• 한국의류학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.813-825
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• 2007

The purpose of this paper lies in the comparison of the body types between the subjects of Korean women in their 60's living in Russia and China. The findings are as follows. 1. The comparison of 80 items in physical measurements between the Korean women in their 60's living in Russia and China resulted in the differences in 57 items. While the height items including stature between them showed negligible differences, most of the length items relating to width, thickness, circumference, and obesity showed differences, which were big. 2. The analysis by using the physical measurements showed the differences in the number of the elements constituting the body types of the Korean women in their 60's, as 13 for those living in Russia and 11 for those living in China. 3. The cluster analysis for the comparison of the body types of each group, by categorizing the body types, produced three types for both groups. Koreans living in Russia were grouped as those with the short stature and light weight, the medium stature and medium weight, and the tall stature and heavy weight. Koreas living in China were classified as those with the short stature and medium weight, the tall stature and light weight, and the tall stature and heavy weight.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.117-124
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• 2021

성장 장애 중 저신장증은 빠른 진단과 치료를 통해 호전시킬 수 있는데 이를 위해서는 저신장증의 조기발견이 중요하다. 저신장증 조기발견 및 아이의 성장 과정 확인을 위해 꾸준히 키를 측정하는 것이 권장되지만 기존의 키 측정방법들에는 시간적·공간적 한계와 비용 발생, 기록유지의 어려움 등의 문제들이 존재한다. 그래서 본 논문에서는 사람들의 접근성이 높은 매체인 스마트폰을 이용하는 '컴퓨터 비전을 이용한 이미지 기반 아이 키 측정 애플리케이션 개발' 방법을 제안하였다. 스마트폰의 카메라를 통해 촬영된 이미지에서 컴퓨터 비전 라이브러리인 OpenCV의 알고리즘들을 이용하여 아이의 키를 측정하고, 그렇게 측정된 키는 성별·나이별 표준 신장과의 비교 그래프, 날짜별 리스트를 통해 화면에 출력함으로써 아이의 성장 과정 확인이 가능하도록 하였다. 이 제안된 방법을 통해 시간적·공간적 제약 및 비용 발생 없이 언제 어디서든 키를 측정할 수 있을 것이라 기대되고, 꾸준한 키 측정과 성장 과정 확인을 통한 저신장증 및 성장 장애의 조기발견에 도움이 될 것이라 기대된다.

• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.81-84
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• 2019

Clinicians often have difficulties diagnosing patients with subtle phenotypes of Noonan syndrome phenotypes. Facial recognition technology can help in the identification of several genetic syndromes with facial dysmorphic features, especially those with mild or atypical phenotypes. A patient visited our clinic at 5 years of age with short stature. She was administered growth hormone treatment for 6 years, but her growth curve was still below the 3rd percentile. She and her mother had wide-spaced eyes and short stature, but there were no other remarkable features of a genetic syndrome. We analyzed their photographs using a smartphone facial recognition application. The results suggested Noonan syndrome; therefore, we performed targeted next-generation sequencing of genes associated with short stature. The results showed that they had a mutation on the PTPN11 gene known as the pathogenic mutation of Noonan syndrome. Facial recognition technology can help in the diagnosis of Noonan syndrome and other genetic syndromes, especially in patients with mild phenotypes.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.47-52
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• 2021

Background: Short stature is defined as a height below the 3rd percentile or more than two standard deviations below the mean for a given age, sex, and population. There have been inconsistent results regarding craniofacial morphology in short-statured children. This study aimed to analyze the differences between short-statured children with growth hormone deficiency, idiopathic short-statured children, and normal children. Methods: Thirty-one short-statured children with growth hormone deficiency, 32 idiopathic short-statured children, and 32 healthy children were enrolled in this study. The measurements of their craniofacial structures from lateral cephalograms were evaluated. Results: There were statistically significant differences among the three groups seven variables (anterior cranial base length, posterior cranial base length, total cranial base length, upper posterior facial height, posterior total facial height, mandibular ramus length, and overall mandibular length) in the linear measurement and five variables (saddle angle, gonial angle, mandibular plane angle, position of mandible, and maxilla versus mandible) in the angular measurement. Conclusion: Compared to the control group, many linear and angular measurements of the craniofacial structures were significantly different in the two short-statured groups (p <0.05). Treatment plans by orthodontists should include these craniofacial structure characteristics.

