• 정신신체의학
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.24-33
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• 2024

연구목적 본 연구는 우리나라 19세 이상 성인을 대상으로 자살 생각과 자살 시도에 미치는 개인 수준 요인과 지역사회 수준의 요인을 분석하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 방 법 2021년 시행한 지역사회건강조사의 자료와 2021년 국가통계포털시스템(KOSIS) 자료를 통해 수집된 성인 225,965명을 연구 대상자로 하였다. 대상자의 일반적 특성, 자살 행위(자살 생각, 자살 시도) 및 지역사회 수준의 특성은 빈도(%)와 평균(표준편차)를 이용하여 분석하였으며, 개인 수준과 지역사회 수준에 대한 자살 생각 및 자살 시도에 대한 연관성은 다수준 로지스틱 회귀분석으로 분석하였다. 결 과 자살 생각과 관련된 지역사회 수준의 요인은 미충족의료였으며(Odds Ratio [OR]=1.053, 95% CI=1.035-1.071), 자살 시도와 관련된 지역사회 수준의 요인은 고령화비율(OR=1.015, 95% CI=1.001-1.030)이었다. 자살 생각과 관련된 주된 개인 수준의 요인은 스트레스 상태(OR=9.388, 95% CI=8.629-10.213), 최근 1년간 우울경험(OR=6.737, 95% CI=6.454-7.032)이었으며, 자살 시도와 관련된 주된 개인 수준의 요인은 스트레스 상태(OR=5.213, 95% CI=3.699-7.347), 최근 1년간 우울경험(OR=13.433, 95% CI:11.247-16.044)이었다. 결 론 본 연구를 통해 자살 생각과 자살 시도에 영향을 미치는 개인 수준의 요인과 지역사회 수준의 요인을 확인하였다. 연구 결과를 통하여 기존에 강조되어진 스트레스, 우울과 같은 개인 수준의 요인에 대한 관리 뿐만 아니라, 미충족의료와 같은 지역사회 수준의 요인을 고려하는 자살예방정책이 요구된다.

• 한방비만학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.87-93
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• 2024

Objectives: Obesity is a globally prevalent public health issue. Hence, there is a need for the development of safer and more effective anti-obesity drugs. Lythrum salicaria, a traditional medicinal herb used for centuries, has been reported to improve lipid metabolism and fat accumulation. It also has a low toxicity profile. Therefore, its potential as a functional ingredient in health functional foods needs to be evaluated. Methods: In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, 90 participants will be randomly assigned to either the experimental or control group. Each subject will orally receive L. salicaria extract (1,350 mg/day) (500 mg L. salicaria+850 mg lactose as vehicle) or lactose (1,350 mg/day) as a hard capsule formula for 84 days (12 weeks). The primary outcome will be body fat mass (kg), which will be assessed using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) (performed only at visits 2 and 4). Secondary outcomes include body mass index, body weight, waist-to-hip ratio, body fat percentage (%) measured using DXA, lean body mass (kg) measured using DXA (assessed only at visits 2 and 4), lipids (total cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and calculated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol), free fatty acid, high sensitivity C-reactive protein, adiponectin, and leptin. Conclusions: This protocol will be implemented after approval of Institutional Review Board of Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital (approval number: PNUKHIRB-2022-08-002) and registration with the Korean National Clinical Research Information Service (CRIS) (CRIS-KCT0008060). The results of this trial will provide potential of L. salicaria as a new anti-obesity functional food with fat-reducing effects and low toxicity.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.157-168
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• 1995

