소아의 한약복용과 비만에 대한 후향적 연구

Abstract

A Retrospective Study on Herbal Medication and Obesity for Children Jang Ji Hye, Kang Hyun Kyoung, Lee Seung Yeon* Department of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongeui University *Department of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongeui University, Clinical Research Center of Oriental Medicine, Dongeui University Objective : As today obese children have increased rapidly in Korea, the interest has been much increased. And parents concern about the effect of Herbal Medication(HM) on gaining weight. Therefore we had a retrospective study HM and obesity for children. Method : We examined medical record of 38 patients who visited to Department of Pediatrics in 00 medical center from 2002 to 2006 and took HM. Their Hight, Weight, Obesity Index(OI) were estimated at two points: before and after HM treatment. And they were divided into two groups according to the HM type and analyzed for differences of OI. Result : There were no significant changes in 38 patients's OI before and after treatment. But only one case gained over weight(OI: 21.31). OI increased slightly after treatment but there were not statistically significance. OI according to the HM type had slightly difference but there were not statistically significance. There were no connections between HM type, the number of days taking HM and changes of OI. Conclusion : On the basis of this study, we thought there were no connections between HM and obesity for children. But this study's cases are small in number so more study is need. Key words : Herbal Medication(HM), Obesity Index(OI)