Journal of Oriental Medical Thermology (대한한방체열의학회지)

The Korean Academy Of Oriental Medical Thermology (대한한방체열의학회)
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DITI of the Obesity Patients Compared with Non Obesity Group

DITI로 측정한 비만 환자의 체표 온도 분포 양상

  • 하지연 (경희대학교 강남 경희 한방병원) ;
  • 조정훈 (경희대학교 한의과대학 한방부인과 교실) ;
  • 장준복 (경희대학교 한의과대학 한방부인과 교실) ;
  • 이경섭 (경희대학교 강남 경희 한방병원)
  • Published : 2003.12.13
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Abstract

Obesity is excess body weight, defined as a body mass index (BMI) over 30 kg/m2. or 20% over than relative body weight (RBW). We can consider the surface temperature of obesity patients is related with fat distribution and differs from that of non obesity people. The temperature is measured by using Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging(DITI). DITI was taken on 109 people without any specific disease. Among those subjects, obesity group is 77 and non obesity is 32. We measured the surface temperature by describing regular square on the upper arm, lower arm, palm, upper leg, lower leg, foot, upper abdomen and lower abdomen. The temperature of upper leg, upper abdomen and lower abdomen was low (p<0.001) and that of palm and foot was high (p<0.05) in obesity group. The temperature and the difference of lower arm to palm and lower leg to foot correlated with RBW. These results suggest the surface temperature in obesity group differ remarkably from that in non obesity group.

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