umerous epidemiological studies have shown that poor life-styles are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), 1 and the incidence of these could be decreased by life-style modification, probably through beneficial effects on the risk factors, 2-5 It is, however, still controversial which life-style specifically affects which risk factors. In order to obtain useful information for establishing an effective counseling system for the prevention of CVD, we examined the

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... ociation of a favorably changed life-style with improved risk factors, using data obtained from periodic health check-ups for the middle-aged male population.