title: Evaluation of the effect of periodic health examination in Samsun, Turkey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effect of periodic health examination.
  
  
  METHODS
  The follow-up results of 2005-2006 of periodic health examination clinic of the Department of Family Medicine of Ondokuzmayis University Medical School were evaluated using a questionnaire and constant follow-up.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 387 (195 women, 192 men) patients were provided a periodic health examination. In 186 patients, the total cholesterol values were high at the time of the first visit. The mean total cholesterol value was 241.97+/-36.47 mg/dl (201 min-489 max) in the first visit and 217.67+/-33.64 mg/dl (155 min-420 max) in last visits (p<0.001). Mean triglyceride values were 287.94+/-82.60 mg/dl (202 min-547 max) in the first visit while 231.60+/-66.99 mg/dl (74.5 min-450 max) in the last visits (p<0.001). Mean glucose values for the hyperglycemic patients were 150.37+/-56.85 (111 min-400 max) in the first visit and 125.79+/-32.49 (68 min-239 max) in the last visits (p<0.001). Of the total group, 140 (36.18%) patients had high blood pressure values at the first visit, 90 (64.29%) of them were normotensive at the last visit. Mean blood pressure values of the hypertensive patients were 152.13+/-19.04/ 93.98+/-8.78 mmHg in the first visit and 136.18+/-15.91/ 86.97+/-18.62 mmHg in the last visits (p<0.001). Of the 135 current smokers, 7 (5.2%) patients quit. Regarding all lifestyle changes, 201 (51.94%) patients had an overall note as acceptable, good or excellent.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Significant improvement was found in more than half of the patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University School of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey. mdikici@omu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Mustafa F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Dikici
authors.forename: Fusun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yaris
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010808:Physical Examination; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol