• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.189-196
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• 2011

이 연구에서는 면접점수 표준화 방법으로 흔히 사용되고 있는 절사평균 방법, 순위평균 방법 및 z-점수평균 방법을 모의실험을 통해 비교하고자 한다. 모의실험 기법은 피면 접자의 참값 점수와 이것과 독립적인 잡음 변수가 심사자의 전문성에 의해 가중평균 형태로 심사자의 평가점수에 영향을 미친다고 가정한다. 다시 말해 심사자의 전문성이 커지면 개인의 참값 점수에 가까운 심사자의 점수가 관측되고, 심사자의 전문성이 작아지면 참값 점수 대신에 잡음 변수에 더 가까운 심사자의 점수가 관측된다. 여기에 심사자의 성향편의가 더해져 심사자의 최종 평가점수가 관측된다고 가정한다. 이 모의실험에서는 각 표준화 방법에 의한 심사자의 평균점수와 참값의 순위상관 값을 계산하여 이 값이 큰 방법을 좋은 방법으로 평가하였다. 그 결과 참값의 분포가 정규분포이면 z-점수평균이 가장 좋은 성능을 보였으며, 라플라스 분포이면 전체면접에서는 z-점수평균이 순위평균보다 다소 성능이 좋았으나 반분면접에서는 순위평균이 z-점수평균보다 다소 성능이 좋았다. 절사평균은 일반적으로 성능이 가장 낮게 나타났다.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.495-504
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• 2012

이 연구에서는 면접 점수가 발생되는 통계적 모형을 사영에 근거하여 제시하였다. 이 모형은 피면접자의 개인별 참값과 이와 관련된 변수값이 2차원 평면의 X와 Y축의 값으로 주어졌을 때, 심사위원의 시각을 X축과의 각도로 생각하여 이 축에 사영된 값으로서 심사위원의 면접 점수의 평균으로 잡는 방법이다. 이 값에 개인적 편향과 관측 오차를 더해져 심사위원의 관측 면접 점수가 얻어지게 된다. 이 통계적 모형을 사용하여 흔히 사용되고 있는 면접 점수 표준화 방법인 절사평균법, 순위평균법, z-점수평균법을 비교하였다. 이 모의실험에서는 두 가지 면접 형태, 두 가지 면접자 수, 두 가지 면접자의 전문성 정도, 실제 점수와 관련된 변수 간의 분포 두 가지와 세 가지 상관계수가 고려되었다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제61권7호
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• pp.226-230
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• 2018

Purpose: This pilot study assessed changes in the growth plate and growth rates in children during a 6-month period. Methods: The study included 31 healthy children (17 boys, 14 girls) under evaluation for growth retardation. Height, weight, bone age, insulin like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), and insulin like growth factor binding protein 3 (IGF-BP3) were measured at baseline and after 6 months. In addition, the diameter, thickness, and volume of the femoral and tibial growth plates were measured using magnetic resonance imaging. Results: The mean bone age in boys and girls was 11.7 and 10.7 years, respectively. In boys, height (z score) (-0.2 vs. 0.0), weight (z score) (0.8 vs. 1.1), body mass index (BMI) (z score) (1.27 vs. 1.5), IGF-1 (ng/mL) (343.6 vs. 501.8), and IGF-BP3 (ng/mL) (5,088.5 vs. 5,620.0) were significantly higher after 6 months. In girls, height (z score) (-1.0 vs. -0.7), weight (z score) (-0.5 vs. 0.1), BMI (z score) (-0.02 vs. 0.3), IGF-1 (ng/mL) (329.3 vs. 524.6), and IGF-BP3 (ng/mL) (4,644.4 vs. 5,593.6) were also significantly higher after 6 months. In both sexes, the mean diameter and volume of the femoral and tibial growth plates were significantly increased 6 months later. Conclusion: No significant correlation was found between changes in the growth plate and clinical parameters in children with growth retardation in this study, other than correlations of change in femoral diameter with weight and BMI. A larger, long-term study is needed to precisely evaluate the correlation between change in the growth plate and growth.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.14-23
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• 1978

This survey was conducted on a total 672 pulmonary tuberculosis patients who were registered at certain health center in Busan, during the period from July 15th to August 31st, 1977, based on Modified Cornell Medical Index(CMI) consisting of 70 questions. Number of 'Yes' response of an individual patients was collected by each large section of Modified CMI. The each number of 'Yes' response was standardized by mean of Z scoring. Z score was obtained by following formula. Z=50+10(Xi-m)/s M : means of 'Yes' response by each section for all subjects s : standard deviation of the mean Xi : number of 'Yes' response by each section in an individual patients The results of obtained were as follows: 1. The number of investigated cases were 672 (459 males and 213 females). The most prevalent group was 20-24 years old group as 18.4% by age, moderate advanced group as 50.8% by radiological diagnosis, INH+PAS+SM group as 34.7% by antituberculotics and unemployed group as 59.9% by occupation. By bacteriological examination of sputum, the rate of negative group was 60.5% and positive group was 39.5%. 2. Z score of complaints by sex was higher in female as 52.4 than in male as 48.9 in general. By radiological diagnosis, there was decreasing tendency with age in male but increasing tendency with age in female. 3. By age group, Z score of complaints was increasing tendency with age in male but there was non-significant differences in female. 4. By bacteriological examination of sputum, the Z score of complaints was increasing tendency with the more discharged bacteria in both sex generally. 5. By antituberculotics, INH group was revealed the highest Z score of complaints as 50.4 in male and INH+PAS group was the highest as 51.21 in female. 6. By occupation, agricultural and fisherman group was the highest as 53.5 and the next group was professional, technical and related workers, unemployed and sales workers in that order.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제60권11호
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• pp.373-378
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• 2017