This study was carried out, through analyzing the annual reports(year of 1973-1993) on health status of Su Dong-Myun, and specific survey data of 332 households(Su Dong-Myun 209, Byul Nae-Myun 123), located in Nam Yang Ju-Si, Kyung Gi-Do, from July 20 to July 31, 1995, to find out more effective means for primary medical care in a rural area. The results were as fellows : 1. Number of population in Su Dong-Myun was 5,419 in 1973, 4,591(the lowest) in 1987 and 5,707 in 1995. In the composition rate of population, "0-14" of age group showed markedly decreasing tendency from 43.1% in 1975, to 19.1% in 1995, however "65 and over" markedly in creasing tendency form 5.3% in 1975 to 9.8% in 1995. 2. Annual utilization rate per 1,000 inhabitants in Su Dong-Myun showed markedly increasing tendency from 1973 to 1977 such as 343 in 1973, 540 in 1975, 900 in 1977. However, since 1979, the rate showed rapidly decreasing tendency, such as 846 in 1979, 519 in 1985, 190 in 1991 and 1993. 3. The morbid household rate per year was 53.6% of respondents and the rate per 15 days was 48.2%. In disease classification rate of morbid household per year, Arthralgia & Neuralgia was the highest rate(33.9%) and gastro-intestinal disorder(19.3%), Cough(11,9%), Hypertension(7.8%), Accident(3.2%) in next order. 4. In the utilizing facilities for Primary Medical Care, Medical facilities was showed the highest rate(58.1% of respondents) and Pharmacy and Drug Shp(33.1%), Tradition Method(4.0%) in next order. In the Medical facilities, General private clinic was showed the highest rate(34.3%) and specific private Clinic(22.3%), Hospital(19.0%), Health (Sub)center(16.3%), Nurse practitioner (3.3%), Oriental hospital and clinic(2.7%) in next order. 5. Experience rate, utilizing health subcenter was 51.8% of the respondents, and it was 55.0% in Su Dong-Myun and 46.3% in Byul Nae-Myun. In utilization times of health subcenter, times-rate showed next orders such as 1-2 times/6months(31.6%), 1-2 times/year (22.1%), 1-2 times/months(19.2%), 1-2 times/3months(15.6%). 6. In objectives, visiting Health Subcenter, Medical Care was the highest rate(59.8% of the respondents) and health control(23.3%) was in next order. In Medical Care, Primary Care by general physician was higher rate(51.1%) almost all. In the Health control, Immunization too was high rate(18.0%) in health control activities. 7. The reasons rate, utilizing health subcenter showed next order, such as distance to Medical facilities(33.0% of the respondents), Medical Cost(28.1%), Simple process of consultation (10.8%), Effectiveness of cure(7.6%), Function of primary medical care(7.0%) and Attitude of physician(6.5%). 8. In the affecting factors to utilization of primary medical facilities, medical needs was showed the highest rate(29.5% of the respondents) and medical cost(15.4%), distance to medical facilities(14.2%), traffic vehicle(14.2%) and farm work(6.9%) in next order. 9. In the priority between 'daily farm work,' and 'primary medical care', only 46.4% of respondents answered that primary health care is more important than the daily farm work The 22.6% of respondents answered 'daily farm work', and the 12.3% answered 'the equal of the both'. 10. In the criterion of medical facilities choice, medical knowledge and technical quality was showed the highest rate(56.3%), distance or time to medical facilities(10.9%), sincerity and kindness of physician(9.4%), medical cost(8.7%) and traffic vehicle(6.5%) in next order 11. In the advise for improvement of health subcenter function, the 36.1% of respondents answered that 'enforcement of medical personnel and equipment' was required, and then 'improved medical technology'(25.5%), 'good attitude of physician'(14.9%), 'improved medical system'(13.3%), 'enforced drug'(6.7%) in next order. 12. The study on affecting factors to utilization of primary medical facilities was very difficult subject to systematize the analyzed results, due to a prejudice of protocol planner, surveyer and respondent, and variety and overlapping of subject matter.

