Background : All of us want good health. But many of us do not know how to be as healthy as possible. Health experts now describe lifestyle as one of the most important factors affecting health. In fact, it is estimated that as many as seven of the ten leading causes of death could be reduced through common-sense changes in liffestyle. This stydy was performed in order to help actively intervention of family physician by using healthstyle a self-test
Methods : The analysis and interpretation was done about healthstyle of the whole persons who first visited Family Practice of the Schoon Chun Hyang University Medical College from April, 1993 to July, 1993 via queationnaire.
Results : About total score of each healthstyle, 30.2% among men are the highest score at the Alcohol and Drugs, 85.0% among wemen, Smoking. 44.7% among men are the lowest score at the Smoking, 40.6% among wemen, Exercise/Fitness. Cases more that 0 score subtraction of real score from expected score among men were ranked Smoking. Alcohol and Drugs, Eating habits, Exercise/Fitness and among wemen, Eating Habits, Exercise/Fitness, Stress control. In compaing the subtraction of real score from expected score, among men, Smoking, Alcohol and Drugs had statistically significantly larger, among married persons, Exercise/Fitness, among unmarried persons, Smoking and among persons' income less than 99×10⁴won,Safety. In comparing the subtraction, current smoker had statiscally significantly larger at the Alcohol and Drugs, regular exercise, at the Stress control, havey drink more than 3 times a week, at the Smoking.
Conclusion : Among men, healthstyles about Smoking, Alcohol and Drugs, Eating Habits and Exercise/Fitness were considered better than real score and among wemen, Eating habits, Exercise/Fitness, Stress Control. About Smoking, men, unmarried, irreligious persons, curent smoker, heavy drink more that 3 times a week, about Alcohol and Drugs, men, irreligious persons. current smoker, about Eating Habits. irreligious persons, about Exercise/Fitness, married persons, about Stress Control, regular exercise, about Exercise/Fitness, married persons, about Stress Control, regular exercise, about Safety, persons' income less than 99×10⁴won have need for actively intervention of family physician taking charge of primary care.