Korean Journal of Acupuncture

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Association between Earlobe Crease and Hypertension in the Auricular Point Diagnosis

이혈(耳穴)진단에서 Earlobe Crease와 고혈압의 관련성

  • Kang, Mun-Su (Dept. of Neuropsychiatry, College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University) ;
  • Kim, Jin-Hui (Dept. of Nursing, Jeongeup City Geriatric Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Lak-Hyung (Dept. of Neuropsychiatry, College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University)
  • 강문수 (우석대학교 한의과대학 한방신경정신과) ;
  • 김진희 (정읍시노인전문병원 간호과) ;
  • 김락형 (우석대학교 한의과대학 한방신경정신과)
  • Received : 2012.09.25
  • Accepted : 2012.11.27
  • Published : 2012.12.27
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Abstract

Objectives : The objective of this study was to evaluate the correlation between earlobe crease(ELC) and Hypertension(HTN) in the auricular point diagnosis. Methods : 140 patients who were admitted the Jeongeup City Geriatric Hospital were examined for the presence or absence of ELC and HTN. The one examined the ELC of patients and the other examined the presence of hypertension. The presence of right ELC, left ELC, right or left ELC, and right and left ELC were respectively compared with the presence of HTN. Chi-square test was used to analyze the correlation between ELC and HTN. Results : The presence of right ELC was significantly related to presence of HTN(p=0.001). The sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictability of ELC for diagnosis of HTN were 0.755, 0.524, 0.787, and 0.478. The presence of left ELC was significantly related to presence of HTN(p=0.002). The sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictability of ELC for diagnosis of HTN were 0.745, 0.524, 0.785, and 0.468. The presence of right or left ELC was significantly related to presence of HTN(p<0.001). The sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictability of ELC for diagnosis of HTN were 0.806, 0.500, 0.790, and 0.525. The presence of right and left ELCs was significantly related to presence of HTN (p=0.007). The sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictability of ELC for diagnosis of HTN were 0.694, 0.548, 0.782, and 0.434. Conclusions : These results show that the presence of ELC is significantly associated with hypertension.

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