Risk factors for ischemic heart disorder patients: Outcome of a survey conducted in Dhaka city, Bangladesh

This study was conducted to explore the risk factors of the patients of ischemic heart disorder. Data were collected by questionnaires on the basis of age, sex, body mass index, smoking and presence or absence of other diseases like lung, kidney, thyroid and peripheral vascular diseases, diabetes etc. Data of 150 patients were analyzed statistically. Males were found more vulnerable to ischemic heart disorder than females. This study also indicates that increased body weight, higher body mass index, hypertension, smoking, sedenatary life style and family history of cardiac diseases are influential risk factors for ischemic heart disorder.

Risk factors for ischemic heart disorder patients: Outcome of a survey conducted in Dhaka city, Bangladesh.

This study was conducted to explore the risk factors of the patients of ischemic heart disorder. Data were collected by questionnaires on the basis of age, sex, body mass index, smoking and presence or absence of other diseases like lung, kidney, thyroid and peripheral vascular diseases, diabetes etc. Data of 150 patients were analyzed statistically. Males were found more vulnerable to ischemic heart disorder than females. This study also indicates that increased body weight, higher body mass index, hypertension, smoking, sedenatary life style and family history of cardiac diseases are influential risk factors for ischemic heart disorder.