• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.856-866
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• 2003

The purpose of this study was to study the relationship between the prevalence of constipation and beverage intake. Research data were collected from first and second grade female students at Hyehwa High School in Seoul by means of questionnaires. A total of 190 questionnaires were analyzed using the SPSS/WIN program. The results are summarized as follows: The average body mass index (BMI) was 20.7. Of the students, 38.4% had a BMI of less than 20(underweight), and 15.8% had a BMI of over 23 (overweight). However, 84.7% of the students wanted to lose weight. To estimate the prevalence of constipation, five factors were used: frequency and regularity of defecation, time spent defecating, defecation difficulty, and feeling of residue after defecation. The percentage of the students who emptied their bowels every day was 22.1%. About 2/5 of the students (42.1%) had irregular defecation, and 15.2% spent more than 10 minutes in the rest room when defecating. The students who did not have difficulty defecating and those who did not have feelings of residue after defecating were only 24.7% and 28.9%, respectively. The amount of beverage intake per day was 1,062$m\ell$ 674$m\ell$ of water, 128$m\ell$ of milk, 88$m\ell$ of soft drinks, and 53$m\ell$ of fruit juice. The amount of beverage intake before breakfast, during breakfast, before lunch and during lunch was about 100 $m\ell$, each; before dinner, during dinner, and after dinner it was about 200$m\ell$, each. The amount of beverage intake during the weekend was 120$m\ell$ greater than on weekdays. Students who drank more beverages, especially water, before breakfast, showed a higher defecation frequency, more regular defecation, spent less time defecating, had less difficulty defecating, and had less feeling of residue after defecation, so that they have a better defecation pattern. Based on these results, increasing the amount of beverage consumption, especially of water, and drinking greater quantities of beverage before breakfast are ways to reduce constipation.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제26권9호
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• pp.1085-1097
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• 1993

Recently, as korean eating habits have been westernized, the incidence of large intestinal disease, which has been recognized as western diseases until now, has been increasing. This study was conducted to find the association of fiber intake and large bowel function. This was a cross-sectional survey, the data were obtained by self-administering questionnaire and study population was adults aged more than 18 years old in Seoul(N=1200). The response rate was 81.8%. The results were summarized as followed: 1) The factors associated with bowel function was sex, habits of defecation such as regularity and frequencies of defecation, fecal form, gastrointestinal diseases, psychological scores, self-assessment of physical status, exercise and alcohol drinking. 2) The association between the amount of fiber intake and bowel function was significant. This association was still significant, when the confounders such as disease of upper digestive system and alcohol drinking were controlled.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.71-78
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• 1994

Recently the incidence of hemorrhoids has been increased. There were various factors related to hemorrhoids, the amount of fiber intake was known as one of them. And so we performed this case-control study to investigate the association of hemorrhoids and fiber intake. The data was obtained by the combination of self-administered questionnaire and personal interview. The study population was consisted of matched 156 pairs, the cases were selected from S-hospital in Seoul, the age and sex matched control from the general population. The statistical analysis was performed by matched-analysis. The results summarized as follow : 1) As socio-economic status were low, the odds ratio of hemorrhoids were high. 2) There was significant association between hemorrhoids and regularity of eating time rather than regularity of defecation. 3) The odds ratio of hemorrhoids was 3 times higher in the presence of constipation. 4) The incidence of hemorrhoids was influenced by psychological characteristics such as somatization, obsessive-compulsive, depression, and anxiety. 5) Fiber intake was significantly lower in the cases compared to the controls. When the constipation was controlled, the fiber intake was still lower in the cases. These data provide additional evidence that the fiber intake was related to hemorrhoids.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.36-45
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• 2005

