ABSTRACT
This study intends to identify some risk in the development of Ischaemic Heart Disease. This knowledge can be used in official health planning for preventition of Ischaemic Heart Disease. Data were collected from 1983 – 1985 through in-patient hospital records of the Chest Hospital in Nonburi Province. 192 cases of Ischaemic Heart Disease were matched to 192 controls for age, sex, marital status and systolic blood pressure. Results revealed at 0.05 significance level, that the significant risks of Ischaemic Heart Disease were residence, occupation, body weight and blood sugar. Those who were urban residents, non-labourer, higher body weight (> 50 kgs) and higher Blood sugar (≥ 120 mg/ ml.) were more likely to develop Ischaemic Heart Disease than those who were not. However, it was also found that for those rural residents with high body weight, eventhough they were labourers. They also had a higher risk to develop Ischaemic Heart Disease.