title: Attendance and referral patterns in a health promotion program for soldiers.
abstract: We studied referral patterns among 505 active duty Army participants in a heath promotion program at Fort Lewis, Washington. Over one-third (35.6%) were referred to health care providers for confirmation of cholesterol or blood pressure screening results. Fifty-two (10.3%) had elevated blood pressure screening measurements, of whom 30% had been previously diagnosed as hypertensive. One hundred forty-six had cholesterol levels greater than or equal to 200 mg/dl, 22.8% of whom were already aware of hypercholesterolemia. Referral for follow-up was not associated with race, sex, or rank after controlling for age. Screening resulted in a large number of referrals for previously unrecognized abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Division of Preventive Medicine, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC 20307-5100.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: DeFraites
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Krauss
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000175:diagnosis; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D015995:Prevalence; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014481:United States