The aim of this study was to investigate the dietary and lifestyle factors related to bowel pattern of female high school and college students in Gyeonggi Province. The total of 202 self-administered questionnaires (high school students 77 ; college students 125) were analyzed. All respondents were devided into four groups based on their self-reported pattern of defecation: 18 subjects ($9.0\%$) comprised the normal group, 73 ($36.1\%$) the constipation group, 73 ($36.1\%$) the constipation/diarrhea group, and 38 ($18.8\%$) the diarrhea group. Regularity of exercise was significantly higher in the college students than high school students, and times spending on a chair were longer in the high school students than college students. Most students ($72.7\%$) reported that they had stress. Fourty point six percent of the subjects reported that they had 3 meals per day, which tended to be higher in the normal and diarrhea group than constipation and constipation/ diarrhea group. Most students (69.7) skipped breakfast which was lower in the normal group than the other groups. The most preferred dietary fiber food was korean cabbage kimchi. Fifty-eight point four percent of the subjects reported that they had irregular bowel movement. Bowel movement was more irregular in the high school students than college students, and in the constipation group than the other groups. Of the subjects, $77.7\%$ had defecation frequency between three per week and three per day. Those who spent within 10 minutes for defecation were $79.6\%$, and those had difficulty in evacuating were $76.0\%$. High school students and those with constipation and constipation/diarrhea had a significantly lower defecation frequency, longer time spent at the toilet, and greater difficulty in evacuating than college students and normal and diarrhea group. The percentage of those who had feelings of residue in the intestine after defecation was $92.5\%$, and it was greater in the constipation or diarrhea group than in the normal group. Most students ($93.5\%$) reported that they had abdominal pain or discomfort. These results suggest that decreasing times spending on a chair, decreasing stress, keeping 3 meal per day at regular hours, and increasing dietary fiber intake are associated with desirable bowel pattern.

• 사상체질의학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.43-52
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• 2008

1. Objectives This study aims to find out the factors that affect to healthy level according to Sasang Constitutions by comparing THI health state with Sasang Health Index. 2. Methods One hundred twenty one healthy students from Korean oriental medical colleges participated in this study. We used the Questionnaire for Sasang Constitution Classification II(QSCC II) and expert opinion to diagnose Sasang Constitution, and used Sasang Health Index and THI questionnaire to take health information about Sasang Constitution, from 121 people of Sasang Constitution Information Bank. 3. Results 1) The 'Good Sweat' in Taeumin health level was higher than others, especially in case of 'Refreshness after Sweat' and the 'Good Feces' also higher in case of 'Much Volume in Defecation' 'Regularity in Defecation' 'Refreshness after Evacuation'. 2) The 'Good Feces' in Soyangin health level was higher than others, especially in case of 'Thickness'. 3) The 'Good Digestion' in Soeumin health level was not significantly higher than others. 4) The better symptoms in 'Good Sweat', the better health in Taeumin. 4. Conclusions Sasang Constitution Health Level is significantly related with Sasang Health Index.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.15-28
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• 2005

