• 한국가족관계학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.77-104
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• 2018

Objectives: This study aimed to examine the general tendencies of women's divorce intention and to analyze the related variables that affect women's divorce intention. It would help explore the conditions for prevention or intervention of divorce. Methods: For this purpose, the structured survey was conducted by 521 married women aged between 20 and 70 living in Jeollanam-do and Gwangju. The data was analysed by SPSS 21.0 program. Results: First, the average score of divorce intention was 2.04, which was lower than the middle. The average score of self-differentiation, marital communication efficiency, reasonable coping, and social support were a bit higher than the median score. Second, the differences in the divorce intention according to the academic background and household income were statistically significant. Third, marital communication efficiency had the biggest effect on divorce intention and it was followed by avoidance-oriented behavior, reasonable coping, support from the local community, self-differentiation, and household income. Conclusion: It is very important to understand the various factors related to divorce intention especially in individual, marital, social aspects. In addition, it is actually required to develop the couple programs about coping strategies, effective couple communication and problem-solving methods. It also have to imply the requirements considering psychological, social aspects such as self-differentiation and social support.

• 한국의상디자인학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.15-26
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to understand the characteristics of body types of adult woman under 155cm in height. To do this, direct measurement data showed that only 660 women aged 20~69 years old and under 155cm tall were classified, and their body type characteristics were analyzed. There are 51 body measurement items used in the analysis. The results of the study are as follows: As a result of the comparison of the body size of all adult women and women under 155cm, it was seen that short women were smaller than the all women, and were flattened with a slightly plump and bendless body. Factor analysis was performed to classify the body type of short women. Six factors including body size, body height, shoulder length and width, waist back length, hip length, and shoulder angle were measured. The results of cluster analysis, using factor scores, were classified into three types. Type 1 is taller among short women and slightly slimmer, and is an A-shape. Type 2 has the largest BMI and was the middle stature among short women It is the most obese body type and is an H-shape. Type 3 is short and plump, with a poor hip and is a Y-shape. As a result of crossover analysis, there was a difference in the body type characteristics of each age group. After all, the body type of the short adult women under 155cm was clearly different from those of all adult women, there was also a difference in the body type among short adult women.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.491-499
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• 2003

Selenium is a strong antioxidant trace mineral, scavenging free radicals. The prevalence of chronic degenerative diseases is increasing in Korean adults with increasing age. The increased cell damage from free radicals has been implicated in the etiology of these diseases, and evidence is accumulating that the low selenium status that comes with advanced aged is involved in the prevalence of age-associated diseases. However, little is known about the selenium status of Koreans, its age-related change and its relationship to dietary nutrient intake. In this study, the serum selenium levels of healthy adult females according to life cycle and its association with blood albumin levels and nutrient intake were examined. Serum selenium level was measured with the Huwo research reactor using the neutron activation analysis method (NAA). The overall proportion of women with selenium deficiency, serum selenium concentrations below 7.0 $\mu\textrm{g}$/dl, was 9.4%. The average serum selenium levels were 12.39 $\mu\textrm{g}$/dl, 9.45 $\mu\textrm{g}$/dl and 9.16 $\mu\textrm{g}$/dl in the young adult, middle-aged and elderly groups, respectively, showing a reduction of selenium status with advancing age. Selenium deficiency was seen only in the elderly group. Generally, serum selenium levels positively or negatively correlated with nutrient intake, but these association patterns differed depending on the age. The nutrients that showed positive correlations with selenium levels were proteins and phosphate in the young adult group (p < 0.05, p < 0.05), and total calcium, potassium and vegetable-origin calcium in the middle-aged group. Vitamin C and fiber were the negative correlated nutrients with serum selenium levels in the elderly group (p < 0.05, p < 0.05). Multiple stepwise regression analysis of the determining factors responsible for selenium status showed that age and serum albumin levels were important factors which explained up to 26.9% variances in serum selenium levels. The average selenium concentrations of Korean adult female subjects were above the deficiency levels in all three age groups. There was a tendency toward decreasing selenium levels as the age of the subjects increased. The factors with the strongest in-fluence on selenium status in healthy adult Korean females were age and serum protein status. (Korean J Nutrition 36(5): 491~499, 2003)

