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Background: Forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1), and the ratio of FEV1 to FVC (FEV1/FVC) are considered as the major spirometry parameters. Serum uric acid is associated with increased risk of gout and cardiovascular disease. We analyzed the relationship between pulmonary function and serum uric acid level in the Korean men and women. Methods: This study was based on the data collected during the 2016 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES VII-1). A total of 3,411 adults were retrieved from KNHANES VII-1. Among 3,411 adults, 1,500 were men and 1,911 were women. Results: In this study, a significant negative correlation was observed between serum uric acid level and pulmonary function values only in females. Also, in the male non-smoker group, pulmonary function values were negatively associated with serum uric acid level (FVC %predicted, β=-0.014; FEV1 %predicted, β=-0.015). Conclusions: In this study, hyperuricemia was associated with the low lung function in males and females. In order to obtain an accurate assessment of the association between hyperuricemia and pulmonary function values, further prospective cohort study in the future is necessary.

Background/Objectives: The purpose of this study is control technology to reflect user's appearance and movement in the void display in real time.Methods/Statistical analysis: In this paper, we have developed real-time shading image data acquisition based on RGB-D sensor and real-time interaction image control structure for realizing 0-255 Depth image of physical void display. We also study integrated interlocking control solution for integrated interlocking of hardware and software.Findings: Conventional flip displays show data in 0,1 image representation. On the other hand, the void display we are studying acquires real-time data based on RGB-D and shows the data in depth 0-255 image representation.Improvements/Applications: In the void display, the image representation of 0.1 was extended to the depth 0-255 representation.