Repetitive health examinations as an intervention measure.
A cohort of 107 men aged 51-53 years with borderline levels of blood pressure, serum cholesterol, or glucose tolerance was recruited from a general population in central Zagreb, Yugoslavia, and randomized into two groups; one was treated with drugs and the other observed in a similar fashion but not treated. Ninety-five men appeared regularly for the check-ups over a 2-year period. Levels of systolic blood pressure, cholesterol, and glucose showed a substantial decrease over a period of 2 years in both treated and control groups. The possible effect of repeated check-ups and their implications are discussed.
D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000188:drug therapy; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000188:drug therapy; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010808:Physical Examination; D011314:Preventive Health Services; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D015022:Yugoslavia
D001786:Blood Glucose; D002784:Cholesterol