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Although women tend to accumulate fat in the specific part to physiologically prepare for
pregnancy, delivery, and breast-feeding, weight gained in the course of pregnancy and delivery
is not lost or is stagnant in some women. Even some increase their weight or change their
figures, leading to obesity.
This study conducted researches on abdominal obesity care using high frequency machine
with women in Skin Obesity Clinic & Postnatal Care Center of H Women’s Hospital located
in Jeonju from December 2010 to March 2011.
The subjects of study were divided into the control group and the experimental group.
While the control group was observed in prenatal and postnatal body changes after general
postnatal care, the experimental group was examined in treatment effects by changing treatment
time of high frequency machine.
The statistical processing of collected data was analyzed by the SPSS 12.0K program and
the findings were represented in average, standard deviation, and percentage. A signification
level was at α＝0.05.
The descriptive statistics of the subjects’ general, physical, and obstetrical characteristics
were presented, and paired T-test(Wilcoxon) was conducted in a non-parametric way to examine
body composition changes between pre-test and post-test. Also, repeater measure ANOVA was
used to investigate abdominal size changes with increase in treatment frequency.
1. High frequency treatment(15 minutes and 30 minutes, 5 times per week)
The analysis results of body composition changes in relation to high frequency treatment
time were as follows. While the 15-minute treatment group showed a significant difference in
weight(p＝.027<.05) and BMI(p＝.027<.05), the 30-minute group showed a significant difference
in weight(p＝.043<.05), BMI(p＝.043<.05), % body fat(p＝.043<.05), lean body mass(p＝.043<.05),
muscle(p＝.043<.05), cell(p＝.043<.05), and total body water(p＝.043<.05).
The result of repeater measure ANOVA of upper abdominal size suggested that no significant
difference was found between the control group and the experimental group(treatment time)(p ＝.062>.05), but significant difference was found over time regardless of groups(p＝.000<.05).
However, there was no significant difference in interaction effect between group and time(p ＝.163>.05). Upper abdominal size was reduced with increase in treatment frequency.
For difference in upper abdominal sizes, the control group was 2.84cm, the 15-minute
treatment group was 7cm, and the 30-minute treatment group was 5.88cm, suggesting the
largest difference in the 15-minute treatment group.
The result of repeater measure ANOVA of middle abdominal size suggested that significant
difference was found between the control group and the experimental group(treatment time)(p ＝.045<.05) and significant difference was also found over time regardless of groups(p ＝.000<.05). However, there was no significant difference in interaction effect between group
and time(p＝.073>.05).
Middle abdominal size was reduced with increase in treatment frequency. For difference in
middle abdominal sizes, the control group was 2.28cm, the 15-minute treatment group was
4.83cm, and the 30-minute treatment group was 6.84cm, suggesting the largest difference in
the 30-minute treatment group.
The result of repeater measure ANOVA of lower abdominal size suggested that no significant
difference was found between the control group and the experimental group(p＝.045<.05) but
significant difference was found in the passage of time regardless of groups(p＝.000<.05).
However, there was no significant difference in interaction effect between group and time(p ＝.227>.05). Lower abdominal size was reduced over time.
For difference in lower abdominal sizes, the control group was 2.02cm, the 15-minute
treatment group was 4.2cm, and the 30-minute treatment group was 5.48cm, suggesting the
largest difference in the 30-minute treatment group.