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KMID : 0895820050150030001
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Journal of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
2005 Volume.15 No. 3 p.1 ~ p.11
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Clinical Study on Waist Circum ference Reduction in Obese Patients when Electroacupuncture were Practiced
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Kim Jeong-Hwan
Ko Youn-Seok
Lee Jeong-Han
Won Jae-Kyun
Shin Byung-Cheul
Kwon Young-Dal
Song Yung-Sun
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Abstract
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Objectives: To see if there were any differences in waist circumference reduction when certain variable such as age, sex, BFR(BFR; Body Fat Rate), PIBW(PIBW; Percent Ideal Body Weight), WHR(WHR; Waist Hip Ratio) and BMI(BMI; Body Mass Index) were given.
Methods: Among outpatients who admitted to department of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Jeon-Ju Oriental Medicine Hospital, Won-kwang University from August 2003 to september 2004, 89 obese patients were chosen and electroacupunture was practiced to these groups in order to treat abdominal obesity and waist circumference reduction.
Results: There were no significant correlation between sex, age and waist circumference reduction. Compared to groups who had shown lower BMI, higher BMI groups have shown greater change in waist circumference reduction. As BFR increase waist circumference reduction tended to increase as well.
Conclusions: From the above results, higher BMI groups had shown greater change in waist circumference reduction compared to lower BMI groups.
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KEYWORD
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BMI, Abdominal obesity, Waist circumference, Obesity
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