Assessment of riskfactors, knowledge and dietary pattern among cardiac patients in Al-Yarmouk teaching hospital in Baghdad city, Iraq-2015

Abstract

Coronary heart disease is a major cause of death all over the world which is increasing among youth of Arab countries because of changing of life style.The present study evaluated of risk factors, knowledge &dietary pattern among cardiac patients. Across sectional study among 200 cardiac patients by using already prepared questions’ sheet in Cardiac department in AL- Yarmouk Teaching hospital in Baghdad during the period from June – October, 2015. The study revealed that more than half of patients were males, graduated from urban area and less than half were females from rural area with low education. Most of them were over 55 years with age below 35 years among maleswho were smokers>2 packet/day. The average mean of blood cholesterol was 259mg/ dl, SD ± 83.55,(CI 275.38- 242.62),triglycerides was 212 mg /dl,SD ±29. 31, (CI 291.9- 168.1), low Density Lipoproteinwas 155 mg/dl,(SD ±10),high Density Lipoproteinwas 30 mg/dl,SD ±3 for both sexes.The average mean of Body Mass Index was 35, 38 among males and females respectively.Most of males and half of females had uncontrolled hypertension, 70% of females had diabetes mellitus with positive family history of the disease. 10% of patients could cope with stress and most of them didn’t do exercise.Those cardiac patients demonstratedinadequate knowledge about the symptomsandrisk factors of the disease.For dietary pattern mostof patients hadfatty food, eggs, a lot off carbohydrate, sugar, saltwith lack of intakeof chicken, fish, vegetables and fruits.60% had oil with cooking daily, 30% had ghee weekly while only 10% had olive oil weekly. 80% of the patients had tea mostly with sugar for 2-3 times/ day. High risk factors with poor awareness, unhealthy lifestyle mostly among low education cardiac patients who had poor knowledge about the disease