Ischaemic heart diseases among the employees of banks an epidemiological study

ABSTRACT

Prevalence study was carried out to get a picture of risk factors contributing to the development of ischaemic heart diseases [IHD] among the employees of banks in Benha and Mansoura cities. Two hundred and fifty one individuals [202 males and 49 females] were selected to be the material of this study. The results pointed out to the following conclusions: The prevalence of IHD was 9.6% males [9.2%] were more affected than females [0.4%]. The mean age among the group suffered from IHD was 48.2 + 7.1 years. Also IHD was found to affect 20.2% of smokers. Individuals with blood group B were more affected [20.8%] than individuals with other blood groups. Suitable recommendations were included