Effectiveness of therapeutic-prophylactic measures in relation to the extent of their performance in a population of working-age men in Minsk
Fomina, R.F.; Kozlov, I.D.; Avramenko, T.V.; Apanasevich, V.V.
Terapevticheskii Arkhiv 61(11): 89-92
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0040-3660 PMID: 2534444 Document Number: 343559
An analysis was made of the effectiveness of therapeutic measures undertaken in the fit-for-work male population of Minsk. Significant differences were revealed in the changes of the levels and mean magnitudes of risk factors depending on the attitude towards realization of medical recommendations. The therapeutic measures were recorded to produce the most pronounced effect in respect to the incidence of arterial hypertension, excess body weight, tobacco smoking, and to the number of persons engaged in sports. The beneficial effect of preventive measures primarily tells on a relatively scanty group of persons at high risk as a result of which the significance of differences was disclosed in respect to the incidences and was not disclosed in respect to the mean values of arterial pressure and tobacco smoking.