Journal of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research (한방비만학회지)

The Society of Korean Medicine for obesity Research (한방비만학회)
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An Analysis of Domestic Medicine Study Tendency on Obesity -Focused on The Korean Journal of Obesity-

비만에 대한 국내 의학계의 최근 연구 동향 분석 -대한비만학회지를 중심으로-

  • Kim, Doo Hee (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University) ;
  • Shin, Woo Suk (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University) ;
  • Kim, Dong Hwan (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Daejeon Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Jeong, Yeon Jae (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Daejeon Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Im, Han Bit (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Daejeon Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Park, Won Hyung (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University) ;
  • Cha, Yun Yeop (Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University)
  • 김두희 (상지대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과교실) ;
  • 신우석 (상지대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과교실) ;
  • 김동환 (대전자생한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 정연재 (대전자생한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 임한빛 (대전자생한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 박원형 (상지대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과교실) ;
  • 차윤엽 (상지대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과교실)
  • Received : 2013.05.28
  • Accepted : 2013.06.06
  • Published : 2013.06.30
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Abstract

Objectives: This study was performed to analyze the recent trend of the studies about obesity in medicine and to provide background for futher studies. Methods: All of the article were selected in "The Korean Journal of Obesity". Search were conducted through "http://kosso.or.kr" with the search word "obesity". Collected articles were classified into clinical study, experimental study, literary study, case report. Results: One hundred eighty four studies were included and analyzed in terms of study design, subject, intervention, period, obesity index and so on. The numbers of clinical studies, literary studies, experimental studies, case reports were respectively 143 (77.7%), 26 (14.1%), 2 (1.1%) and 7 (3.8%). In clinical studies, observational studies were 112 (78.3%) and intervention studies were 31 (21.7%). And most of sample sizes were more than 100 and less than 499. Body mass index, waist circumstance, body fat percent were major criteria of clinical study. Most of the subjects on obesity were about relation with another disease or experimental results and diagnosis. According to classification by the kinds of intervention, diet, exercise, drug, behavior were respectively 22, 18, 8, and 8. More than fourty percent of intervention studies were studied for 12 weeks. Conclusions: To improve the quality of Korean Medicine study for obesity, we need to recruiting big sample size and activate randomized clinical trial.

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