Objectives To investigate the effectiveness of the Total Health Promotion Plan (THP) for the prevention of cardiovascular events.
Design A cohort study. Setting and Participants The subjects consisted of 141 male employees of a manufacturing office that has implemented the THP since 1996.
Measurement and Results We performed a follow-up survey for the occurrence of cardiovascular events, including ischemic heart disease and cerebrovascular incidents, for 13 years. The incidence of cardiovascular events was compared with Kaplan-Meier analysis and log-rank statistics. The office executing THP had a low tendency towards cardiovascular events in comparison with the control office.
Conclusions This study suggests that THP is effective for preventing cardiovascular events.