effect of using Kalleh-Pacheh, smoking and diabetes on myocardial infarction in Arak district of Iran: an extension of Isfahan healthy heart project

ABSTRACT

Kalleh-Pacheh is an Iranian food used in many part of Iran and many other countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. We found no information regarding the effect of this food on acute myocardial infarction. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of this food, together with diabetes and smoking on myocardial infarction in Arak district. This was a case-cohort study which was performed hi Arak district. In this study the data of Arak sub-cohort was taken from Isfahan healthy heart project which was performed in 2001. Cases were myocardial infracted hospitalized patients who were resident in Arak at the time of study. We showed the effect of different exposure, on myocardial infarction by estimating relative risk and population attributable fraction and 95% confidence interval. In this study 150 cases were compared with 6339 sub-cohorts. The population attributable fraction for Kalleh-Pacheh was 19% [95% CI, 6 to 30%]. This measure for diabetes and smoking was 31% [95% CI, 23 to 39%] and 41% [95% CI, 31 to 49%] respectively. According to the results of our study; smoking, diabetes and using Kalleh-Pacheh has significant effect on myocardial infarction