BACKGROUND: The goal of this work was to point to the possibilities of health status examination in young men in the Czech Republic. A sample of young men, volunteers, conscripts (servicemen) at the time, was studied within the presented work.METHODS: A questionnaire--screening protocol--was filled in by 104 young men, 83 of them subsequently underwent a clinical examination. The participants expressed their interest in the research and the chosen form of primary prevention during directed talks; 64 participants took part in these talks.RESULTS: Analyzing the results we found out the following: the values of pulmonary function testing prove that despite their relatively low age, young men have unsatisfactory pulmonary function; the physical condition of the generation of young men, however, is satisfactory. Although young men do consume fruits and vegetables, they nevertheless have serious shortcomings in their dietary habits. Our clinical examination points to the symptoms of vitamin deficiency.CONCLUSIONS: The chosen method of work including the assessment and the possibility of making use of primary prevention should be reproducible and usable for a wide range of our young population.
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