Risk factors for ischemic heart disorder patients: Outcome of a survey conducted in Dhaka city, Bangladesh

Authors

  • Rumana Sultana Department of Pharmacy, Primeasia University, Banani, Dhaka
  • Sharif Md Anisuzzaman Department of Pharmacy, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka
  • Anjuman Ara Begum Department of Pharmacy, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka
  • Sanchita Sharmin Chowdhury Department of Pharmacy, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka
  • Taslima Akter Department of Pharmacy, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka
  • AY SK Feroz Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury Department of Pharmacy, Primeasia University, Banani, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/icpj.v1i4.10060

Keywords:

Ischemic heart disorder, body mass index, physical activity, risk factors

Abstract

This study was conducted to explore the risk factors of the patients of ischemic heart disorder. Data were collected by questionnaires on the basis of age, sex, body mass index, smoking and presence or absence of other diseases like lung, kidney, thyroid and peripheral vascular diseases, diabetes etc. Data of 150 patients were analyzed statistically. Males were found more vulnerable to ischemic heart disorder than females. This study also indicates that increased body weight, higher body mass index, hypertension, smoking, sedenatary life style and family history of cardiac diseases are influential risk factors for ischemic heart disorder.

 

Key Words: Ischemic heart disorder, body mass index, physical activity, risk factors.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/icpj.v1i4.10060

International Current Pharmaceutical Journal 2012, 1(4): 68-70

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
Abstract
880
PDF
427

Downloads

How to Cite

Sultana, R., Anisuzzaman, S. M., Begum, A. A., Chowdhury, S. S., Akter, T., & Chowdhury, A. S. F. U. A. (2012). Risk factors for ischemic heart disorder patients: Outcome of a survey conducted in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. International Current Pharmaceutical Journal, 1(4), 68–70. https://doi.org/10.3329/icpj.v1i4.10060

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 4 (2012)

Section

Original Articles

License

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  1. The journal holds copyright and publishes the work under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
  3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).