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the statistical properties of four previously developed pediatric coronary artery z score models in healthy Korean children. Methods: The study subjects were 181 healthy Korean children, whose age ranged from 1 month to 15 years. The diameter of each coronary artery was measured using 2-dimensional echocardiography and converted to the z score in the four models (McCrindle, Olivieri, Dallaire, and Japanese model). Descriptive statistical analyses and 1-sample t tests were performed. Results: All calculated z scores had P values of ${\geq}0.050$ using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. The one sample t test showed that the mean z scores did not converge to zero except in 1 model, and the mean right coronary artery (RCA) z score was less than zero in all 4 models. The smaller RCA diameter in this study could be associated with the more distal measuring point used to avoid the conal branch. The percentage of subjects with extreme z score values (${\geq}2.0$ and ${\geq}2.5$) for the left main coronary artery (LMCA) seems to be higher in the Dallaire (4.9% and 3.3%) and Japanese models (7.1% and 3.8%). Conclusion: All 4 models showed statistical feasibility of normal distribution. More precise instructions would be needed for the measurement of the RCA. The higher percentage of extreme z scores for the LMCA is compatible with the basic understanding of anatomic variation in the LMCA.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.169-176
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• 2014

This research discusses the characteristics and the implementation strategies for two types of quality metrics to analyze innovation effects in six sigma projects: fixed specification type and moving specification type. $Z_{st}$, $P_{pk}$ are quality metrics of fixed specification type that are influenced by predetermined specification. In contrast, the quality metrics of moving specification type such as Strictly Standardized Mean Difference(SSMD), Z-Score, F-Statistic and t-Statistic are independent from predetermined specification. $Z_{st}$ sigma level obtains defective rates of Parts Per Million(PPM) and Defects Per Million Opportunities(DPMO). However, the defective rates between different industrial sectors are incomparable due to their own technological inherence. In order to explore relative method to compare defective rates between different industrial sectors, the ratio of specification and natural tolerance called, $P_{pk}$, is used. The drawback of this $P_{pk}$ metric is that it is highly dependent on the specification. The metrics of F-Statistic and t-Statistic identify innovation effect by comparing before-and-after of accuracy and precision. These statistics are not affected by specification, but affected by type of statistical distribution models and sample size. Hence, statistical significance determined by above two statistics cannot give a same conclusion as practical significance. In conclusion, SSMD and Z-Score are the best quality metrics that are uninfluenced by fixed specification, theoretical distribution model and arbitrary sample size. Those metrics also identify the innovation effects for before-and-after of accuracy and precision. It is beneficial to use SSMD and Z-Score methods along with popular methods of $Z_{st}$ sigma level and $P_{pk}$ that are commonly employed in six sigma projects. The case studies from national six sigma contest from 2011 to 2012 are proposed and analyzed to provide the guidelines for the usage of quality metrics for quality practitioners.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.504-514
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• 2014

Purpose: This study was done to assess the bone mineral density (BMD), biochemical bone turnover markers (BTMs), and factors associated with bone health in young Korean women. Methods: Participants were 1,298 women, ages 18-29, recruited in Korea. Measurements were BMD by calcaneus quantitative ultrasound, BTMs for Calcium, Phosphorus, Osteocalcin, and C-telopeptide cross-links (CTX), body composition by physical measurements, nutrients by food frequency questionnaire and psychosocial factors associated with bone health by self-report. Results: The mean BMD (Z-score) was -0.94. 8.7% women had lower BMD ($Z-score{\leq}-2$) and 14.3% women had higher BMD ($Z-score{\geq}0$) than women of same age. BTMs were not significantly different between high-BMD ($Z-score{\geq}0$) and low-BMD (Z-score<0) women. However, Osteocalcin and CTX were higher in women preferring caffeine intake, sedentary lifestyle and alcoholic drinks. Body composition and Calcium intake were significantly higher in high-BMD. Low-BMD women reported significantly higher susceptibility and barriers to exercise in health beliefs, lower bone health self-efficacy and promoting behaviors. Conclusion: Results of this study indicate that bone health of young Korean women is not good. Development of diverse strategies to intervene in factors such as exercise, nutrients, self-efficacy, health beliefs and behaviors, shown to be important, are needed to improve bone health.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제62권11호
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• pp.416-421
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• 2019