• 한국학교보건학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.9-44
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• 1993

An explorative and descriptive study in order to determine the effect of family structure and other socio-demographic variables on health behavior, belief, locus, and value and utilization of public health service was carried out. Data were collected from 1,653 subjects randomly sampled in three areas, Seoul, Kyunggi province, and Cheju province. From Seoul 849 subjects were selected, 397 subjects Kyunggi, and 407 subjects from Cheju, respectively. Self-reporting questionaires were administered during the period from March to June, 1992. The major findings were as follows: 1) The subjects visited herb-doctor's at irregular intervals mainly to have tonic medicine prepared. They preferred herb-doctor's rather than with doctors at clinics and hospitals. Statistically significant difference was found among the regions studied (p<0.05). 2) The reason for visiting hospitals was primarily for treatment of diseases. They preferred hospital because they felt that the hospitals offer much highly reliable treatment services as well as medical accessibility. For the purpose of hospital utilization, statistically significant differences existed among sex, educational level, family type and region. However, no significance was found among sex, educational level, and region (p<0.05). 3) The subjects utilized general hospitals mainly for diagnosis and treatment of diseases. They preferred general hospitals because of their much better facilities and reliability. Statistical significance was found among sex, educational level, and region (p<0.05). 4) The subjects visited dentist at irregular intervals basis. They visited once half a year or three to four months. their purpose of visit was mainly for diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Statistical significance differences were found among educational level, region and economic standard (p<0.05). 5) Whenever their illnesses were mild and the pharmacies was located in nearby they visited to pharmacies. They visited once a month and patient medicines. Statistically significant differences were found among sex, educational level and region (p<0.05). 6) The subjects believed that herb medicine was quite efficacious for treatment of some diseases, particularly by information handed down through time-honored tradition and experience. However, they recognized that the efficacy of folk medicine can vary with type and severity of diseases. Statistical significance was among sex, educational level, region and economic standard (p<0.05). 7) The reason why subjects believed that pray and superstition are effective for treatment of certain type of diseases, particularly in neuropathy, was the belief in God's almighty. Statistically significant differences were found among sex, educational level, regions and economic standard (p<0.05). 8) Most of subjects under same condition preferred western medicine because they believed that it is more scientific and prompts in showing therapeutic effect. Statistical significance was not found in the choice of type of public health service among, regions. But significant differences were found among sex, educational level and region (p<0.05). 9) The subjects looked for pharmacy if they thought the symptom was mild. However, they visited hospitals for chronic disease and general hospitals for emergency treatment. Statistical significances were found among educational level, region and economic standard (p<0.05). 10) Although most of students wanted to have a healthy life as for the component of health standard and value, they think that they are not healthy (p<0.05). As for the health behavior, significant difference was found in the proportion of smoking and drinking between educational level and region (p<0.05). The health locus was affected by educational level, and health behavior was influenced by region, sex and educational level. The utilization of type of public health service was influenced by family type and region, and health belief by region and educational level, and the health values by region and economic standard respectively, most of correlation showed statistical significance. Among them, the highest correlation was seen between locus of control and external/internal locus of control, which is quite obvious. The correlation between health belief and behavior was the next highest, but still low (0.343). All the other variables are low but significant except only a few of those. These findings indicate that health education should be incorporated into the curriculum so as to develop desirable health habit, and ability of self-control in accordance with their growth stages. A systematic and scientific understanding on the herb/folk medicine is needed, and greater reliability of the utilization of public health services are is still required. Health policy for equal distribution of health service throughout the country along the hierarchical health service system and complementary mutual assistance and cooperation among various health organizations are also required.