• 대한한방소아과학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.37-46
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• 2019

Objectives The purpose of this study is to confirm the efficacy and safety of the treatment of with fermented oyster extract on height growth in children with short stature. Methods A total of 100 people, between 6 and 11 years old, will be participated in a randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled human study. The fermented oyster group will take 500 mg of fermented oyster extract once a day for 24 weeks. The placebo group will take 3400 mg of fructooligosaccharide as placebo once a day for 24 weeks. The outcomes of the intervention will be measured at the baseline, 6 week, 12 week, 18 week, and 24 week. The primary outcome is the changes in height from the baseline. The secondary outcomes are growth rate, height SDS, bone age, GH, IGF-1, IGFBP-3, osteocalcin, BALP, DPD, and LH. Results This trial was approved by the institutional review board of Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital (registry number: PNUKHIRB-2019002). Recruitment of the research participants will be opened from May 2019 till December 2019. Conclusions This study will provide clinical information to determine the efficacy and safety of the treatment with fermented oyster extract on height growth in children with short stature.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.13-27
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• 2006

This study was performed to formulate the most recent traits of physical growth of youth, and to identify the need of youth for health promotion planning in modern Korea. Study participants were 171 boys and 400 girls in two senior high schools in Seoul, Korea. Health records were collected from the individual students in May 2005. Longitudinal data on stature and body weight from 6 to 16 years old were analysed. Significance tests on some measures were performed by t-test and ANOVA. Major conclusions were as follows: 1. Girls were taller than boys during the specific time of adolescence. However, this phenomenon was not found in the growth process investigated by peak age and in over-all mean growth process of body weight. 2. Peak age came later in boys than in girls in both stature and body weight. This meant that boys matured later in stature and body weight than girls. However, boys were larger in peak velocity than girls. 3. Peak ages distributed more widely in girls than in boys both for stature and body weight. 4. Even in such short growth process from 6 through 16 years old, growth spurt tended to appear in several times. 5. Growth spurt tended to appear more often in boys than in girls.

• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.120-123
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• 2013

This report describes three cases of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) diagnosed by array comparative genomic hybridization with final adult height and bone phenotype. The cases involved a 57-year-old woman with hypocalcemic seizure, an 18-year-old man with short stature, and a 24-year-old woman incidentally diagnosed as 22q11.2DS. The first two patients revealed short stature and low bone mineral density, and their deletion sites included the $TBX_1$. The third patient had normal stature and normal bone mineral density, and the deletion site did not include the $TBX_1$. The deletion of specific genes including the $TBX_1$ could be an important factor of skeletal development including height and bone mineral density of 22q11.2DS.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.591-599
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• 2016

This study analyzes the somatotype of tall stature Korean women's lower body for proper slack patterns. The study subjects consist of 350 statures over 165cm in 18-59 aged women's of Size Korea 2010. Descriptive statistics, factor analysis, cluster analysis, ANOVA, Duncan test were used for analysis using SPSS 19.0. The result are as follows: Factor 1 was the horizontal dimension of waist and hip, factor 2 was the vertical dimension of lower body, factor 3 was the horizontal dimension of the lower limbs, factor 4 was the crotch length, and factor 5 was the horizontal dimension of hip. The lower body was divided into 3 types based on analysis of the above factors. Type 1 (46.6%) represented stout type with a thick and medium length of crotch and leg. Type 2 (22.7%) represented a curve type from waist to hip with long crotch length, while short and thin leg. Type 3 (30.7%) was referred as slender type, with short crotch length, while long and thin leg.

• 한국학교보건학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.200-206
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• 2010

Purpose: This study compared the major parent's height and life style between short and tall stature groups of students attending the elementary schools. Methods: Data were collected during the period of 5 to 24, November 2007 at the fifth and sixth grades of the five elementary schools. Two groups were selected on the basis of the guideline titled 'Growth Standard for Infants and Juveniles in 2007': Tall group of 232 students whose height was greater than 75 percentile and short group of 227 students was less than 25 percentile. Results: The average height was 137.9 cm for short group and 155.3 cm for tall group. The results of the logistic analysis implied that parent's height was related with odds ratio equal to 1.141 for father's height and 1.145 for mother height. Analysis of the eating habit, there was no significant difference observed between the two groups. While The two group showed a statistically significant difference in their physical activity. Conclusion: There is the necessity for guidance and health education program about the proper life style.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.55-59
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• 2004

Cleidocranial dysplasia is a rare and autosomal dominent disorder characterized by aplasia or hypoplasia of the clavicles, an open fontanelle, dental abnormalities, and short stature, A 17-year-old female who presented with short stature and subsequent delay in eruption of permanent teeth is described. she showed the abnormal hypermobility of the shoulder, ocular hypertelorism and concave nasal bridge. Radiographs revealed the underdeveloped maxilla, defect of the cranium in the fontanelle region, and aplasia of the clavicles. Characteristically, panoramic view revealed near parallel-sided borders of the ascending ramus and downward curvature of the zygomatic arch with hypoplasia. The prolonged retention of deciduous teeth with delayed eruption of permanent teeth and multiple embedded supernumerary teeth were striking. Radiographic and clinical investigations revealed Cleidocranial dysplasia.