Background: The seropositivity rate of hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs) antibodies is known to be ≥95% after hepatitis B virus vaccination during infancy. However, a low level or absence of anti-HBs in healthy children is discovered in many cases. Recent studies in adults reported that a reduced anti-HBs production rate is related to obesity. Purpose: To investigate whether body mass index (BMI) affects anti-HBs levels in healthy children following 3 serial dose vaccinations in infancy. Methods: We recruited 1,200 healthy volunteers aged 3, 5, 7, or 10 years from 4-day care centers and 4 elementary schools. All subjects completed a questionnaire including body weight, height, and vaccine type received. Levels of serum hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and anti-HBs in all subjects were analyzed using electrochemiluminescence immunoassay. The standardized scores (z score) for each sex and age were obtained using the lambda-mu-sigma method in the 2017 Korean National Growth Charts for children and adolescents. Results: Our subjects (n=1,200) comprised 750 males (62.5%) and 450 females (37.5%). The overall anti-HBs seropositivity rate was 57.9% (695 of 1,200). We identified significant differences in mean BMI values between seronegative and seropositive groups (17.45 vs. 16.62, respectively; P<0.001). The anti-HBs titer was significantly decreased as the BMI z score increased adjusting for age and sex (B=-15.725; standard error=5.494; P=0.004). The probability of anti-HBs seropositivity based on BMI z score was decreased to an OR of 0.820 after the control for confounding variables (95% confidence interval, 0.728-0.923; P=0.001). Conclusion: There was a significant association between anti-HBs titer and BMI z score after adjustment for age and sex. Our results indicate that BMI is a potential factor affecting anti-HBs titer in healthy children.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.254-260
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• 2013

Purpose: Recently, vitamin D insufficiency has increased and has been correlated to growth and puberty in children. This study was conducted to find the prevalence of subclinical vitamin D insufficiency and its influence on school-aged children in Korea. Methods: The subjects of this study were 397 children aged 7 to 15 years who had been tested for 25-OH vitamin D3 among the outpatients of the Department of Pediatrics in Eulji General Hospital from March 2007 to February 2011. Data for age, sex, comorbidities, serum 25-OH vitamin D3, height, weight, body mass index (BMI), and sunlight exposure time were collected before and after 3 months of vitamin D administration, retrospectively. Results: Vitamin D insufficiency was present in 343 (86%) of the subjects. In the vitamin D insufficient group, chronological age was $8.96{\pm}1.72$ years, mean height (z-score [z]) was $0.51{\pm}1.26$, mean BMI (z) was $0.81{\pm}2.20$, and bone age was $10.26{\pm}1.75$ years. In the vitamin D sufficient group, chronological age was $9.61{\pm}1.77$ years, mean height (z) was -$0.66{\pm}0.98$, mean BMI (z) was -$0.01{\pm}1.16$, and bone age was $9.44{\pm}2.12$ years. A paired t-test showed that three months after vitamin D administration, the mean 25-OH vitamin D3 level in the insufficient group increased to $24.38{\pm}10.03$ ng/mL and mean BMI (z) decreased to $0.67{\pm}1.06$. Conclusion: In Korean school-aged children, vitamin D insufficiency were relatively higher and may be closely related with higher BMI. Insufficient rise of the level of vitamin D after supplementation suggest the new supplementation guidelines, especially for Korean children.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.84-91
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• 2000

목 적 : 신이식을 받은 환아들의 키 성장에 영향을 미치는 인자를 찾아내어, 신이식 후 성장의 향상에 기여하고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법 :서울대학교 병원에서 신이식을 받고 이식 당시와 이후 3년간 키에 대한 정보를 얻을 수 있었던 56명의 환아를 대상으로 하여 이식 당시와 이후 6개월, 1년, 2년, 3년 후의 Z-score를 구하였다. 성별, 이식 당시의 나이, 이식 후 사용된 스테로이드의 평균누적 용량, 이식 전 성장 지연 정도, 공여자의 특성, 이식 전 투석여부와 이식신의 기능이 이들 Z-score와 delta Z에 미치는 영향을 알아보았다. 결 과 : 신이식 당시의 Z-score는 연령이 어릴수록 유의하게 높았다. 신이식 당시의 Z-score가 낮을수록 이식 후 Z-score의 상승폭이 더 컸으나(P<0.01) 절대값은 더 낮았다(P<0.001). 신이식 후 Z-score의 분석에서 편상관관계를 구해 보면 연령이 어릴수록, 이식 후 스테로이드 투여량이 적을수록 이식 1년 후의 Z-score와 delta Z가 유의하게 높았다(P<0.05). 이식 후 creatinine이 상승되어 있는 군이 정상인 군에 비하여 이식 6개월, 1년 후의 delta Z가 유의하게 낮았다(P<0.05). 투석 여부, 성별이나 공여자의 종류에 따른 Z-score의 차이는 뚜렷하지 않았다. 결 론 :말기 신부전 환아에서 신이식 당시의 나이가 어릴수록, 신이식 후 투여한 스테로이드의 용량이 낮을 수록 신이식 후 키 성장회복이 좋았다. 신이식 당시의 성장지연이 심할 수록 신이식 후 성장회복의 폭은 높았으나 성장지연은 계속 심한 상태로 남아있었다. 이식신의 기능이 잘 유지될수록 성장 속도가 잘 유지되었다.