Preliminary findings of adult health screening under national health insurance in Taiwan.
OBJECTIVE
To provide baseline values of health elated parameters for the Taiwanese population.


METHODS
A systematic sample of 9016 out of 692,311 persons undergoing health check-ups is analyzed and described, and compared to a similar survey undertaken ten years ago. Some physical indices and lab tests exhibited significant age and sex related differences.


RESULTS
The prevalence of groups of diseases, and the distribution of test results by age and sex are reported and compared to other studies.


CONCLUSIONS
Compared to the survey conducted ten years ago, Taiwanese adults are taller and heavier, but not necessarily healthier.
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School of Nursing and Health Studies, Georgetown University, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D009098:Multiphasic Screening; D009313:National Health Programs; D010808:Physical Examination; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology