Hypertension & Coronary Artery Disease: A Hospital Based Case Control Study
Hypertension & Coronary Artery Disease
Keywords:
Case-control study, coronary artery disease, hypertensionAbstract
Background & Objectives: Hypertension is one of the most important modifiable risk factor for coronary artery disease. This study was done to study the role of hypertension in occurrence of coronary artery disease. Methods: Present study was a hospital based paired matched case-control study, carried out at civil hospital, Ahmedabad. 135 newly diagnosed cases of coronary artery disease and 135 controls were studied after taking informed written consent. Data was analysed by using Epi-info version 3.5.1 computer package, Chi -square test, Z test and Odds ratio were calculated. Results: Among the total 135 cases 70.4% were male and 29.6% were female, most of the cases (40%) were belongs to the age group of 51-60 years. Positive family history of hypertension and Coronary Artery Disease were significantly associated with the occurrence of Coronary Artery Disease. Significant association was observed between hypertension and occurrence of Coronary Artery Disease (P<0.001) Conclusion: Hypertension is important etiological factors behind the occurrences of Coronary Artery Disease, but it is modifiable that highlight the need of appropriate control strategies and measures to avert significant proportion of premature morbidity & mortality due to Coronary Artery Disease.
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