Muhammad Asif Iqbal, Ikramullah, Abdul Hadi, Muhammad Farooq, Nauman Khan, Iqbal Wahid, Muhammad Hafizullah.
Frequency of conventional risk factors among coronory artery disease patients in tribal area of Pakistan.
Pak Heart J Jan ;47(3):132-6.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of conventional risk factors among patients with established coronary artery disease (CAD). Methodology: This observational descriptive study was conducted at outpatient department(OPD) of Agency Head Quarter hospital(AHQ), Landikotal, FATA from 1st June 2012 to 31th October 2012. Patients of both genders who were above 18 years with established CAD were enrolled in study. Patients detail history regarding conventional risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, smoking, history of daily activities, use of fat in diet during a week time, family history of premature CAD and past history of myocardial infarction, PCI or CABG were recorded. Detailed clinical examination was carried out, including blood pressure, weight and height measured and body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Relevant investigations such as fasting or random blood glucose and serum cholesterol were performed. All investigations were performed in hospital laboratory on Microlab-3 machine to control bias in the study. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 16. Qualitative variables were presented in percentages. Quantitative variables presented in mean +- standard variations. Results: Total CAD patients were 926. Males were 559. Hypertension was the commonest risk factor and was present in 61.1%, followed by use of heavy fat diet in 45.4% and sedentary life style in 43%. Diabetes was present in 29.9%. Fifty percent patients were having more than three risk factors. Conclusion: Population of Tribal area (FATA) of Pakistan has got high frequency of conventional risk factors among which hypertension is the leading risk factor

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