A Retrospective cohort study on the effect of health counselling through the level of gamma-GTP after screening test.
- Author:
Yong Jin LEE
1
;
Jae Eog AHN
;
Joo Ja KIM
;
Byung Kook LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive Medicine, college of Medicine, Soonchunhyang, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
gamma-GTP;
health counselling;
health behaviour
- MeSH:
Aged;
Cohort Studies*;
Counseling;
Humans;
Life Style;
Male;
Mass Screening*;
Retrospective Studies*;
Smoke;
Smoking
- From:Korean Journal of Preventive Medicine
1997;30(3):518-529
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
1,281 male subjects who had been examined more than 3 times for regular check-up in one human dock center of the university hospital were studied between 1990-1995, to evaluate the effect of health counseling with life style and gamma-GTP value between 1054 normal group without intervention and 227 abnormal group with intervention, ages from 30 to 69 years old. Total mean value of gamma-GTP was 45.7+/-40.7 unit with highest gamma-GTP value in age group 50-59 on initial examination. Total abnormal rate was 17.7% with the highest abnormal rate of 18.6% in age group 50-59. Initially, the value of gamma-GTP was significantly different according to the degree of alcohol intake, relative weight and smoking in normal group(p<0.01) not in abnormal group. In conclusion, the value of gamma-GTP were significantly increasing in normal group without intervention and significantly decreasing in abnormal group with intervention(p<0.05), which suggests the effect of health counseling, such as the recommendation to change the health behaviour.
