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Original Article
Allergy
Sex-based differences in factors associated with bronchial hyperresponsiveness in adolescents with childhood asthma
Young Hwan Kim, Yoon Young Jang, Jieun Jeong, Hai Lee Chung
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2021;64(5):229-238.   Published online January 14, 2021
Question: What factors are associated with bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) in adolescents with childhood asthma?
Finding: Age, mold sensitization, and increased eosinophil count were associated with BHR in boys versus a reduced forced expiratory volume in 1 second/forced vital capacity ratio in girls. Early mold sensitization was a risk factor for persistent BHR in boys only.
Meaning: Sex-specific differences were observed in the factors associated with BHR in adolescents.
Cardiology
Age-, sex-, and height-based blood pressure reference charts, Yazd children 6–18 years, Iran
Nastaran ahmadi, Seyedeh Mahdieh Namayandeh, Seyed Mahmood Sadr Bafghi, Mohammad Reza Mohammadi, Masoud Mirzaei, Mohammadtaghi Sarebanhassanabadi, Amir Houshang Mehrparvar, Reza Faraji, Neda Nilforoshan, Ahmad Karimi
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2020;63(8):321-328.   Published online July 21, 2020
Question: What is the 90th, 95th, 99th percentile of blood pressure based on height as the cut point for diagnosis of hypertension in children of our province?
Finding: We used blood pressure of 456 males and 579 females in 6–18 years old in “Iranian Children and Adolescents' Psychiatric Disorders survey.
Meaning: The 90th, 95th, 99th percentiles of systolic and diastolic blood pressure in both sex based on age and 10-cm height intervals were developed in Yazd.
Endocrine dysfunction after bone marrow transplantation during childhood and adolescence
Hye Young Jin, Jin-Ho Choi, Ho-Joon Im, Jong-Jin Seo, Hyung-Nam Moon, Han-Wook Yoo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(3):420-427.   Published online March 15, 2010
Purpose : Several complications can occur in patients who received bone marrow transplantation (BMT) during childhood and adolescence. This study aims to investigate endocrine dysfunctions after BMT so that better care can be provided to care for long-term survivors of BMT. Methods : One hundred patients (61 males, 39 females) were included in this study. Clinical parameters such as initial diagnosis,...
Review Article
Pediatric dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry: interpretation and clinical and research application
Jung Sub Lim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(3):286-293.   Published online March 15, 2010
Peak bone mass is established predominately during childhood and adolescence. It is an important determinant of future resistance to osteoporosis and fractures to gain bone mass during growth. The issue of low bone density in children and adolescents has recently attracted much attention and the use of pediatric dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is increasing. The process of interpretation of pediatric...
Original Article
Serum Lipids of School Children and Adolescence in Urban and Rural Area
Dong Han Shin, Hee Sun Lee, Kee Hyoung Lee, Baik-Lin Eun, Chae Seung Lim, Young Chang Tockgo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2004;47(12):1273-1280.   Published online December 15, 2004
Purposes : A cross-sectional study on serum lipids in school children and adolescents was carried out in two different areas in 2002. We studied to determine of the difference in lipids level of children between urban and rural areas and changes of cholesterol levels compared to those of early- 1990 studies. Methods : A cross-sectional study on serum lipids in school...
Case Report
A Case of Extrapelvic Endometriosis with Abdominal Pain in a 13-Year-Old Girl
Sung Pil Jang, Yong Dae Ham, Jin Hwa Jung, Jeong Ho Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1999;42(10):1467-1470.   Published online October 15, 1999
Original Article
Clinical Study of Post-Traumatic Seizure in Childhood and Adolescence
Jang Weon Moon, Soo Ahn Chae, Dong Keun Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1999;42(2):227-232.   Published online February 15, 1999
Purpose : As morbidity and mortality resulting from physical trauma have significantly increased, the importance of trauma concerning medical, legal, and socioeconomic issues has been widely documented. Studies of post-traumatic seizure after head trauma have been reported, but mostly in adults. So this study was performed to analyse clinical findings on head trauma patients under 20 years of age. Methods :...
The State of Smoking and Alcohol Usein Korean Adolescent
Gi Chan Lee, Young Joon Kim, Young Kyoo Shin, Baik-Lin Eun, Sang Hee Park, Young Chang Tockgo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(3):307-317.   Published online March 15, 1997
Purpose : Recently, smoking and alcohol use in adolesecnt have increased and it has been a social issue in Korea.This study was performed to understand the state of smoking and alcohol use in Korean adolescents, and to make abasic data for education of them. Methods : This study was carried in 1994.3,360 students in 13 schools aged from 13 to 18 were enrolled in this...
The Sexual Maturity Rating of Adolescent Boys and Girls in Korea
Chang-Ho Hong, Hae-Ok Rho, Sang-Hi Song
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1994;37(2):193-198.   Published online February 15, 1994
There are ethnic differences in the timing of sexual maturaion. However, averages of sexual maturity rating (SMR) for Korean adolescents were not available until recently. The purpose of this study was to determine averages for the SMR of adolescent girls and boys in Korea. The study population included 3,249 boys and 3,337 girls. The sample comprised 2,406 from the Seoul area,...
Physical Growth According to Sexual Maturation of Korean Adolescents
Hwan Gyu Park, Chang Ho Hong, Duk Hi Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1994;37(9):1187-1195.   Published online September 15, 1991
Adolescence is the period in which physical, mental and social maturation occurs and it is an important transit stage, changing from childhood to adulthood. This is a period in which important changes occur physically such as rapid growth in height and weight gain but significant differences in growth may occur for the same age. Therfore, the degree of sexual maturation...
Clinical Study of Diseases in Adolescence.
Chan Yung Kim, Yung Tak Lim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1986;29(11):1168-1178.   Published online November 30, 1986
A clinical study was performed on 7,534 cases of disease entity and course in adolescence who were admitted to various department including internal medicine, pediatrics in Pusan National University Hospital from January 1980 to December 1985.The results are as follows: 1) The age distribution was from 10 years to 20 years of age which was devided to early adolescence in 21.2%,...
Skeletal age of korean adolescence.
Chull Sohn, Tae Ju Hwang, Jae Sook Ma, Young Youn Choi
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1985;28(2):111-115.   Published online February 28, 1985
Mean, standard deviation, range and the 10〜 90 percentiles of skeletal maturity scores by the method of Tanner et al in Korean 13- to 17-year-old adolescence were tabled and figured.