Yu‐Mi Kim

With rising concerns of heavy metal exposure in pregnancy and early childhood, this study was conducted to assess the relationship between the lead, cadmium, mercury, and methylmercury blood levels in pregnancy and neonatal period. The study population included 104 mothers and their children pairs who completed both baseline maternal blood sampling at the second trimester and umbilical cord blood sampling at birth. The geometric mean maternal blood levels of lead, cadmium, total mercury, and met

Socioeconomic inequalities are pervasive across various health indicators, and some of them are increasing. The trends in socioeconomic inequalities in health should be carefully monitored, and comprehensive measures to alleviate health inequalities are needed, especially for young populations.

OBJECTIVES: The relationship between sodium intake and blood pressure (BP) in population studies varies depending on the dietary habit and the characteristics of the population studied. Asian dietary patterns and salt sensitivity have been suggested to explain this association. Aging and metabolic syndrome (MS) are the most common reasons for salt sensitivity in populations. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS: We therefore examined the dietary patterns in the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examinati

Abstract Prolonged hypokalemia induces a decrease of urinary concentrating ability via down-regulation of aquaporin 2 (AQP2); however, the precise mechanisms remain unknown. To investigate the role of autophagy in the degradation of AQP2, we generated the principal cell-specific Atg7 deletion ( Atg7 Δpc ) mice. In hypokalemic Atg7- floxed ( Atg7 f/f ) mice, huge irregular shaped LC3-positive autophagic vacuoles accumulated mainly in inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) cells. Total- and pS261-

T ackling socioeconomic inequalities in health risk factors is an important pathway for alleviating health inequalities. The aim of this study was to analyze the current state of inequality in health risk factors by socioeconomic status in Korea through a literature review of recently published studies and description of secondary data from the Korea National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (KNHANES). We evaluated the extent and trends of socioeconomic inequalities in health behavior (

Abstract To analyze the hysteresis phenomenon in p‐channel low‐temperature polycrystalline‐silicon thin‐film transistors (LTPS TFTs), the direct correlation between the hysteresis and the interface ( N it ) and the grain‐boundary trap density ( N trap ) has been investigated. To fabricate LTPS TFTs with different electrical properties and trap types, the thickness of a‐Si was varied from 30 to 80 nm and crystallized by the excimer‐laser‐anneal (ELA) method. The interface trap density is extracte

This study aimed to identify food environment factors in the local community that could affect the levels of nutritional status and frailty in 372 older adults (at least 65 years old) experiencing food insecurity and enrolled in the integrated Community Health Promotion Program (CHPP) in two districts of Seoul. The local food environment was assessed using perceived food store accessibility questionnaires. In order to quantify nutrient intake, the 24-h recall method was applied. Malnutrition was

Mercury-free sphygmomanometers are gradually replacing the traditional sphygmomanometers in clinical settings and epidemiological surveys for measuring blood pressure (BP) due to mercury toxicity. No direct comparative studies have evaluated BP differences and statistical errors of automated oscillometric devices (ODs) against electronic auscultatory devices (ADs) for epidemiologic surveys. Herein, we evaluated the validity of ODs for the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (K

2000년을 전후 디지털 미디어 시대의 전환과 함께 출판만화는 인터넷 망을 활용한 유통구조를 확립하는 등 새로운 매체로의 전환을 시도하였다. 그러나 인터넷 만화는 여전히 전통적인 병렬적 페이지 읽기구조를 벗어나진 못하였다. 반면 웹툰의 경우 인터넷 브라우저의 세로 스크롤 읽기방식에 따라 칸을 분리·배분하여 연출하고, 애니메이션의 움직임과 음향효과나 배경음악과 같은 사운드를 도입하는 등 다른 매체들을 재매개하며 변화를 보여주고 있다. 이러한 변화는 현대 독자의 수용방식에도 부합한다. 현대 사회는 영상 미디어의 발달과 함께 복잡한 사회구조를 갖고 있다. 따라서 대중은 일상적으로 다양한 자극에 노출되어 분산된 지각의 특성을 보여준다. 즉, 전통적인 만화는 여타의 인쇄매체가 그러하듯 침잠과 몰입의 감상을 필요로 한다. 그러나 웹툰은 특정 컷에서 캐릭터가 움직이거나 타이틀 텍스트가 불투명도를 높이며 서서히 등장하는 것과 같은 애니메이션과 음향효과를 적용하고 있다. 이러한 애니메이션 움직임의

BACKGROUND: Emotional demand (ED) at work is related to mental health in the general workforce, not just emotional workers. We investigated the relationships between ED and mental health outcomes, including distress, depressive symptoms (DS), experience of depression (DE), and suicidal ideation (SI) on the entire general workforce using nationally representative data. METHODS: 5787 full-time employees were analyzed using cross-sectional design with the fourth Korean National Health and Nutrition

Our study aimed to conduct a comparative evaluation of various noninvasive tests (NITs) for risk stratification in at-risk population for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), focusing on cardiovascular and liver-related mortality. A total of 21,715 adults aged 40 years and older were enrolled at baseline. The mean follow-up period was 12.39 years. Three types of NITs (fibrosis-4 index [FIB-4], NAFLD fibrosis score [NFS], and steatosis-associated fibrosis estimator [SAFE] score) were used.