Assessment of some risk factors of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD)‎ in al-Zahra Hospital in al-Kut city

Abstract EN

Background: Most public form of heart disease and the single most main cause of early death in the developed world, coronary heart disease (CHD) extended epidemic percentage in the twentieth century.

Improved knowledge about the risk factors paying to this disease could be probable to decrease the occurrence.

Aim: To assess of some risk factors of patients with (CHD) in al- Zahra hospital in the Kut city.

Patient and methods: The study is a hospital-based case-control study carried out during the period from (September – December) 2017.

An appropriate sample of patients with CHD was attained cardiology wards in al Zahra hospital in kut city and their controls.

Data were collected by direct interview with patients using a superior questionnaire form considered for the study purpose.

The cases were the electrocardiogram(ECG) definite with CHD, and controls were accorded for age, gender.

The sample size was 100 cases and 200 controls.

Results: The results revealed that common cases were 12.0% among age group (60-69) years .Higher percentage of cases were existed in the urban areas.

Conclusion: The relationship between smoking habits, family history of heart disease, alcohol drinking, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, meals contain high fat, psychological disorder, nervous and physical activity were statistically significantly associated with coronary heart disease.