Exercise intervention and health checks for middle-aged men with elevated cardiovascular risk: a randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To study the effects of a health check by a nurse alone or combined with an exercise intervention in middle-aged men at increased cardiovascular risk.

Design: A randomized controlled trial.

Setting And Intervention: Primary care in Kirkkonummi municipality with 36 000 inhabitants.

Effectiveness of exercise intervention and health promotion on cardiovascular risk factors in middle-aged men: a protocol of a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Although cardiovascular disease has decreased, there is still potential for prevention as obesity and diabetes increase. Exercise has a positive effect on many cardiovascular risk factors, and it can significantly reduce the components of metabolic syndrome. The main challenge with exercise in primary care is how to succeed in motivating the patients at risk to change and increase their exercise habits.

Radiological signs indicating infection of dental origin in elderly Finns.

Objective: The aim was to assess the prevalence and background factors of signs of infection of dental origin in elderly Finns.

Materials And Methods: Every third birth cohort between 60-78 years of age (n = 1733) in a southern and a northern region in Finland were invited. Altogether, 1069 subjects attended radiographic examination.