1.Growth Promoting Factors Which Affect Final Adult Height.
Mi Jung PARK ; Churl Young CHUNG ; Duk Hi KIM
Journal of Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology 1997;2(1):10-15
PURPOSE:Factors influencing postnatal growth are innumerable. It is known that genetic factors such as parental height and environmental factors such as nutrition, economic status and hormonal effects are important factors. The purpose of this study was to examine the factors affecting final adult height in normal children. METHODS:753 high school students (513 boys, 240 girls) who live in Seoul were studied. Height and body weight were measured and questionaires about sexual development were examined. We included the subjects who reached fianl adult height. The criteria of final adult height was as following: ages over 17 years in the boys and over 15 years in the girls and growth velocity was less than 1 cm per year. They had no systemic diseases and height standard deviation scores were more than -2.5. RESULTS: 1)Final adult heights were 173.1+/-.1cm in boys and 160.9+/-.7cm in girls. 2)Final adult height significantly correlated with father height(r=0.13, p<0.01), mother height(r=0.25, p<0.01), midparental height(r=0.25 p<0.01) and birth weight (r=0.16, p<0.01). 3)In short final adult height groups, birth weight and midparental height were significantly lower(p<0.05), but puberty onset age, body mass index and economic status were similar to normal stature groups. 4)Final adult height significantly correlated with target height.(r=0.43, p<0.01). In boys, the final adult height was 1.7cm taller than target height on the average. In girls, final adult height was 1.6cm taller than target height on the average. 5)In the group in which final adult height is less than target height, birth weights were significantly lower than those of the groups in which final height is greater than target height. CONCLUSIONS:Among factors affecting final adult height, parent height and birth weight were important. To predict final adult height, target height can be used simply and target height showed significant correlation with final adult height. In the case of showing differences between final adult height and target height, many factors including birth weight will influence the outcome.
Adolescent
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Adult*
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Age of Onset
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Birth Weight
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Body Mass Index
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Body Weight
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Child
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Fathers
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Female
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Humans
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Mothers
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Parents
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Puberty
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Seoul
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Sexual Development
2.Allogenic bone marrow transplantation in rabbit.
Kir Young KIM ; Duk Hee KIM ; Young Mo SHON ; Kwan Sub CHUNG ; Hong Jin KIM ; Duk Jin YUN
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1982;25(9):867-879
No abstract available.
Bone Marrow Transplantation*
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Bone Marrow*
3.A Case of Optic Disc Pit.
Young Wook LEE ; Duk Young CHUNG ; Young Tae CHUNG
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1991;32(8):683-687
Optic disc pits are an uncommon congenital anomaly of the optic nerve head. Serous detachment of the macula is a well known complication in patients with an optic disc pit Although spontaneous reattachment has been reported, most eye with macular detachment associated with optic disc pit have a poor visual prognosis inspite of treatments. We have experienced a case of optic disc pit associated with serous macular detachment, that has been treated with argon pure green laser photocoagulation, reporting it with a review of literature.
Argon
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Humans
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Light Coagulation
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Optic Disk
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Prognosis
4.Clinical Observation of Hemolytic Anemia in Children Except Isoimmunization.
Hak Yong KIM ; Young Mo SOHN ; Kwan Sub CHUNG ; Kir Young KIM ; Duk Jin YUN
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1981;24(12):1149-1156
No abstract available.
Anemia, Hemolytic*
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Child*
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Humans
5.Clinical Characteristics in Korean Patients with Insulin Receptor Antibody Positive Acanthosis Nigricans.
Hong Seung KIM ; Choon Hee CHUNG ; Young Goo SHIN ; Mi Duk LEE ; Young Joon WON
Journal of Korean Society of Endocrinology 1998;13(3):410-416
BACKGROUND: Insulin resistance syndrome shows extreme insulin resistance and is associated with acanthosis nigricans. We can differentiate it into type A insulin resistance that has insulin receptor defect, and type B insulin resistance due to insulin receptor autoantibody. Type B insulin resistance was firstly described by Kahn in 1976. It was often found in adult female and showed autoimmune characteristics. As clinical characteristics, there are hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, extreme insulin resistance and acanthosis nigricans. METHODS: We investigated 17 insulin receptor autoantibody positive cases and 8 cases of normal control who had visited Wonju Christian Hospital from October 1994 to December 1995. Among insulin receptor autoantibody positive subject, male was 4 cases and female 13 cases. Their mean age was 42.2. We compared patients who had insulin receptor antibody positive acanthosis nigricans(IRA) with normal controls. IRA patients were 6 cases(35.3%) of nomal glucose tolerance, 11 cases(64.7%) of abnormal glucose tolerance including overt diabetes mellitus. RESULTS: The 11 cases(64.7%) among IRA patrents were obese and 13 cases(76.5%) had hyperininsulinemia. In IRA patients, mean serum insulin concentration during oral glucose tolerance test was 202.1mU/mL and it was greater than 46.3 of normal controls. Insulin sensitivity in 1.79mg/L * mM * xmU * min normal controls was higher than 0.74mg/L * mM * min of IRA patients. CONCLUSION: IRA patients showed abnormal glucose tolerance including overt diabetes millitus, severe insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia and obesity.
