Risk Factors for Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) Among Young and Old Age Groups Patients of District Peshawar

Abstract

Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is an important health care problem worldwide. Various associated risk factors have been identified for the disease. Prevention of these risk factors in the public may improve the attributed mortality rate. To determine the most frequent risk factors among IHD patients of District Peshawar, Pakistan. A descriptive cross-sectional study design was adopted for this study. Adult IHD patients were recruited from two tertiary healthcare centers of Peshawar, KP Pakistan. Thestudy patients were divided into two age groups. A questionnaire depicting demographic and clinical details of the patients was filled out for each patient. The data collected was analyzed between the two age groups employing SPSS version 22. A majority of the younger age group patients lacked in exercise. Smoking and hypertension were also found to be more frequent, in respective order, than other risk factors among younger age group patients. High body mass index (BMI) was the most frequent finding in the older age group patients, followed by consumption of fatty diet. Inactivity, smoking, and HTN were The most frequent risk factors found in young adult CAD patients of KP, whereas fatty diet and a consequential high BMI were the most frequent findings among the older patients.