• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.369-379
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence rate of atopic dermatitis (AD) and indoor risk factors of AD in school-aged children living in Changwon, which is one of the largest industrial cities in Korean. Data were collected from 2,118 children in 12 elementary schools in Changwon city. A cross-sectional questionnaire based on the Korean Version of the ISAAC (International Study of Allergy and Asthma in Childhood) was employed to survey the $1^{st}$ and $4^{th}$ year elementary students from the 12 elementary schools in Changwon. The life time and last 12-month prevalence of itchy eczema were 20.6%; 70.5% in the elementary children. The life time and last 12-month prevalence of AD diagnosis were 28.8%; 12.6% in the elementary children. There was only one elementary school that was abnormal in the levels of particulate matters (PM), and $Co_2$. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that risk factors for AD were BMI, the levels of PM, $Co_2$, CO, $No_2$, $O_3$, Ethylebenzene, and Xylene. This study could be used to manage possible risk factors that are related to the prevalence of AD and develop the strategies for prevention of AD.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.328-338
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• 2018

The incidence of gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (GEJAC) in Western countries has increased in recent decades, in addition to a rise in the incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), obesity, smoking, alcohol consumption, and low Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection rate have been nominated as risk factors for such cancers. Among these risk factors, the increased prevalence of GERD and obesity and the decreased prevalence of HP infection are of special interest owing to the currently increasing prevalence of GEJAC in Western countries. Although similar trends in the prevalence of GERD, obesity, and HP infection are observed in Asian countries after a time lag from Western countries, it is still uncertain if the prevalence of GEJAC in Asian countries is increasing, especially in Korea. The incidence of GERD in Korea is currently increasing; it was below 3% in the 1990s. The incidence of obesity in the Korean population is increasing owing to the adoption of westernized lifestyles, including food preferences, and the HP infection rate in Korea is known to be decreasing. Therefore, based on logical extrapolation of observations of Western countries, the incidence of GEJAC will increase in Korea. However, the proportion of GEJAC among other upper gastrointestinal malignancies in Korea appears to be currently unchanged compared with that in the 1990s. Presently, there is a lack of epidemiologic studies on this issue in this region; therefore, more studies are needed to clarify the characteristics of these tumors and to improve clinical outcomes for patients with these tumors.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.276-289
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• 2022

Objectives: Child and adolescent sleep is an important factor for brain and physical development. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the prevalence of sleep disorders and nonorganic sleep disorders in children and adolescents and determine the type of utilization of medical institutions. This study analyzed the prevalence and type of medical institutions in Korean children and adolescents with sleep disorders and nonorganic sleep disorders. Methods: This study used data recorded in the Health Insurance Review and Assessment-National Patient Sample (HIRA-NPS) database from 2010 to 2017. Details of medical institution type and patient's sex, age, and treatment type were extracted for patients younger than 20 years with sleep disorders and nonorganic sleep disorders. Results: Among 2,536,478 patients under age 20, we identified 3,772 patients with sleep disorders or nonorganic sleep disorders. From 2010 to 2017, the prevalence of sleep disorders in children and adolescents was 0.07% to 0.09%. The utilization rate of Korean medical institutions was 30.47%. The prevalence of nonorganic sleep disorders and the utilization rate of Korean medical institutions were 0.06% to 0.08% and 45.99%, respectively. Conclusion: The prevalence of sleep disorders and nonorganic sleep disorders in the under-20 population was 0.14% to 0.16%. More than 70% of patients with nonorganic sleep disorder who were younger than 9 years used Korean medical institutions.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제14권10호
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• pp.198-209
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• 2014

당뇨병은 유병률과 합병증으로 인한 사망률이 지속적으로 증가하는 질병이다. 본 연구는 성인의 당뇨병 유병률 영향요인을 확인함으로써 당뇨병 유병률의 감소를 위한 중재전략 개발의 기초자료를 제공하고자 시도되었다. 연구대상자는 19세 이상 성인으로 2012년 국민건강영양조사 원시자료를 활용하여 분석하였으며, 5995명의 자료가 분석에 사용되었다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS 18.0 프로그램의 복합표본 분석 모듈을 사용하여 가중치를 부여한 후 분석하였다. 연구결과 19세 이상 성인의 당뇨병 유병률은 10.5%였고, 당뇨병 유병 오즈비는 학력에서 대졸 이상에 비해 중졸은 2.51배, 주관적 건강상태가 매우 좋은 경우에 비해 매우 나쁜 경우 4.77배, 비만인 경우 1.44배, 고혈압을 진단받은 경우 2.57배, 고지혈증을 진단받은 경우 2.63배, 체중조절을 하지 않는 경우 1.31배, 식이요법을 하는 경우 2.75배로 높았다. 본 연구는 당뇨병 유병률을 예측하는 변수로 교육수준, 주관적 건강상태, 비만 유병 여부, 고혈압 의사진단 여부, 고지혈증 의사진단 여부, 체중조절 여부, 식이요법 여부를 밝힘으로써 당뇨병 유병률을 감소시키기 위한 간호중재와 연구방향을 제시하였다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.306-316
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• 1999

