 나눈 후 Lipoprotein(a) 농도와 각 항목들간의 유의성을 살펴 본 결과 1) Aspartate aminotransferase, Alanine amiontransferas와 Lipoprotein(a)농도 사이에는 유의한 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 2) 공복 혈당, 섬유소원과 Lipoprotein(a) 농도 사이에도 유의한 차이가 관찰되지 않았다. 3) 지질농도(총콜레스테롤, 고비중 지단백 콜레스테롤, 저비중 지단백 콜레스테롤 , 중성지방)와 Lipoprotein(a) 농도 사이에도 유의한 차이가 발견되지 않았다. 4) 일상생활요인과 Lipoprotein(a) 농도와의 경우 혈압, 비만도, 성별, 흡연 등에서는 유의한 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 그러나 육식 섭취, 음주, 염분 섭취의 정도에 따라서 이들과 Lipoprotein(a) 농도 사이에 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 5) 혈액 분석 결과와 일상생활요소를 모두 통털어 Lipoprotein(a) 농도가 고려된 경우 나이와 육식섭취의 정도에 따라 정상군과 위험군에서 유의한 차이가 관찰되었다. (p<0.05, p<0.01).

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.38-45
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• 2017

본 연구는 수면시간에 따른 치아우식증과 치주질환의 관련성을 평가하였다. 2013~2014년 국민건강영양조사의 원시자료를 이용하였으며, 최종 8,356명을 대상으로 분석하였다. 수면시간에 따른 치아우식증 유병률은 U자형 곡선 모양이었으며, 수면시간에 따라 치아우식증은 유의한 차이가 있었다(p=0.020). 특히, 수면시간 7시간 그룹의 치아우식증 유병률이 28.4%로 가장 낮은 반면, 수면시간 5시간 이하 그룹의 유병률은 33.4%, 수면시간 9시간 이상 그룹의 유병률은 31.8%로 높았다. 모형 1과 모형 2 및 모든 변수를 보정한 모형 3의 로지스틱 회귀분석 결과, 수면시간 7시간 기준으로 수면시간 5시간 이하의 OR이 유의하게 높았다(모형 3: OR, 1.23; 95% CI, 1.06~1.43). 한편, 수면시간에 따른 치주질환 유병률은 U자형 곡선 모양이었으며, 수면시간에 따라 치주질환은 유의한 차이가 있었다(p<0.001). 수면시간 7시간 그룹의 치주질환 유병률이 28.1%로 가장 낮은 반면, 수면시간 5시간 이하 그룹의 유병률은 34.4%, 수면시간 9시간 이상 그룹의 유병률은 32.5%로 높았다. 로지스틱 회귀 분석 결과, 수면시간 7시간을 기준으로 수면시간 9시간 이상의 OR이 모형 1 (OR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.00~1.56)과 모형 2 (OR, 1.27; 95% CI, 1.01~1.59)에서 유의하게 높았지만, 모든 변수를 보정한 모형 3에서는 수면시간과 치주질환의 관련성은 더 이상 유의하지 않았다. 이상의 연구 결과를 통해서 수면시간이 치아우식증 및 치주질환과 유의한 관련이 있음을 확인하였으며, 치아우식증과 치주질환의 위험을 줄이기 위해 적정시간의 수면이 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.80-99
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• 1996

Young black men(YBM) have the most severs levels of high blood pressure(HBP) and, in all reports but one, the lowest of HBP control of any age /sex /race group. To increase entry into care, remaining in care, and BP control for young(18-49 years) Black men, It is needed to review socio-demographic, medical characteristics, and behaviors(importance of and difficulty with HBP control behaviors, or worry about mdication) for experimental intervention study(educational- behavior strategies) of hypertensive urban young black men. The 204 participants had an average age of 38.8+7.0 years and an average educational level of $11.0{\pm}2.4$ years; only 23.1% were employed full- or part-time while 26% were on disability ; and 6% were married. Only 35.3% had an MD for HBP care and 37.3% had some form of health insurance. The average BP of those men currently being in care on medication(35.3%) was $148.2/95.1{\pm}19.5/11.3$ compared to those men not taking HBP care $153.7/99.1{\pm}14.0/9.8(p<.05)$. The average creatinine level was 1.3(excluding 3 marked elevations of 15.9, 9.6, and 7.7) for the 163 men consenting to have their blood drawn. Self-reported co-morbidity induded heart disease 7.8%, diabetes 8.9%, high cholesterol 18.2%, CVA 3.4%, alcohol and drug related problems 27.9% and 22.5% respectively. The kidney disease of those men currently being in care & on medication was 9.7 compared to those men not taking HBP care 0.8(p<.05). The problems of with sex life, physicl activity and dearly thinking of those men currently being in care & on medication was higher compared to those men not taking HBP care(p<.05). Questions of 'during the past month, on how many days did you have 5 or more drinks (bottles) of any alcoholic beverag?' and smoking of those men currently being in care & on medication was 18.1% and 72.2% compared to those men not taking HBP care 27.3 and 82.6%, respectively. HBP control behaviors was assessed with 1-5 point Likert subscales(5=extreme, 1-none at all), In general, th men reportd low levels of perceived psychological barrier to HBP care and control behaviors; importance of and difficulty with HBP control behaviors, or worry about mdication. For example, on a five point scale(1=none at all, 5=extreme), average ratings for perceived important and difficulty with BP care and behaviors were 2.8(SD=1.2) and 2.5(SD=1.1). Average ratings for perceived benefit with BP care and behaviors worry about medication of those men currently being in care on medication was 4.0(SD=0.9) and 2.2(SD=1.1) compared to those men not taking HBP care 3.6(SD=0.8), 2.8 (SD=1.6) respectively(p<.05). These data support the need for educational-behavioral strategies of community health nurse to improve high blood pressure control in this high risk group through perceived barriers to treatment, health care skills and use of resources, and social support.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.77-84
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• 2014

Purpose: Carbamate insecticides are potent cholinesterase inhibitors capable of causing severe cholinergic toxicity. Use of carbamate rather than organophosphate insecticides has been increasing. Compared with organophosphate poisoning, relatively few studies have investigated carbamate-associated acute pancreatitis. We investigated general characteristics and pancreatitis of carbamate poisoning and the predictors, among those readily assessed in the emergency department. Methods: We performed a retrospective review of consecutive patients, aged over 18 years, who were admitted between January 2008 and April 2012 to an emergency department (ED) of an academic tertiary care center for treatment of carbamate poisoning. Patients who exhibited poisoning by any other material, except alcohol, were excluded. After application of exclusion criteria, patients were divided according to carbamate-induced pancreatitis and non-pancreatitis groups. Results: A total of 41 patients were included in this study. Among these 41 patients, the prevalence of acute pancreatitis was 36.6% (15 patients). Initial blood chemistry tests showed a statistically higher glucose level in the pancreatitis group, compared with the non-pancreatitis group (222, IQR 189-284 vs. 137, IQR 122-175 mg/dL, P<0.05). Regarding clinical courses and outcomes, a significantly higher proportion of patients developed pneumonia [10 (66.7%) vs. 6 (23.1%), P<0.05] and had a longer hospital stay (7 days, IQR 6-12 vs. 5 days, IQR 2-11, P<0.05), but no difference in mortality, in the pancreatitis group vs. the non-pancreatitis group. In multivariate analysis, the initial glucose was showing significant association with the presentation of carbamate-induced acute pancreatitis (odds ratio 1.018, 95% confidence interval 1.001-1.035, P<0.05). Conclusion: Carbamate-induced acute pancreatitis is common, but not fatal. Initial serum glucose level is associated with acute pancreatitis.