• 대한두개안면성형외과학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.205-210
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• 2022

Background: Nasal bone fractures are the most common type of facial bone fracture, but are under-studied in adults above 65 years of age. Therefore, we investigated the epidemiology and patterns of nasal bone fractures among older adults in comparison to different age groups. Methods: This retrospective study included 2,321 nasal bone fracture patients who underwent surgery at our hospital from January 2010 to December 2017. The patients were classified by age as preschoolers, school-age children, young and middle-aged adults, and the elderly. We performed pairwise comparisons between elderly patients and each other age group in terms of sex, cause of injury, and fracture type. Results: The 2,321 nasal bone fracture patients included 76 elderly patients (50 men [65.8%] and 26 women [34.2%]). In these patients, the two most common injury causes were falling or slipping down (n= 39; 51.3%) and road traffic accidents (n= 19; 25.0%). According to the Stranc and Robertson classification, the most common force vector was lateral, and plane 2 fractures with lateral forces predominated. Conclusion: The elderly showed similar patterns of nasal bone fractures to those observed in young and middle-aged adults, but significant differences from preschoolers (in the injury vector and plane of fracture) and from school-age children (in the sex ratio and plane of fracture). However, elderly patients presented significantly different epidemiological characteristics compared to the other three groups. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the quality of life of the elderly and prepare for the upcoming super-aged society by taking steps to reduce the incidence and severity of fractures. Possible options for doing so include strengthening individual-level safety factors and expanding the social safety net for the elderly.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.3561-3569
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• 2012

본 연구의 목적은 오디가 류머티스 요인(Rheumatoid Factor: RF>10 u/mL)이 있는 중년여성의 혈중 항산화 및 항염증 지표수준에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 32명의 중년여성을 2군 (NMG, AMG)으로 나누어 4주간의 오디 추출물 투여 전ㆍ후로 체성분 측정 및 채혈을 통하여 혈청 산화(TBARS, FRAP) 및 염증성 지표물질(요산, C-reactive protein: CRP, RF 및 homocystein) 농도를 분석 및 비교하였다. 연구결과 오디 추출물 투여에 따른 NMG와 AMG간의 체성분에는 차이가 없었다. AMG의 CRP 수준은 $0.80{\pm}0.05$ mg/dL에서 $0.55{\pm}0.02$ mg/dL로 유의적으로 감소하였다(p<0.05). AMG의 오디 추출물 투여 전의 혈청 TBARS 수준($63.04{\pm}12.20$ mol/L)은 투여 후($57.44{\pm}11.16$ mol)와 유의적인 차이는 없었으나, 감소하는 경향을 보였다. AMG의 혈청 FRAP 수준은 급여 전($1239.02{\pm}63.22$ mol)에 비해 급여 후($1556.21{\pm}11.16$ mol) 유의적으로 증가되었다(p<0.05). AMG의 혈청 TNF-${\alpha}$가 $8.78{\pm}0.12$ pg/mL에서 $6.58{\pm}0.16$ pg/mL로, IL-2 수준은 $5.41{\pm}0.71$ pg/mL에서 $3.94{\pm}0.03$ pg/mL로, IL-4 수준은 $7.21{\pm}0.61$ pg/mL에서 $5.15{\pm}0.36$ pg/mL로 감소하여 오디 추출물 투여에 의한 항산화 및 항염증 활성이 규명되었다. 이상의 연구결과로 볼 때 오디는 류머티즘 요인이 있는 중년여성의 항산화 및 항염증 활성을 강화시키는데 도움이 된 것으로 보인다. 따라서 산화 스트레스 감소를 통한 염증조절물질로써 오디를 꾸준히 섭취한다면 류머티스 관절염(Rheumatoid Arthiritis: RA)환자의 질병관리에 부작용 없이 도움이 될 것으로 사료된다. 본 연구를 기초로 후속적으로 RA 발병 유발인자인 사이토카인을 효과적으로 통제할 수 있는 오디를 활용한 치료식 개발 및 보급을 활성화하여 국내 오디 농가의 부가가치 창출에도 기여할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.683-693
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• 1997

