BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to explore the factors related to internet addiction in college students in Korea. METHODS: This study was a cross-sectional survey of college students in Seoul, and data was collected through self-report questionnaires. Data was analyzed by one-way analysis of variance, Fisher's exact test, Kruskal-Wallis rank test, and ordinary logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: In the ordinary logistic regression analysis, the factors related to a higher risk of internet addiction were lower frequency of exercise (P=0.017), lower level of self-control (P<0.001), higher level of stress (P<0.001), living with parents (P=0.011), using the internet for extended periods of time (P<0.001), and using the internet in their own rooms (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that exercise, self-control, stress, living with parents, and duration and place of internet use are associated with internet addiction in college students. This information can be used to design methods for preventing internet addiction. More specific studies on internet addiction in college students are needed.
Behavior, Addictive ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Humans ; Hypogonadism ; Internet ; Logistic Models ; Mitochondrial Diseases ; Ophthalmoplegia ; Parents ; Surveys and Questionnaires

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy monotheraphy was performed in 315 urinary stones from 278 patients with the Domestic SDS-2 lithotriptor using C-arm fluoroscopy between December 1991 and December 1994. Of 315 cases, renal stones were 150 cases(47.6%) and ureteral stones 165 cases(36.1%). No regional or general anesthesia was required but parenteral or oral analgesics were required in some patients. Among 315 cases who completed extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, the overall success rate of treatment was 90.5% with 92.4% in 5-9 mm, 94.8% in 10-19 mm, 89.7% in 20-29 mm and 61.5% over 30 mm or staghorn stones. Post lithotripsy complications were transient gross hematuria in 17.1%, renal colic in 11.4%, steinstrasse in 4.8%, petechia in 2.9% and fever in 1.9% and these complications were controlled with conservative treatment or repeated session of extracorporeal shock wave lothotropsy, percutaneous nephrodtomy, Double-J stent insertion or ureterolithotomy. We suggest that extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy monotheraphy with the Domestic SDS-2 lithotriptor was considered to be effective and safe procedure for the initial treatment of urinary stones.
Analgesics ; Anesthesia, General ; Fever ; Fluoroscopy ; Hematuria ; Humans ; Lithotripsy ; Renal Colic ; Shock* ; Stents ; Ureter ; Urinary Calculi*

BACKGROUND: Bronchial hbyperresponsiveness (BHR) is a key feature of asthma, and may precede the development of asthma. Genetically determined and acquired factors may contribute to development of BHR. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate expression of bronchial responsiveness to methacholine according to age, sex, smoking habit, and atopy in general population without bronchial asthma, a cross sectional study was performed. METHOD: A total of 1,190 general population who composed of 408 subjects with age less than 19 years (young age group), 621 subjects with age from 20 to 40 years (middle age group), and 161 subjects with age more than 41 years (old age group) were enrolled. Evaluations were made by a questionnaire, serum IgE level and skin prick test to common inhalant allergens, and methacholine bronchial provocation test (MBPT). Bronchial responsiveness were evaluated by positive rate of MBPT (PC,p-methacholine 4 25mg/ml), and slope of dose- response curve (slope, %fall of FEV, / log[last concentration of methacholine, mg/ml]). RESULT: Positive rate of MBPT was 11.0%, and slope (mean+SE) was 10.6+0.2 %/mg/ml. Postive rate of MBPT was more prevalent in the young age group than in middle and old age groups (19.6% vs. 6.6% vs. 6.2%, p<0.05), and slope was higher in young age group than in other groups (14.4+0.4 vs. 8.6+0.3 vs. 8.9+0.5 %/mg/ml, p<0.05). No significant differences in positive rate of MBPT and slope were noted according to sex in young and old age groups. However, in the middle age group, slope was higher in females than in males (9.5+0.4 vs. 7.9+ 0.3 %/mg/ml, p<0.05). No significant differences of slope was observed according to smoking habit in males of middle age group, but in males of old age group, the slope was higher in subjects with smoking habit than those without it (9.6+0.8 vs. 6.5+0.9 %/mg/ml, p<0.05). Significant relationship was observed between geometric value of serum IgE level and slope(r=0. 152, p=0.009). The postive rate of MBPT and slope were significantly higher in subjects with positive skin rea,ctivity to common inhalant allergens than those without it (14.3% vs. 8.6%, p ( 0.05; 11.8+0.4 vs. 9.8+0.3 %/mg/ml, p<0.05). The difference of bronchial responsiveness according to skin reactivity was observed in young and middle age groups, but not in old age group. CONCLUSION: Bronchial responsiveness to methacholine is significantly higher in children than in adults, in middle-aged females than in middle-aged males. Atopy and smoking may have a dif ferent role to determine the bronchial responsiveness depending upon age and sex.
Adult ; Allergens ; Asthma* ; Bronchial Provocation Tests ; Child ; Female ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin E ; Male ; Methacholine Chloride* ; Middle Aged ; Skin ; Smoke ; Smoking ; Surveys and Questionnaires

