Objective:To investigate the possible risk factors among heart patients of Karak District.Methods:Different questions were asked from the respondents regarding their educational level,stress taking,smoking,mode of med...Objective:To investigate the possible risk factors among heart patients of Karak District.Methods:Different questions were asked from the respondents regarding their educational level,stress taking,smoking,mode of medication and diabetic history.A total of 72 heart patients were included in this study with the confirmed medical history of myocardial disorder/heart attack either once or twice.Results:It was revealed in this study that a high prevalence of heart attack was observed in respondents at secondary level of education i.e.73.33%.This was followed by the respondents at primary level of education having 63.64%heart patients and then respondents at postgraduate educational level having 61.11%heart patients.Least number of heart patients were found at graduate group i.e.27.78%heart patients.This study revealed that stress takers were at a higher risk of heart attack,while nonstress takers were comparatively healthier than stress takers.About 83.33%stress taker respondents were heart patients,while 76.67%healthy respondents were nonstress takers.Current study also revealed that smoking was a leading cause of cardiovascular diseases as 88.10%heart patients were either occasional smokers or chain smokers,while 66.67%nonsmokers were healthy with no symptoms of heart disease.Self-medication was found an elevated cause of heart diseases as 76.19%heart patients had a history of self-medication.Conclusions:This practice was found low in healthy respondents where only 23.81%respondents had self-medication in their past history.Diabetes was found the associated disease with the heart patients.展开更多
文摘Objective:To investigate the possible risk factors among heart patients of Karak District.Methods:Different questions were asked from the respondents regarding their educational level,stress taking,smoking,mode of medication and diabetic history.A total of 72 heart patients were included in this study with the confirmed medical history of myocardial disorder/heart attack either once or twice.Results:It was revealed in this study that a high prevalence of heart attack was observed in respondents at secondary level of education i.e.73.33%.This was followed by the respondents at primary level of education having 63.64%heart patients and then respondents at postgraduate educational level having 61.11%heart patients.Least number of heart patients were found at graduate group i.e.27.78%heart patients.This study revealed that stress takers were at a higher risk of heart attack,while nonstress takers were comparatively healthier than stress takers.About 83.33%stress taker respondents were heart patients,while 76.67%healthy respondents were nonstress takers.Current study also revealed that smoking was a leading cause of cardiovascular diseases as 88.10%heart patients were either occasional smokers or chain smokers,while 66.67%nonsmokers were healthy with no symptoms of heart disease.Self-medication was found an elevated cause of heart diseases as 76.19%heart patients had a history of self-medication.Conclusions:This practice was found low in healthy respondents where only 23.81%respondents had self-medication in their past history.Diabetes was found the associated disease with the heart patients.
