Open AccessAssessment of the Common Risk Factors for re-Stenosis of Coronary Arteries inWomen
Author(s) -
Huda B.H.,
Abdulla L.J,
Akeel H.J.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
almustansiriya journal of pharmaceutical sciences/al-mustansiriyah journal of pharmaceutical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2959-183X
pISSN - 1815-0993
DOI - 10.32947/ajps.v13i1.175
Subject(s) - medicine , restenosis , descriptive statistics , overweight , stenosis , coronary arteries , obesity , demography , cardiology , artery , statistics , stent , mathematics , sociology
The study aims to identify the common risk factors for arterial re-stenosis in women, and tofind out the correlation between restenosis and some risk factors. Descriptive analytical design ofthe study was conducting on 35 women, starting from January 4th 2010 to the March 4th 2010.The questionnaire was composed of two parts and introductory page that invite the womenwho participate in the study, part one is demographic- characteristics sheet which consist of 7 itemswhich included: age, social status, level of education, income levels, family members, andemployments, Part two included risk factors which consist of 9 Items. The researchers used the appropriate statistical methods in the data analysis which included descriptive data analysis and inferential data analysis.Results of the present study revealed that 28.6% of restenosis women at 52-57 and 58-63 years old, majority of them were married, 28.6% of the study sample were illiterate, 97.1% of women were high cholesterol level, 51.4% of them were obese, and the results presented that there were correlation between coronary arterial restenosis and overweight and types of live event of the women.