태음조위탕(太陰調胃湯)과 전기침(電氣鍼) 병행치료의 비만에 대한 효과

Effect of Taeyeumjowee-Tang and Electroacupuncture Combined-therapy on Obesity

We wanted to study the effect of taeyeumjowee-tang and electroacupunctre combined-therapy on obese patients. From 1. March. 2000 to 30. September. 2000 we studied 33 out-ward patients who clinically diagnosed obesity and classified Tae-Em-In by QSCC(Questionnaire of Sasang Constitution Classification). We treated the patients by electroacupuncture therapy and taeyeumjowee-tang for 6 weeks. We investigated the change of mean body weight, mean body mass index, mean obesity degree, percent body fat and waist-hip circumference ratio. To analyze the results we used repeat measure method by SPSS ver. 7.5. The results were as follows: 1. From 70.4 ± 11.4 to 64.9 ± 8.7, mean body weight was significantly decreased according to combined-therapy. 2. From 27.2 ± 3.2 to 24.6 ± 2.7, mean BMI was significantly decreased according to combined-therapy. 3. From 116.7 ± 13.9 to 104. 4 ± 12.1, mean obesity degree was significantly decreased according to combined-therapy. 4. From 32.1 ± 6.8 to 27.4 ± 7.5, percent body fat was significantly decreased according to combined-therapy. 5. From 0.90 ± 0.06 to 0.86 ± 0.06, waist-hip circumference ratio was significantly decreased according to combined-therapy. In this study we knew the combined-therapy of electroacupuncture and taeyeumjowee-tang is very efficient in obese patient.