Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Cigarette Smokers
Journal Title: The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 70, Issue 9
Abstract
<strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of the study is to assess the effect of tobacco smoking on the risk of nonfatal acute myocardial infarction in young adults less than years. <strong>Materials and Methods: </strong>We conducted a population-based case-control study with 164 occurrence acute myocardial infarction cases (21 women; 143 men), consecutively visited King Abdulaziz hospital, KSA, and 227 controls (81 women; 146 men), From February2016 till February2017. All women are non-Saudi women. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were calculated using unconditional logistic regression. <strong>Results: </strong>The commonness of present smoking was 81% in male cases and 54% in male controls (OR = 3.59, 95%CI: 2.49, 5.31) and 60% of female cases were smokers compared with 36% of controls (OR = 2.65, 95%CI: 1.40, 4.98). No interaction was found between current smoking and gender on myocardial infarction risk (<em>P</em> = 0.399). A dose-effect response was present, the odds favoring myocardial infarction reaching an eight-fold increase for those who smoked >25 cigarettes/day compared with never smokers. The risk estimate for former smokers was similar to never smokers. <strong>Conclusions: </strong>Tobacco smoking is an important independent risk factor for acute myocardial infarction in young adults, with similar strength of association for both genders.
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Eman Helal
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