Urinary incontinence is defined as the involuntary and inappropriate loss of urine to failure to emit normal responses as the bladder fills, or inability to reach the bathroom in sufficient time. This study was undertaken to estimate the incidence of urinary incontinence and to determine the correlates of urinary incontinence among women. Subjects of this survey consisted of 408 women, 26 to 83 years old in Incheon. The results of this study are as follows. 1. Of the subjects 50.7% reported urine loss once or twice per year and 28.5% reported incontinence on a regular basis at least once per month. 2. 40.5% of women reported small volume accidents of only 1 to 2 drops, 31.4% ; 1 t-spoon, 16.9% : 1 T-spoon, while 10.1% of women couldn't estimate the volume of urine loss. 3. The volume of urine loss was great enough to require a change of garment (undergarments or outer garments) in 73%. But only 3.8% of those used some type of pads. 4. 56.5% of incontinent women didn't talk about their urinary incontinence with other persons because they felt that urinary incontinence was shameful(38.4%), was not a disease(31.6%), was incurable in spite of treatment(27.4%) and was fearful of being uncured (2.6%). 5. Only 15.5% of urinary incontinent women had sought treatment. 6. The incidence of urinary incontinence was significantly higher in women who had more pariety and uterine-ovarian disease, older age, worrying about where toilets were when they visited new places or voiding anxiety, nocturia and frequency, but was significantly lower in women who had coffee intake. The incidence of urinary incontinence was not related to smoking and enuresis. The results indicate that urinary incontinence is common among young and middle-aged women. That few seek treatment for urinary incontinence suggests a need for more information about women's attitudes toward urinary incontinence and more attention to this problem by health care providers.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.75-91
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• 1973

It is a general trend in the world that female workers are drastically increasing due to the facts that highly developed capitalism requires women's job, women are inspired to work, housewives can shorten their working hours for house-keeping and save their energy from their routine works, educational expenses of their children become larger, large among of modities has stimulated purchasing desire. Since the International Treaty on Prohibition of Female's Night Labor was agreed at the Bern's Conference in 1906, the International Labor Organization (I.L.O.) established after the World War II, has adopted innumerable international labor treaties. According to the laws of the advanced countries, the first priority of their protection has been placed on juvenile and female workers. The legal protection of female workers and equal treatments such as wage and promotion between men and women have become important world problems. In this thesis, the great principle of the Labor Standard Law, protection regarding working house, risk and harm in performance of jobs, protection of mother-workers, protection of women workers in advanced countries and the present status of welfare facilities for women workers in our country will be studied. The most important points this thesis has placed stress and appealed, are as follows : 1. The scope and variety of women workers' jobs should be broadened. 2. Opportunity for promotion should be guaranteed for women workers based upon the ability and capacity of individual woman worker. 3. Equal wage principle between men and women workers, should be established based upon the idea that men and women should be equal. 4. The age limit or marriage limit of employment applied only to female workers, should be abrogated. 5. The ability of middle and old aged women workers should be developed and utilized to the maximum extent. 6. Welfare facilities for women workers, should be urgently secured and guaranteed.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권10호
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• pp.6077-6080
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• 2013

