- CODEN : IAJPBB
- issn 2349-7750
TITLE:
RAISED BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) IN CASES OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
AUTHORS:
ZUNAIRA RASHID, SUMRA FARDOUS
ABSTRACT:
Objectives: To determine the frequency of raised BMI in patients presenting with myocardial infarction. Material and methods. This was a cross sectional study that was conducted at Jinnah Hospital, Lahore and Sahiwal Medical college Sahiwal from July 2019 to December 2019 in which 200 cases of acute myocardial infarction (Diagnosed with ECG changes with raised Troponin T levels) were included. Socio demographic data like age, gender, BMI and relevant clinical data i.e. DM, HTN and type of MI (STEMI or NSTEMI) were taken. Raised BMI was labelled when it was more than 25 kg/m2. Results; In this study there were total 200 cases out of which 120 (60%) were males and 80 (40%) females with mean age of 55.17±4.77 years. There were 64 (32%) cases with DM and 80 (40%) with HTN while 144 (72%) had ST elevation MI. Raised BMI was seen in 80 (40%) of cases. This was significantly high in females where it affected 48 (60%) of cases as compared to 32 (26.67%) females with p= 0.01. This was more common in age group of 35 to 50 years (p=0.68). Raised BMI was common with DM but had equal distribution in cases with or without HTN. There was almost equal distribution of raised BMI in cases of both STEMI and NSTEMI with p= 0.98. Conclusion; Raised BMI is an independent risk factor in cases of acute coronary syndrome. It is significantly high in number in female cases. Key words: MI, Raised BMI, DM, HTN
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