Acanthosis Nigricans*
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Adult
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Female
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Gangwon-do
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Glucose
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Glucose Tolerance Test
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Humans
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Hyperglycemia
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Hyperinsulinism
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Hypoglycemia
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Insulin Resistance
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Insulin*
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Male
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Obesity
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Receptor, Insulin*
6.Surgical treatment of forearm pronation with wrist flexion deformities in spastic cerebral palsy patients.
Kun Young PARK ; Chin Youb CHUNG ; In Ho CHOI ; Jin Young PARK ; Duk Yong LEE
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 1993;28(1):418-425
No abstract available.
Cerebral Palsy*
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Congenital Abnormalities*
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Forearm*
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Humans
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Muscle Spasticity*
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Pronation*
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Wrist*
7.A Case of Episcleral Cartilaginous Choristoma.
Hyun Song KANG ; Duk Young CHUNG
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2002;43(12):2593-2597
PURPOSE: To report a case of episcleral cartilaginous single tissue choristoma attached to pterygium with literature review. METHODS: A-65-year old woman had a pterygium. we found hard and movable mass attached to pterygium over medial rectus muscle when we excised pterygium. Excisional biopsy was done. RESULTS: This mass was confirmed as episcleral cartilaginous single tissue choristoma.
Biopsy
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Choristoma*
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Female
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Humans
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Pterygium
8.Growth Status in Infants Born Intrauterine Growth Retardation.
Il Ran KIM ; Mi Jung PARK ; Churl Young CHUNG ; Duk Hi KIM
Journal of Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology 1997;2(1):25-31
PURPOSE:In infants born intrauterine growth retardation(IUGR), there may be persistent short stature in childhood and adulthood, although most IUGR infants show some degree of catch-up growth. The purpose of this study was to describe the postnatal growth status in order to determine the incidence of catch-up growth. METHODS:This study was carried out with the 260 IUGR infants(birth weight<2,500gm) born at Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, from October 1989 to March 1995. RESULTS: 1)Mean gestational age was 38.3+/-.6weeks, mean birth weight was 2.3+/-.2kg and mean birth length was 46.1+/-.7cm. 2)Mean height standard deviation score(height SDS) was 0.02+/-.03. Height SDS was -0.002+/-.71 at 1 year of age, 0.03+/-.14 at 2 years of age, -0.03+/-.71 at 3 years of age, 0.01+/-.24 at 4 years of age, 0.16+/-.24 at 5 years of age, -0.08+/-.43 at 6 years of age. 3)Of the entire study group of the 260 children, 16 children (6%) were below 10 percentile in height. 1 of 36 (2.8%) was below 10 percentile in height at 1 year of age, 5 of 86(5.8%) at 2 years of age, none at 3 years of age, 6 of 44 (13.6%) at 4 years of age, 1 of 25 (4.0%) at 5 years of age, 3 of 17 (17.6%) at 6 years of age. 4)Height SDS significantly correlated with gestational age (r=0.57, p<0.01), birth weight (r=0.17, p<0.01) and midparental height (r=0.72, p<0.01). 5)Birth length and midparental height showed significant differences between catch-up group and non-catch-up group (p<0.01). Condusions:In summary, of the infants born IUGR, 94% showed catch-up growth. Birth length and midparental height were significantly lower in non- catch-up group.
Birth Weight
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Child
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Fetal Growth Retardation*
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Gestational Age
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Humans
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Incidence
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Infant*
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Parturition
9.The Effect of Contact Transscleral Nd:YAG Laser C yclophotocoagulation in Refractory Glaucoma.
Suck Man JIN ; Duk Young CHUNG
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2000;41(4):958-964
We observed the change of intraocular pressure(IOP)and the complications after contact transscleral cyclophotocoagulation with Neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG)laser for the refractory glaucoma patients. Refractory glaucoma in twenty eyes was treated with contact transscleral continuous-wave Nd:YAG laser cyclophotocoagulation with a sapphire-tipped probe. Using 7W of power for 0.7 seconds with 32 applications and intraocular pressure(IOP) was measured at 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 4 months, 5 months and 6 months, postoperatively. The intraocular pressure(IOP)decreasing rate was 62% and the success rate was 60%at 6 months postoperatively. It is suggested that contact transscleral cyclophotocoagulation with Nd:YAG laser is useful in lowering IOP in refractory glaucoma patients.
Glaucoma*
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Humans
10.No title.
In Young CHUNG ; Eun Seock LEE ; Duk Yoon KIM ; Kap Byung KIM
Journal of the Korean Continence Society 1998;2(2):69-69
No abstract available.