Objectives: In Korea, as in most countries, there will be a sharp increase in the number of dementia patients in the near future. However basic data on dementia prevalence, which is important in defining epidemiologic characteristics and in implementing preventive strategy, are limited. This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence rate of dementia in the urban elderly aged 65 or older in Kwangmyung, Korea. Methods: A two phase design was used for case finding and case identification. In phase I, a representative sample aged 65 or older was selected and interviewed by door-to-door survey with a Korean version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (K-MMSE). In phase II, Of the 946 subjects interviewed in phase 1,356 elderly were randomly selected disproportionately according to K-MMSE score. Of these elderly, 223 (61.5%) underwent standardized clinical evaluations, including psychiatric interview, neurological examination, and neuropsychological assessment. Dementia was diagnosed by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) criteria. The diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) was made by National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke-Alzheimer's Disease and feinted Disorders Association(NINCDS-ADRDA) criteria and vascular dementia (VD) by DSM-IV. Results: The overall weighted prevalence rate of all dementia among Kwangmyung residents aged 65 or older was 12,8%(age-adjusted rate: 13,0%, 95% Confidence Interval[CI]: 10.6-15.3%). Women had much higher prevalence rate than men even when age was controlled(15.9%[95% CI 12.6-19.2%] vs 7.5%[95% CI 4.0-10.4%]), The rates of dementia were 5.2%, 12.2%, 17.0%, and 34.3% for the age groups of 65-69, 70-74, 75-79 and 80 and over, respectively. The rate of AD appeared to be slightly higher than that of VD(5.2% vs 4.8%), though not statistically significant. Most of the cases(69%) were mild dementia according to CDR(<1) in these subjects. Conclusions : These results showed that the prevalence rate of dementia among urban elderly in Korea appears to be higher than those of other Asian countries.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.135-141
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• 1983

우리나라 농재지역의 회충감염에 있어서 현재감염률(prevalence)과 월재감염률(monthlyreinfection rate)의 상관관계를 알아보고자 하였다. 1975년부터 1980년까지 경기도 화성군 등 10개지역의 주민 총 4,466명에 대하여 충란융성여부에 관계없이 전원 pyrantel pamoate 10mg/kg을 투약한 뒤 2,547명으로부터 투약후 2일간의 전대편을 수집하였다. 수집될 대편으로부터 구충되어 배출된 인충의 성충 및 유약충(young worm)을 골라내고 충체수집검사자중 충체양성자 비율을 현재감염률로 표시하는 한편, 유약충양성자를 가려내어 지난 2개월동안의 누적연감염률로 표시하였다. 또 이로부터 월경감염률을 구한 뒤 현재감난률과의 상관관계를 분석하였다. 상관관계의 model은 Hayash의 시간-감염률(time.prevalence) 관계곡선식을 응용하였다. 조사한 10개지역의 감염률 및 1인당 평균 감염량은 각각 13.6~72.3% 및 1.4~10.2의 범위에 있었고, 계산된 월재감염률은 지성에 따라 2.6~16.2%의 범위에 있었다. 감염률(Y)과 월재감염률(X)은 서로 깊은 사성 상관관계를 나타내고 있었고, 상관곡선식은 $Y=1-(1-X)^{7.2}$로 나타났다. 수식중 수치 7.2는 이론적으로 회충감염이 일차투약으로 완전치료된 후 다시 재감염되어 평형상태에 도달하기 위한 기간(개월)으로 해석되었다. 또, 회충이 재감염에 의해서 감염률이 지속적으로 상승하지 않고 7~8개월후 평형상태를 유지하게 된다는 것은 인체내에서 회충이 대략 7~8개월만에 새로운 충체에 의해서 바뀌어지고 있음을(turn over) 의미하는 것으로 생각되었다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.947-961
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• 2015