Since it has shown that the smooth muscle is the dominant cellular constituent of the hyperplastic prostate and outlet obstruction in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is mediated by sympathetic nerve system via prostatic smooth muscle alpha 1 receptor, various kinds of alpha blocker have been tried in the treatment of BPH with moderate effectiveness. From May 1994 to December, 1994, a randomized placebo-controlled double blind study of long-acting selective alpha 1 blocker terazosin was undertaken to evaluate short-term effects of pharmacotherapy for BPK Of 80 patients with symptomatic BPH who were randomized to receive placebo or terazosin, 42 completed the study. At baseline, the irritative, obstructive and total symptom score (mean+/-SD) were 8.4+/-3.3, 11.8+/-4.9, 20.2+/-7.6 in placebo group and 8.3+/-4.3, 12.1 +4.6, 20.4 +7.3 in terazosin group and the peak and mean urinary flow rate (ml/ sec) were 10.7+/-2.6 and 5.5+/-2.0 in placebo group and 9.8+/-3.6 and 5.1+/-2.1 in terazosin group. After 28 days trial, the irritative, obstructive and total symptom score (mean+/-SD) were 7.4+/-3.8, 9.3+/-5.6, 16.8+/-9.2 in placebo group and 5.2+/-3.6, 6.2+/-4.0,11.4+/-6.6 in terazosin group(p<0.05, p<0.05 and p<0.01) and the peak and mean urinary flow rate (ml/sec) were 11.1+/-5.1 and 5.8+/-3.1 in placebo group and 14.7+/-6.4, 8.0+/-3.9 in terazosin group. (p<0.01 and p<0.01) At least 30% improvement in total symptom score and peak flow rate were observed in 67% (14/21) and 76% (16/21) of patients respectively in terazosin group. The common side effects were mild dizziness in 5(22%) in terazosin group and 1(5%) in placebo group but premature termination was observed in only 2(9%) patients in terazosin group and 1(5%) in placebo group. The mean change in baseline systolic pressure was 2mmHg for normotensive group and 19mmHg for hypertensive group. In conclusion, this study showed beneficial short term result for the safety and efficacy of long acting selective alpha 1 blocker terazosin in the management of symptoms of BPH However, the durability of the safety and efficacy of terazosin needs to be evaluated for longer periods.
Blood Pressure ; Dizziness ; Double-Blind Method* ; Drug Therapy ; Humans ; Muscle, Smooth ; Prostate ; Prostatic Hyperplasia*