• 동서간호학연구지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.90-101
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• 2000

The study attempts to examine the degree of cognition and demand on health promotion center of oriental nursing. It puts unique nursing intervention using traditional health promotion connected with oriental medicine to practical use for residents' health promotion and prevention of disease. With the study design of cross-sectional descriptive study, 516 residents who live in 26 Dongs, Dongdaemoon-gu were selected. The tool of study consists of 30 questions which the study team made for the degree of cognition and demand on health promotion center of oriental nursing. Cronbach's $\alpha$ in the degree of cognition was .8028. Collection of research data had been done from October 1 to October 30, 1999 with help of Dongdaemoon-gu office after pretest from 20 residents. Collected data were analyzed into the number and percentage in the characteristic of a subject and connected with demand on the establishment of center, the mean and the standard deviation in the degree of cognition and F-tests in the difference of the degree of cognition by characteristics. The results were as follow; 1) The characteristic of subject of this study was male 50.6%, and average age was 38.5 years old and 30-39 years old occupied the highest percentage with 31.6%. The married were 71.8%, over high school graduates was 85.6%, monthly income from 500 thousand won to 2 million won was 86.1%. 50.8% was the type living with parents, children and sibling. 2) When they were sick, the institution which residents used at first was a pharmacy(69.2%) and hospital(27.5%), but oriental medicine hospital was just 1.4%. As for subjective health condition, 82.5% answered over average, and 28.7% answered that they had chronic illness such as arthritis, chronic digestion problem, hypertension and so on. As for information collection on health, mass communication(34.9%) and medically concerned people(28.1%) occupied relatively high rate. Free health diagnosis system(36.8%) and establishment of health promotion center(31.5%) among welfare programs that residents want to enjoy were high ranked. The rate using a special institution for health was 17.8%, and among these institutions, the rate using aerobic exercises, health center(7.0%) and steamed room(5.4%) was high. Besides, other institutions such as breathing at the abdomen, finger-pressure therapy, meridian massage, foot massage, and so on were being used. 3) As the average of the degree of cognition on health promotion center of oriental medicine was 2.92, the degree of cognition was medium. The description, "health promotion center of oriental medicine is necessary for health keeping of healthy people, including people who have a problem in health" showed the highest degree of cognition(3.04, ${\pm}0.64$). 4) As for the intention on using health promotion center of oriental nursing, 61.4% said "yes", "no" was just 1.4%. The services that people relatively high wanted to be served from the center were measures reducing stress(68.0%) (relaxation therapy, meditation, breathing at the abdomen and so on), acupuncture(66.5%), finger-pressure(61.6%), moxibustion(57.6%), meridian massage(44.2%), postpartum care(40.3%) and so on. 5) As for the degree of cognition on the establishment of health promotion center of oriental nursing by characteristics of subject, there was significant difference(F=4.03, p=.046) between male(3.01) and female(2.91). But there was no significant difference by age, marital status, level of educational achievement and monthly income. As the above result, cognition on the establishment of health promotion center of oriental nursing was relatively low because people were not familiar with about the health promotion center of oriental nursing yet. However once the center will be established, the degree of demand on the center will be relatively high. So positive advertisement will be necessary, and the management of useful programs will be also required in order to make people recognize the advantage when they actually will use the center. On the other hand, as the subject of the study consists of many young people of below 30, the health problem came to be low. And in the case of sampling, the study using random sampling that can represent population will be required.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.173-181
