Open AccessRisk factors for acute myocardial infarction in Central India: A case-control study
Author(s) -
Sanjay Zodpey,
Sunanda Shrikhande,
Himanshu Negandhi,
Suresh Ughade,
Prashant Joshi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0218.149265
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , context (archaeology) , logistic regression , body mass index , case control study , risk factor , chlamydia , disease , immunology , paleontology , biology
Atherosclerosis is a multi-factorial disease involving the interplay of genetic and environmental factors. Studies highlighting the public health importance of risk factors like chronic infections causing acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the Indian context are scarce. This study was undertaken to study the association of socio-demographic and life-style factors with acute myocardial infarction in central India.