The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회지)

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Measuring the Thickness of the Abdominal Wall at Abdominal Acupoints Using Ultrasonography and Analyzing Correlations with Physical Examination Values in Functional Dyspepsia Patients

기능성 소화불량 환자에서 초음파로 측정한 복부 혈위의 복벽 두께와 신체 계측량과의 상관성 연구

  • Han, Seong-jun (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Park, Jae-woo (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Jin-sung (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung-Hee University)
  • 한성준 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 박재우 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 김진성 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과)
  • Received : 2016.11.07
  • Accepted : 2016.11.21
  • Published : 2016.12.30
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Abstract

Objectives: This study measured the thickness of the abdominal wall at abdominal acupoints using ultrasonography and then investigated the correlations between the thickness of the abdominal wall and other characteristics of patients with functional dyspepsia (FD). Methods: Thirty patients with FD were enrolled in the study from September 2015 to March 2016. The thickness of the abdominal wall was measured at Shangwan (CV12), Zhongwan (CV13), and the left Liangmen (ST21). In addition, height, weight, body mass index (BMI), duration of FD, and the sternocostal angle were investigated. The severities of spleen qi deficiency and the dyspepsia symptoms were assessed by the Spleen Qi Deficiency Questionnaire (SQDQ) and the Nepean Dyspepsia Index-Korean version (NDI-K). Results: The average thickness of the abdominal wall was $24.66{\pm}6.69mm$ at Shangwan, $21.17{\pm}5.83mm$ at Zhongwan, and $21.72{\pm}5.72mm$ at Linagmen, and there were significant differences between the thickness at Shangwan and Zhongwan (p=0.046). Furthermore, there were significant differences between the thickness of the abdominal wall at Zhongwan and the sternocostal angle (r=0.396, p=0.037). Conclusions: These findings indicate the possibility of estimating the thickness of the abdominal wall by looking at the characteristics of patients with FD, including the sternocostal angle.

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