A case control study on the “Risk Factors Associated with Female MI” among 50 females admitted in the Medicine wards of Medical College Thiruvananthapuram was conducted during the period November 2008 to January 2009.The data was collected from 50 cases and 100 controls using a prestructured questionnaire by interview technique.The data collected included personal details,dyslipidemia, hypertension, smoking,and passive smoking,other heart disease,family history of heart attack etc.
Major results obtained are,
*Poorly educated females have 2.89 times more risk of developing MI.
*Females with dyslipidemia has 2.85 times more risk of developing MI.
*Hypertensive women have 5.85 times greater chance of developing MI.Greater the duration more the risk.
*Smokers have 16.11 times greater risk of developing MI.
*There is 2.28 times more risk for developing MI in female passive smokers than others.
*Increased duration of diabetes increases the risk of MI by 3.89 times.
*Females with other heart disease have 51 times greater risk of developing McI.
Guided by, Submitted by,
Dr.K Ramesh Biyamol Baby
Postgraduate Student Chaithanya.C.Das
Department of Community Chithra Gopal.S
Medicine.