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 중국 하이난성 지역 10대~50대 남녀를 대상으로 메디컬스킨케어센터를 내원한 환자들을 중심으로 성별에 따른 피부유형 및 피부관리실태, 피부관리 인지도, 만족도를 검증하고자 한다. 이에 피부관리 실태, 피부관리 인지도, 피부관리 만족도 등을 2020년 12월 21일에서 2021년 1월 9일까지 위쳇(WeChat), 왠쥬엔씽 프로그램(wenjuanxing program)을 이용하여 총 328부를 조사하여 SPSSWIN 21.0 프로그램을 사용하여 분석하였다. 피부유형 및 피부관리실태, 피부관리 인지도 및 만족도는 빈도분석(Frequency Analysis)을 실시하였고, 피부관리 인지도와 만족도 신뢰도는 Cronbach's α의 계수를 구하였다. 성별에 따른 피부유형 및 피부관리실태, 인지도, 만족도의 관련성은 카이스케어 검정(χ²)과 t-test를 실시하였다. 분석결과 성별에 따른 피부타입은 여성은 건성피부, 남성은 지성피부이고, 피부고민은 여성은 기미색소, 남성은 여드름피부로 성별에 따라 차이가 나타났다. 이러한 문제성피부관리는 남녀모두 홈케어가 높았고, 다음으로 여성은 피부과, 남성은 약국으로 유의미한 차이를 나타내었다. 진행기간은 남녀모두 1~3년 미만이고, 효과적인 피부 개선 방법으로는 남녀모두 좋은 생활습관, 레이저 순이었다. 병원 선택 시 고려 사항으로는 유명한 체인병원이고, 관리 시 중요 사항은 의사나 피부관리의 전문성을 고려한 것으로 응답하였다. 피부관리 및 치료 인지도는 여성은 외적, 남성은 내적이 높았고, 피부관리 만족도의 차이는 여성은 서비스, 남성은 효과로 나타났으며, 관리만족도는 남성이 여성보다 유의미하게 더 높은 것으로 나타났다. 결론은 중국 메디컬스킨케어센터를 내원한 환자들이 성별에 따라 피부유형 및 피부고민, 피부문제, 피부관리 방법, 피부관리 만족도에 차이가 있는 것으로 분석되어 다양한 제품 개발 및 체계적인 관리프로그램의 필요성을 제시하였다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.44-54
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• 1986

This study was aimed at investigating the health seeking behaviors of patients; For the purpose of analyzing the research theme we classified the study into two phase. First, the types of patients' health seeking behavior were categorized into a scheme according to what medical care resources were utilized in patients' coping process. Second, from patients' first visits to third visits to medical resources, we analyzed variations of factors which noted as crucial elements in constituting the patients' sickness career. To grasp the generalized characteristics from complicated empirical data, we limited the scope of our analysis to third stage of health seeking. A total of 121 persons who had beer suffering from chronic diseases more than 3 months was sampled among the residents of Banwol-Eup, the target Area of Korea University Health Project. The findings are as follows ; 1) In the course of visiting medical care resources, 34 different types of health seeking Behavior were found. From this result we inferred the idea that patients in Banwol-Eup had not any stable norms to cope with their pains. Clinics, hospital, pharmacy, Herb-doctors', folkways (self-treatment) were accessed by patients in orders. But more than half of patients who had utilized clinics or hospitals from their first to third visits, changed medical care resources to others, for example herb doctors or folkways, which had fundamentally different treatment models. Upon these two facts, the diversified types and capricious patterns in the health seeking behavior of Banwol patients, we observed a typical Shopping-Around phenomenon. 2) Factors which influenced patients' to their sickness career were changed along the courses of health seeking, from first to third visits as follows ; $\cdot$ Perceived seriousness of diseases were tended to decrease. $\cdot$ Professional medical personnel tended to be influencial in the patients' sickness career, (5.0%, 25.0% and 65.7%). The influence of the primary interaction groups such as parents, friends, neighbours, tended to decrease ; (90.9%, 71.2% and 30.0%). $\cdot$ The subjective reasons why to choose such a medical care resource were related to economic affordability and disease-itself as main motives. Credibility of health resources tended to increase 14.9%, 24.0% and 31.4 sequently. $\cdot$ Geographic accessibility factors did not change significantly. Most of patients had utilized health resources in Banwol and Anyang area. 3) Cultural inclination in the shopping-around phenomenon has shown difference among age groups. The age group' over 50 years' preferred traditional health resources to modern health resources. 