Eun-hee Ha

Overweight gravidas were associated with low education status, low economic status, and adverse pregnancy, whereas low weight gain during pregnancy was associated with low education status of the gravida and her husband, preterm delivery, and SGA.

Objective : To elucidate the correlates of self-rated fatigue in Korean employees. Methods : The data for 10,176 (men, 7,984; women, 2,192; mean age, 34.2; SD: 8.8) employees recruited from a nationwide sample were examined. A structured questionnaire was used to measure the participants' fatigue, sociodemographics (sex, age, education, and marital status), job-related characteristics (work duration, grade at work, work hours, shiftwork, employment type, and magnitude of workplace), and health-r

The study findings suggest that exposure to PM_2.5 could affect infant mortality differently by the timing of exposure and sex, which suggests a relation to fetal development. However, further investigations are warranted.

Tuberculosis remains a major public health problem worldwide. A definitive and accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis in cervical lymphadenopathy is important because satisfactory results can be achieved with chemotherapy alone, obviating surgery. Recently, fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) has provided an alternative and easy procedure for collection of material for cytomorphologic and bacteriologic examination. But the detection rate for M. tuberculosis from the aspirate material is still low

We found that the 25(OH)D concentrations were inversely associated with adiposity indices in preadolescent children. This study suggests that adequate vitamin D intake in growing children is crucial to maintain an optimal vitamin D level to prevent obesity and obesity-related health problems later in life.

Our objective was to evaluate the relationship between intrauterine exposure to cadmium and the presence of atopic dermatitis in infants 6 months of age, adjusted for covariates including exposure to other heavy metals. The present research is a component of the Mothers’ and Children’s Environmental Health (MOCEH) study, a multi-center birth cohort project conducted in Korea. Study subjects were restricted to pregnant women in whom cadmium and lead levels were measured at delivery and whose infa

Our findings indicated that GSTM1 polymorphism might affect the association between exposure to PFCs and birth weight, suggesting the effect of genetic susceptibility on the relationship between prenatal PFCs exposure and birth outcomes.

연구배경: 본 연구는 고지혈증과 비만의 관계를 알아보고자 비만 지표 중 체질량지수(BMI)와 체지방량(%)을 사 용한 결과를 비교하여 한국인에게 적합한 비만 지표를 제시하고자 하였다. 방법: 2005년 6월부터 12월까지 서울지역 E종합병원에서 건강검진을 수진한 40세 이상의 남녀 중 연구에 동의 한 1121명(남자 420명, 여자 701명)을 연구 대상자로 하였다. 결과: 체질량지수를 비만기준으로 한 경우 총 콜레스테롤, LDL-콜레스테롤은 비만을 동반한 군보다 비만을 동 반하지 않은 군에서 유의적으로 높게 나타났다. 체지방량(%)을 비만기준으로 한 경우, 비만을 동반한 고지혈증군에 서 복부비만과 상체비만이 주로 나타났으며 체질량지수를 기준으로 한 비만 고지혈증군에 비해 2배 가까이 높게 분류되었다. 총콜레스테롤과 LDL-콜레스테롤은 고지혈증군 간에는 차이를 보이지 않았으나 동맥경화지수(AI), HDL-콜레스테롤에 대한 총콜레스테롤의 비율은 비만을 동반하지 않은 고지혈증군에 비해