A study on the prevalence of ischaemic heart disease among individuals admitted to the medical unit of the North Okkalapa General Hospital and the distribution of risk factors

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted with the purpose to find out the prevalence of IHD among individuals admitted to the Medical Unit of NOGH, the distribution of risk factors and their correlation with IHD. It is a cross-sectional clinical study of one hundred patients with or without symptoms of IDH selected from every 10th admission of each day, aged between 35-75 years of both sexes from the period of 1st July 1991 to 30 June 1992. Among the 100 patients, 15 out of 72 males (68 percent) and 7 out of 28 females (32 percent) had IHD and the highest prevalence was found in 51 years and above age group. Hypertensive patients were found to have IHD (prevalence ratio 7.05), smokers (3.35-17.0), obesity (7.78), diabetes mellitus (3.48), hypercholestrolaemia (5.5), family history of IHD (5.78), patient with sedantary life style (2.23). In conclusion, IHD had 22 percent prevalence rate in NOGH and there was preponderance in males and older age group. Hypertension and smoking were major risk facors and also obesity is found to be a significant contributing factor in this study.