본 연구는 일개 광역시 지역 고등학생 1,882명을 대상으로 변비 유병율과 변비관련 건강 행태 및 변비의 발생에 영향을 미치는 위험요인을 도출하여, 적절한 관리방안 및 중재전략 개발에 필요한 기초자료를 제시하고자 시도된 다면조사연구 이다. 수집된 자료는 연구목적에 따라 빈도분석, Chi-square 검정, 로지스틱 회귀 분석(multivariate logistic regression)으로 분석하였다. 본 연구의 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 자가보고에 의한 변비의 유병율은 25.2%로, 성별에 따라서는 남학생이 13.4%, 여학생이 36.5% 이었다. 둘째, 자가보고에 의한 변비군의 치료관련 행태에서는 16.4%가 변비치료를 위해 변비약을 복용한 경험이 있는 것으로 조사되었으며, 배변 형태에 변화가 있을 경우 52.1%는 특별한 상담자가 없으며, 38.9%는 부모님과 상담을 하는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 자가보고에 의한 변비의 분류에 의한, 변비군과 정상군간의 배변 관련 증상의 분포에서는 변비군의 73.5%가 자주 또는 가끔 항문통증의 경험이 있었으나, 정상군에서는 48.0%로 나타나 변비군에서 항문통증을 경험한 비율이 높았으며, 두 군간에 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<0.01). 배변 후 항문부위의 출혈 경험에 있어서도 변비군에서 41.6%가 배변 후 항문출혈의 경험이 있었으나, 정상군에서는 23.7%로 두 군간에 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<0.01). 넷째, 식습관 행태와 자가보고에 의한 변비 발생과의 관계에 있어서는 변비군의 45.1%가 다이어트의 경험이 있었으며, 정상군의 28.1%에 비하여 높았다. 아침식사의 규칙성에 있어서는 변비군의 21.2%가 아침식사를 항상 먹지 않는 것으로 조사되어, 정상군의 17.5%에 비하여 높게 나타나 아침식사를 규칙적으로 먹지 않는 군에서 변비발생의 위험이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 다섯째, 변비군과 정상군의 스트레스 분포에서는 변비군의 40.2%는 항상 스트레스를 느끼고 있다고 하였으며, 정상군에서는 25.0%만이 항상 스트레스가 있다고 응답하여 변비군에서 스트레스 정도가 더 높은 것으로 나타났다(p<0.01). 여섯째, 학교에서의 배변여부에서는 자가보고에 의한 변비군에서 학교에서 배변을 하지 않는 비율이 42.2%로 정상군의 37.2%에 비하여 그 비율이 높았으며, 선호하는 화장실의 종류로는 연구대상자의 43.4%가 수세식 형태를 선호하였다. 일곱째, 자가보고에 의해 변비군과 정상군을 구분한 후, 변비여부를 종속변수로 하여 변비 발생에 영향을 미치는 요인을 분석한 결과 남학생보다는 여학생이, 실업계보다는 인문계학생이, 다이어트 경험이 있을수록, 아침식사를 규칙적으로 먹지 않을수록, 주 3회 이상 채소 섭취를 하지 않을수록 변비가 더 많이 발생하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구를 통해 변비의 발생을 예방하기 위해서는 식습관의 개선이 필수적임을 재확인하였으며, 다이어트의 절제와 아침식사의 결식예방, 규칙적인 식사, 채소류 섭취의 증대, 스트레스 관리 등에 관심을 기울여 이를 개선하는 노력이 필요하다 하겠다.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.389-399
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• 2010

This study was conducted in order to investigate and compare anthropometric measurements, bone density, nutrient intake, blood composition and food habits between non-smoking, non-alcohol drinking and smoking, alcohol drinking male university students in Seoul, South Korea. The data for food habits and health-related behaviors were obtained by selfadministered questionnaires. The BQIs of the subjects were measured by Quantitative Ultrasound (QUS). The subjects were divided into two groups: NSND (non-smoking and non-alcohol drinking, n=62) group and General (smoking and alcohol drinking, n=160) group. The results were analyzed using the SPSS program and were as follows: The average heights, weights, and BMIs of the two groups were 173.3 cm, 66.5 kg and 22.1 and 173.4 cm, 68.7 kg and 22.9, respectively. There were no differences between the groups regarding height, weight or BMI. SBP and DBP, however, were significantly higher in the general group than in the NSND group (p<0.01). The BQIs, Z-scores and T-scores of the two groups were 99.83, -0.23, and -0.31 and 98.24, -0.27 and -0.39, respectively, producing no significant differences between the two groups. The percentages for normal bone status, osteopenia and osteoporosis were 83.88%, 16.12% and 0.0% and 74.37%, 25.62% and 0.01%, respectively. Mean intakes of animal protein (p<0.05), animal fat (p<0.05), fiber (p<0.05), animal Ca(p<0.05), animal Fe (p<0.001), Zn(p<0.05), vitamin B1 (p<0.05) and niacin (p<0.05) were significantly different between the two groups, and mean serum levels of SGOT (p<0.01), SGPT (p<0.001), ${\gamma}$-GTP (p<0.001), triglycerides (p<0.01), total cholesterol (p<0.05) and hematocrit (p<0.05) were also significantly different between the two groups. Overall, there were no differences in meal regularity, frequency of snacking, reasons for overeating, exercise and defecation between the groups. However, favorite foods (p<0.05) and night-time meals (p<0.05) were significantly different. In conclusion, the health status of the NSND group was superior compared to the general group. Thus, students who smoke and alcohol drink should receive a practical and systematically-organized education regarding the increased health benefits of quitting smoking and alcohol drinking.