Evaluation of risk factors for occurrence of myocardial infarction among women in urban population of south India: Cross sectional study

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among women, regardless of race or ethnicity, and causing the deaths of 1 in 3 women. Present study was carried out to analyze important risk factors of Myocardial Infarction (MI) in study population.This study is a cross sectional study at intensive cardiac care unit of Sundaram Arulrhaj Hospitals, Tuticorin, southern part of Tamilnadu, including mostly urban population, during November 2011 to November 2013.In the study hundred female patients admitted with clinical features and ECG changes suggestive of myocardial infarction, elevated CK-MB and Trop I taken as cases. Female patients with unstable angina were excluded.Statistical analysis of the data collected were done. Results showed the following: mean age for study group is 60.97years, 49 had at least one risk factor and 19 had two risk factors that can predispose to coronary artery disease. Irrespective of the other risk factors 12 women had an abnormal lipid profile. It may be concluded that in female Obesity, hypertension, Diabetes, and hypertension are linked with risk of myocardial infarction.