OBJECTIVE: Appearance of DSM-IV has influenced greatly on the nosological classification of mental disorder, not considered as revised one of DSM-III-R but a new criteria. DIS-IV has been developed after revision of DIS-III in consideration of various changes in DSM-IV. This study is to develop and validate the DIS-IV, Korean version to activate Korean psychiatric research much more and to modivate more frequent international collaborative study. METHOD: Translation committee produced DIS-IV, Korean version through all the procedures of translation, back-translation, confirmation of retained original meaning of the English version, adaptation to Korean linguistic usage and preliminary study. Four medical students were trained during DIS-IV training course that retained the same contents and methods as of Washington University. Inter-rater reliability was measured by comparison between two diagnoses made from two interviewer who rated one patient at the same time. Procedural validity was measured by comparison between lay-interviewer's diagnosis and psychiatrist's diagnosis which were made after independent DIS-IV using interview. Subjects were 124 patients who were being treated at two University Hospital and National Forensic Psychiatric Hospital between January, 2000 and August, 2000. RESULTS: Average kappa value of inter-rater reliability was 0.74. Diagnoses showing over 0.7 in kappa value were bipolar I disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, pain disorder, pathological gambling, post-traumatic stress disorder, specific phobia and almost all substance use disorder or substance- related disorder. Procedural validity, that compared lay-interviewer's diagnosis and psychiatrist's diagnosis, were as follows;For all diagnoses, sensitivity, specificity and kappa were 67.6%, 98.3% and 0.69. For diagnoses of substance use disorder or substance- related disorder, sensitivity, specificity and kappa were 79%, 98% and 0.77. For other diagnoses except substance use disorder or substance- related disorder, sensitivity, specificity and kappa were 60.5%, 98% and 0.64. This results are almost at the same level as that of Robins and her colleagues who first reported reliability and validity of DIS. CONCLUSION: We think that DIS-IV, Korean version has higher reliability and validity. It is very important that diagnoses of substance use disorder and substance-related disorder can be made reliably and validly by this instrument. We expect that it can help to improve diagnosability of mental disorder, activate clinical research and increase international scientific communication.
Anxiety Disorders ; Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders ; Classification ; Depressive Disorder ; Diagnosis ; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ; Gambling ; Hospitals, Psychiatric ; Humans ; Linguistics ; Mental Disorders ; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder ; Phobic Disorders ; Reproducibility of Results ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Somatoform Disorders ; Songbirds ; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic ; Students, Medical ; Substance-Related Disorders ; Washington

The accessory middle cerebral artery (MCA) is an anomalous vessel which arises from the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) and runs through the Sylvian fissure along with the normal MCA. Here we present a case of acute cerebral infarction in a patient with stenosis of the accessory MCA. The accessory MCA, which originated from the proximal A1 segment of the ACA, had severe focal stenosis in its proximal part and the ischemic lesions were in the frontal subcortical white matter. This case illustrates the anomalous vessel and its territory, the atheromatous vascular change, and the related ischemic insults.
Anterior Cerebral Artery ; Cerebral Infarction ; Constriction, Pathologic ; Glycosaminoglycans ; Humans ; Middle Cerebral Artery

PURPOSE: Decreased expression of beta-catenin has been known to be associated with tumor metastasis. However, the clinical relationship between the degree of expression and the prognosis in colorectal cancer (CRC) remains unclear. In this study, we evaluated the prognostic value of beta-catenin expression in CRC patients with liver metastasis. METHODS: Paraffin embedded blocks were obtained from 70 patients who underwent potentially curative resection for CRC with liver metastasis. Samples from normal colon mucosa, primary CRC and metastatic liver lesion were prepared in tissue microarrays and were stained by immunohistochemistry with monoclonal antibody against beta- catenin. The membranous beta-catenin expression was assessed and the beta-catenin expression difference between primary CRC and metastatic liver lesion was analysed in relation to overall survival as well as disease free survival rates. RESULTS: In beta-catenin expression, preserved expression (score >6) was observed in 42.0%, and 21.9% of primary CRC tumor samples and tumor samples from metastatic liver lesion respectively. The degree of beta-catenin expression in metastatic liver lesion was significantly lower than that in primary CRC (P=0.022). According to the difference of beta-catenin expression score between primary CRC and liver metastasis, patients were classified as group 'A' and 'B'. Group 'A' was defined as patients showing remarkably decreased expression of beta-catenin in metastatic liver lesion in that the difference of the score was three or more. Group 'B' was defined as patients showing maintained or increased beta-catenin expression in metastatic liver lesion in comparison to primary CRC, in that the difference of beta-catenin expression score was less than three. Overall survival rate and disease free survival rate were significantly better in group 'B' than group 'A' (P=0.02, P=0.002). CONCLUSIONS: Decreased expression of beta-catenin in metastatic liver lesion may be a poor prognostic marker in colorectal cancers with liver metastasis. A further large-scaled investigation is necessary to define the role of beta-catenin in CRC.
beta Catenin* ; Colon ; Colorectal Neoplasms* ; Disease-Free Survival ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Liver* ; Mucous Membrane ; Neoplasm Metastasis* ; Paraffin ; Prognosis ; Survival Rate

Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between the chronotype and the burnout, so we investigated the mediating effects of the mediators such as perceived stress, stress response, and depression. Methods: Employees working at Incheon Customs conducted a mental health self-examination through the internet. Among them, 174 people who agreed to the mental health survey participated in the study. Participants completed questionnaires including Composite Scale of Morningness (CSM), Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Stress Response Inventory (SRI), Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS). Results: Our results showed a higher degree of CES-D, SRI, exhaustion, and cynicism in evening and intermediate type compared to morning type, and a higher degree of professional efficacy in morning type compared to intermediate type. CSM was shown to have a direct effect on exhaustion and indirect effect through CES-D and SRI. CSM also had a direct effect on professional efficacy and had an indirect effect through the CES-D. However, CSM was found to have only indirect effects through the SRI for Cynicism. Conclusions In this study, individuals with evening type tend to experience a high degree of burnout (exhaustion, cynicism and professional efficacy) through the mediation effect of depression and stress response. Further study is necessary to reveal the effect of management of the depression and stress response in the employee with evening type.

Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between the chronotype and the burnout, so we investigated the mediating effects of the mediators such as perceived stress, stress response, and depression. Methods: Employees working at Incheon Customs conducted a mental health self-examination through the internet. Among them, 174 people who agreed to the mental health survey participated in the study. Participants completed questionnaires including Composite Scale of Morningness (CSM), Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Stress Response Inventory (SRI), Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS). Results: Our results showed a higher degree of CES-D, SRI, exhaustion, and cynicism in evening and intermediate type compared to morning type, and a higher degree of professional efficacy in morning type compared to intermediate type. CSM was shown to have a direct effect on exhaustion and indirect effect through CES-D and SRI. CSM also had a direct effect on professional efficacy and had an indirect effect through the CES-D. However, CSM was found to have only indirect effects through the SRI for Cynicism. Conclusions In this study, individuals with evening type tend to experience a high degree of burnout (exhaustion, cynicism and professional efficacy) through the mediation effect of depression and stress response. Further study is necessary to reveal the effect of management of the depression and stress response in the employee with evening type.

BACKGROUND: We studied the association of sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) and metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance in Korean adults. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study by 190 patients who visited a Health Promotion Center of National University of Pusan from 11 November to 14 November, 2008. We analyzed the association of anthropometry (waist circumference, BMI, SAD), insulin resistance (homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance, HOMA-IR), insulin sensitivity (quantitative insulin sensitivity check index, QUICKI), and plasma concentrations of glucose, insulin, total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglyceride. SAD was categorized into quartiles and assessed odds ratio of metabolic syndrome adjusted for age, sex, lifestyle factors. RESULTS: SAD showed significance correlation to HOMA-IR than BMI. Quartiles of SAD showed a positive trend with metabolic risk factors including abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, HOMA-IR and obesity but hypertriglyceridemia, low HDL-cholesterolemia did not show significant association. In men QUICKI was significantly high. A multivariate model, adjusted for age, sex, smoking status, physical activity, heavy drinking, HOMA-IR and QUICKI, revealed a progressively increased odds ratio of metabolic syndrome, 3rd quartile (odds ratio [OR]; 9.467; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3.225 to 27.789; P < 0.001) and 4th quartile (OR, 7.253; 95% CI, 2.437 to 21.586; P < 0.001), with increasing SAD. CONCLUSION: As shown above, SAD was a strong anthropometric marker of insulin resistance, risk of metabolic syndrome and decreased insulin sensitivity in Korean adults.
Adult ; Anthropometry ; Cholesterol, LDL ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Drinking ; Glucose ; Health Promotion ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Hypertriglyceridemia ; Insulin ; Insulin Resistance ; Life Style ; Male ; Motor Activity ; Obesity ; Obesity, Abdominal ; Odds Ratio ; Plasma ; Risk Factors ; Smoke ; Smoking