4) Consistency of health seeking behavior on the shopping around phenomenon has shown difference according to the degrees of patients' economic affordability and those of psychological satisfaction toward modern health services. However, there were some restrictions in this thesis ; a) the study was limited to the 3rd health seeking career so it did not allow us to collect more informations after that, b) the study was not able to carry out causal analysis on patients health behavior determinated by explanatory model of health resources, and c) the study was not able to take into consideration of factors connected with social structural circumstances. Despite of restrictions described above, we are sure that this thesis would promote health providers' understanding toward patients' inclinations, through which they could provide efficient and accurate medical service.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.715-722
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 산화, 변성되기 쉬운 비타민 C와 유산균을 캡슐화하여 비타민 C의 활성을 유지시킴은 물론 유산균에 보호막을 씌움으로써 불활성화를 방지하고자 하였다. 녹차잎과 캡슐화한 비타민 C, 유산균 및 실크 펩타이드, 다시마, 차전자피, 알로에 등의 섭취가 체지방 감소 및 체중 감량에 미치는 효과를 확인하고자 여대생 34명을 대상으로 2002년 8월부터 2002년 11월까지 3개월 동안 실시하였으며, 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 실험군의 평균 연령은 20.3세, 평균신장은 162.5 cm, 평균 체중은 57.9 kg, BMI 평균은 21.9 였다. 총열량 섭취량은 보충 전.후에 유의적인 차이는 나타나지 않았으며, 당질 섭취량은 보충 전보다 보충 후에 유의적으로 감소하는 경향으로 나타났으며 (p<0.05), 단백질과 지방의 섭취는 보충 전후에 따른 유의적인 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 식이 섬유소 섭취의 경우 보충 전에 비해 보충 후에 유의적으로 증가한 것으로 나타났다(p<0.001). 각 주별 체중 및 BMI의 변화는 유의적인 차이는 나타나지 않았으나 보충 전에 비하여 보충 후에 2.5 kg 정도 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 체지방량 변화는 보충 전에 비해 보충 4주군에서 유의적인 감소가 나타나(p<0.05) 보충 전에 비해 보충 4주 후 2.0 kg정도 감소하는 것으로 나타났으며, 체지방율 변화 역시 보충 전보다 보충 4주 후에 유의적인 감소 경향이 나타나(P<0.05) 보충 전에 비해 보충 후 1.9%의 체지방율 감소가 나타났다. 허리-엉덩이 둘레 비율(WHR)의 변화는 보충 전에 비해 보충 4주군에서 유의한 감소 경향이 나타났다(p<0.05). 보충 전.후의 총 콜레스테롤과 중성지방의 변화는 보충 후에 유의적으로 감소하는 것으로 나타났으며 (p<0.001), LDL-cholesterol, HDL,-cholesterol 및 LDL/HDL ratio는 보충 전.후에 따른 유의적인 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 이상의 결과를 토대로 보면 본 연구에서 한달 동안 일상식이를 섭취하면서 녹차와 실크 펩타이드와 식이 섬유소의 보충은 체지방을 낮추는 역할을 하였으며, 총 콜레스테롤과 중성 지방 수준의 감소 효과를 알 수 있었다. 또한 산화, 변성되기 쉬운 비타민 C와 유산균을 캡슐화하여 비타민 C의 항산화 기능으로 혈청 지질 개선에 유의적이었으며, 정장 작용을 도움으로써 체중 감소에 효과적인 것으로 사료된다. 특히 신체의 부위 중 복부의 지방을 감소시켜 복부 비만의 관리 및 체지방 관련 위험율을 감소시키는 결과가 나타났다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.123-129
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• 2003

본 연구는 서울 지역에 거주하고 일상식이를 하는 20-30대 여성 47명을 대상으로 1일 4.Og의 누에고치 유래 실크 펩타이드와 녹차잎 및 식이 섬유소를 한 달 정도 섭취하도록 하여 2002년 4월 1일부터 5월 30일에 실시하였으며, 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 실험군의 평균 연령은 26.2세, 평균신장은 161.7cm, 평균 체중은 60.7kg, BMI평균은 23.4이었다. 보충전에 비하여 보충 후에 대조군의 총열량, 당질, 지질, 단백질 식이 섬유소 섭취량의 유의적인 차이는 나타나지 않았으나, 실험군의 경우 총열량은 보충 후에 유의적으로 감소하는 경향으로 나타났으며(p<0.01), 체중 변화는 유의적인 차이는 나타나지 않았으나 보충 후에 3.0 kg 정도 감소하는 것으로 나타났으며, BMI는 유의하게 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다(p<0.01). 체지방량 변화는 보충 후 유의적으로 감소하는 경향으로(p<0.001) 보충 전에 비해 2.0 kg 정도 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 복부비만율(WHR)의 경우 보충군에서 보충 전에 비해 유의적으로 감소하는 것으로 나타나(p<0.01), 복부비만 해소에 효과적으로 작용하는 것으로 나타났다. Total cholesterol과 LDL-cholesterol 변화 또한, 보충 후에 유의적으로 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 보충후에 따른 상관관계를 분석한 결과로 HDL-cholesterol은 BMI와 WHR에서 음의 상관관계가 나타났다(p<0.01). LDL/HDL ratio BMI와 p<0.01 수준에서 양의 상관관계가 나타났으며, WHR과는 p<0.05수준에서 양의 상관관계가 나타났다. 이상 결과에서 보듯이, 저분자 펩타이드, 녹차잎 및 식이 섬유소의 보충은 체지방의 감소 효과 뿐만 아니라, 혈청 내 total cholesterol과 LDL-cholesterol 수준의 감소 효과가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 특히 신체의 부위 중 복부의 지방을 감소시켜 복부 비만 관리 및 체지방 관련 위험율을 감소시키는 결과가 나타났다.