Objectives: The purpose of the study was to identify the relationship between metabolic syndrome and oral diseases in the middle aged and elderly in Korea. Methods: The study subjects were 6,390 people over 40 years old from 2010 and 2012 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The survey questionnaire consisted of health, nutrition, and oral examination surveys. The independent variables included general characteristics, health behavior, oral health behavior, and metabolic syndrome. The dependent variables included dental caries experience and periodontal disease. The oral examination was carried out by the dentist based on World Health Organization standard. Results: The average prevalence rate of metabolic syndrome MS was 23.79%, including 54.84% of risk group and 21.37% of normal group. The missing teeth rate was 82.38%, DMFT rate was 90.28% and the periodontal disease rate was 33.15%. Those having abnormal fasting blood glucose had 1.17 fold(95% CI: 1.00~1.37) higher periodontal disease than the normal group. The abnormal HDL cholesterol group had 1.25 times higher odds ratio(95% CI: 1.07~1.46) and the obese group had 1.27 times higher odds ratio(95% CI: 1.07~1.51). The risk group had 1.20 times higher odds ration(95% CI: 1.00~1.44) and that of the metabolic syndrome group was 1.60 times higher(95% CI: 1.29~1.97) in periodontal disease. The high blood pressure group had 1.25 times of missing teeth prevalence rate(95% CI: 1.00~1.37). The metabolic syndrome group had 1.47 times of missing teeth prevalence rate(95% CI: 1.11~1.94). Conclusions: The middle aged and elderly people in Korea had higher rate of metabolic syndrome and oral disease. It is necessary to implement the preventive oral health examination for the control of metabolic syndrome and oral diseases prevalence.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.141-146
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• 1997

This study was performed to investigate the ophthalmic diseases in 269 Holstein dairy cattle of 10 farms in Kyunggido, Korea. The acerage prevalence rate of ophthalmec diseases was 25.7%, ranging of from 4.8% to 47.6%. The highest incidence age was between 3 and 4 years old, 41.9% and then in order of between 5 and 6 years, between 2 and 3 years, over 6 years, between 4 and 5 years, between 1 and 2 years, and up to 1 year were shown the incidence of 33.3%, 29.4%, 27.7%, 23.8%, 19.8% and 12.5%, respectively. The prevalence rate of cataracts was higher than any other ophthalmic diseases, 10.4% and then in order of chorioretinitis, iris posterior synechiae, corneal scar, conjunctivitis, blindness, third eyelid carcinoma and globe anomaly were diagnosed as the incidence of 4.1%, 3.0%, 1.7%, 1.3%, 0.4%, 0.2% and 0.2%, respectively.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.251-257
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• 2018

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: There are few studies that forecast the future prevalence of obesity based on the predicted prevalence model including contributing factors. The present study aimed to identify factors associated with obesity and construct forecasting models including significant contributing factors to estimate the 2020 and 2030 prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Panel data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and national statistics from the Korean Statistical Information Service were used for the analysis. The study subjects were 17,685 male and 24,899 female adults aged 19 years or older. The outcome variables were the prevalence of obesity (body mass index ${\geq}25kg/m^2$) and abdominal obesity (waist circumference ${\geq}90cm$ for men and ${\geq}85cm$ for women). Stepwise logistic regression analysis was used to select significant variables from potential exposures. RESULTS: The survey year, age, marital status, job status, income status, smoking, alcohol consumption, sleep duration, psychological factors, dietary intake, and fertility rate were found to contribute to the prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity. Based on the forecasting models including these variables, the 2020 and 2030 estimates for obesity prevalence were 47% and 62% for men and 32% and 37% for women, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The present study suggested an increased prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity in 2020 and 2030. Lifestyle factors were found to be significantly associated with the increasing trend in obesity prevalence and, therefore, they may require modification to prevent the rising trend.

• 대한영양사협회학술지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.79-87
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• 2016

The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between demographic characteristics and atopic dermatitis, along with adolescents' body mass index. Also, this study explored the association between dietary intakes (fruits, soda, caffeinated beverages, instant food, cracker, vegetables, and milk) of adolescents and atopic dermatitis. Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey for 2014 was used for data analysis, in which a total of 3,532,149 middle and high school students participated. Data were analyzed by descriptive analysis and logistic regression based on the complex sample design using SPSS ver.20.0 statistics. The results showed that males had a higher prevalence rate of atopic dermatitis than females. The significant association between body mass index and atopic dermatitis was found (F=46.625, P<0.001). Students who have higher levels of body mass index showed a higher prevalence rate of atopic dermatitis. Finally, the findings showed that the intake of vegetable and milk had associations with atopic dermatitis (F=6.795, P<0.001). Greater vegetable intake was associated with less atopic dermatitis whereas greater milk intake was associated with more atopic dermatitis prevalence. Based on the above results, we found that demographic characteristics, body mass index, and some dietary food intakes of adolescents had influences on prevalence rate of atopic dermatitis.