Korean J Prev Med.  1998 Jun;31(2):167-182.

A Study on Major Health Components of National Health Examination Survey in Korea

• Lee SY
• Kim HK
• Park JW
• Shim SS

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the major health components and measurements to be conducted in National Health Examination Survey(KNHES). The prevalence and severity of disease, acceptability of population and the possibility, of standardization of measurement were considered as guideline for selecting the components. On the base of magnitude and severity of disease, chronic liver disease, hepatic cancer, gastric ulcer, stomach cancer, essential hypertension, cerebrovascular disease, ischemic heart disease, pulmonary tuberculosis, lung cancer, DM, breast cancer, cervical cancer, arthritis and intervertebral disc disorder were selected as the preliminary target diseases. Questionnaire survey for 648 persons in 'K' city and medical specialists in five clinical societies were conducted for evaluating the acceptability of general population for the measurements and the possibility of standardization for the procedures. In conclusion, the major target diseases were chronic liver disease, hypertension and DM and the total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein, triglyceride, total protein, albumin, hemoglobulin, hematocrit, platlet count, anti-HBs, HBsAg, height and weight were selected for basic physical components.

Keyword

Survey; Examination; Health Component; Target Disease

MeSH Terms

Arthritis
Breast Neoplasms
Cholesterol
Chronic Disease
Hematocrit
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
Humans
Hypertension
Intervertebral Disc
Korea*
Lipoproteins
Liver Diseases
Liver Neoplasms
Lung Diseases
Lung Neoplasms
Myocardial Ischemia
Prevalence
Surveys and Questionnaires
Specialization
Stomach Neoplasms
Stomach Ulcer
Triglycerides
Tuberculosis
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
Cholesterol
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
Lipoproteins