• 대한한방소아과학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.40-48
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• 2010

Objectives The purpose of this study is to get the basic information about the actual amount of consumption of the Health supplements and Herbal Medicines. Also, we investigated the consumption differences according to the regions. Methods 500 questionnaires were handed out to parents of elementary students in O O, Gyeonggi-do province, and 331 questionnaires were collected and evaluated for this study. Results Among the 331 students, 58.4% were female, and 41.6% were male. The percentages of the subjects consuming health supplements and herbal medicines were 67.4% and 59.2% respectively. The maximum period of taking the health supplements were from 1 month to 6 month (49.5%), and the maximum period of taking the herbal medicine was within one month (55.6%). The total cost of the health supplements was less than 100,000won (43.7%), which was the most common while herbal medicine cost was between 100,000won and 200,000won (40.6%). The most common age of consuming the health supplements and herbal medicine for the first time was six to ten years old (47.3%); the case of herbal medicine was one to six years old (64.0%). Most of people purchased health supplements from pharmacy (48.0%), and purchased the herbal medicine from the oriental medical clinic (61.8%). Among those people who purchased health supplements, they bought nutritional supplements (82.8%), red ginseng or ginseng products (43.4%), plum extract products (10.9%), and chlorella products (6.8%). The reason for consuming health supplements was to be healthier even though there is no ongoing illness (47.1%), which was the most common reason. The reason for consuming herbal medicine was to cure weakness (39.3%). For the responses about effectiveness after taking medications, people thought herbal medicine seemed to be more effective compare to health supplements (72.3%, 63% respectively). Only 1.4% of the subjects consuming the health supplements showed adverse effects while herbal medicine showed 4.6%. The most common adverse effects were 'general reaction' caused by the health supplements and dermatologic problems caused by the herbal medications. Conclusions Among 331 subjects, the percentage of consuming the health supplements (67.4%) was higher than the Herbal Medicine (59.2%). The total consuming cost of the herbal medications was higher than general health supplements. Also, the maximum period of consuming the health supplements was longer than herbal medications. Therefore, it is shown that herbal medications have no price competitiveness compare to health supplements. The age of using the herbal medicine for the first time was younger than the health supplements. Even though many people can purchase both health supplements and herbal medication from pharmacies and local oriental medical clinic, it is also shown that some people thought that the health supplements should be purchased from oriental medical hospital (13.9%). The most commonly taken forms of the health supplement was nutrition-supplying products, and the second common health supplements were ginseng and red ginseng. The health supplements were commonly consumed for preventing illness and for maintaining healthy life rather than for cure diseases. On the other hand, the herbal medicine was more commonly consumed to be taller or to treat diseases. More than half of the entire people replied as 'satisfied' for their purchase. Some adverse effects and general reaction were common with the subjects consuming health supplements while dermatological adverse reaction was common with the subjects consuming herbal medications.