Background: Cervical cancer is the second commonest female cancer worldwide. The 50-55 cases of cervical cancer are reported annually in the UAE. There is a scarcity of data from Middle Eastern region regarding knowledge and attitude of women towards HPV infection, cervical cancer prevention and HPV vaccine. The aim of our study was to assess the knowledge of women regarding HPV infection and vaccine in UAE. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 640 women aged 18-50 years was conducted in Al-Ain district in UAE using convenience sampling. Women with previous diagnosis of cervical cancer, non-residents of UAE, younger than 18 or older than 50 years of age and those unable to speak Arabic or English were excluded from the study. Logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the association of HPV knowledge with independent factors like age, education etc. Results: Only 29% of our sampled women have ever heard of HPV infection. Only 15.3% women recognized it as STI. Only about 22% women have also heard of the HPV vaccine. Three quarter of the women in our study thought that cervical cancer can be prevented. About 28% recognized vaccine as a preventive measure against cervical cancer. Age (AOR 1.049, 95%CI 1.02-1.08) and husband's level of education were found to be significant (p value 0.015) after adjusting for women's age. Conclusions: The knowledge of HPV infection and vaccine is low in the UAE. Few women recognized HPV as sexually transmitted infection. Increasing age and husband's education are associated with better knowledge of HPV infection.

• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.179-188
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• 2023

Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence and related factors of metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal adult women in South Korea. Methods: Data of 678 postmenopausal adult women aged 19 to 64 were collected from the Eighth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2021 and analyzed by a complex sampling design using SPSS 20.1. Results: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal adult women was 25.8%. The prevalence was 1.93 times (confidence interval [CI]=1.15~3.25, p=.014) higher for high school graduates, 2.55 times (CI=1.33~4.91, p=.005) higher for middle school graduates, and 2.90 times (CI=1.36~6.15, p=.006) higher for elementary school graduates, compared to college graduates. It was found that artificial menopausal women had 2.74 times (CI=1.18~6.38, p=.020) higher prevalence than natural menopausal women. In addition, women who perceived their health as bad were 1.90 times (CI=1.14~3.16, p=.014) higher than women who perceived their health as good, and women who did not muscle exercise more than twice a week had 1.87 times (CI=1.05~3.34, p=.034) higher prevalence than women who did muscle exercise. Conclusion: Therefore, in order to effectively prevent and manage metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal adult women, a focus must be placed on vulnerable groups to manage these factors.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제10권10호
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• pp.226-236
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 시설에 거주하는 노인 352명을 대상으로 노년기 성태도와 성욕구가 성대처행동에 미치는 영향을 파악하고자 하였다. 본 연구의 주요결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 본 연구의 대상인 시설노인들의 성태도는 부정적인 성태도가 긍정적인 성태도 보다 높고, 성욕구나 성대처 행동은 중앙값에 못 미치는 낮은 수준을 보였다. 둘째, 시설노인들의 긍정적 성태도는 남자 65세 이하, 시설 종사자들이 남녀 노인간 이성교제를 좋게 본다고 인식하는 경우, 시설노인들이 동료 노인들의 이성교제를 좋게 본다고 인식하는 경우에 긍정적인 성태도의 점수가 높았다. 부정적인 성태도는 86세 이상이 높았고, 학력은 초 중졸집단이 높고, 고졸이상, 무학 순으로 역U자형 곡선을 보였다. 넷째, 성충동은 남자인 경우, 65세 이하인 경우에 성충동 점수가 높았다. 성관계 욕구는 남자인 경우, 65세 이하인 경우, 학력은 무학인 경우에 제일 높고 그 다음이 고졸이상, 초 중졸순으로 나타나 U자형 곡선을 보였다. 다섯째, 남자인 경우, 연령이 낮을수록 문제중심적 대처행동의 점수가 높았다. 또한, 남자인 경우, 66~75세인 경우 문제회피적 대처행동의 점수가 높았다. 다섯째, 시설노인들의 긍정적인 성태도가 높을수록 부정적인 성태도는 낮았으며 성충동, 성관계욕구가 높고, 문제중심적 대처행동과 문제회피적 대처행동을 잘하는 것으로 나타났다. 여섯째, 연령이 낮을수록, 긍정적인 성태도일수록, 성충동과 성관계 욕구가 높을수록 문제중심적 대처행동을 잘하는 것으로 나타났다.