The Relationship between Ischemic Heart Disease and Lifestyle: A Case-Control Study

Introduction: Cardiovascular disease is one of the most common causes of deathin the world. Because of uptrend and staggering expenses of health care andremedies, this study was investigated with goal of exploring the relationshipbetween life style and ischemic heart disease.Methods: This study was as case-control study. It consists of 360 participants forcase group and 360 participants for control group in health centers of Uremia.Both groups were compared regarding age, sex, and location. Data collection toolwas a standard questionnaire of lifestyle which explored 10 types of life style.SPSS v.20 software has been used for data analysis of T-test, Chi-square test, andLogistic Regression in 0.05 significance level.Results: The results of this study showed that, the mean difference between twogroups was significant in terms of weight and nutrition control exercise andhealth, physical health, social health, spiritual well-being, psychological health,and disease prevention. Case group is exposed to high risk of catching theischemic heart disease due to less mean from analysis.Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate that insufficient mobility, highfat and low fiber diets, as well as poor mental status can be major causes and riskfactors for the incidence of cardiac ischemia.

کلیدواژه ها:

Cardiac Ischemia ، Coronary Artery Disease ، Lifestyle ، Case-Control Study