title: [Results of periodic health examinations in an adult population aged 15-60 years].
abstract: We report the results of 510 periodical health examinations in adults aged 16-60 years (43% males and 57% females), carried out by the nursing staff in our center (belonging to the PAPPS of the SEMFyC). In the results there was a remarkably high rate of risk factors: 46.6% of obesity, 46% of smokers, 40% of sedentarism, 20% of hyperlipidemia, and 5.1% of hypertension. There was a higher prevalence of smokers among the female population between 15-44 years of age; 6.3% of the surveyed population consumed more than 50 g of alcohol/day, 3.7% had abnormal urine reactive strips and 1.6% had abnormal carbohydrate metabolism. In our experience, the periodical health examination perfectly fits the role of nurses and is well accepted by the population.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Salud La Paz, Badajoz.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Buitrago Ramírez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bisco Romero
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Llusar Granells
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giraldo Lancharro
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Luna Lema
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Luenga Pérez
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nieto Hernández
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marroyo Salgado
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010808:Physical Examination; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Resultados de exámenes periódicos de salud en población adulta de 15-60 años.