期刊名称:Pakistan Journal of Statistics and Operation Research
印刷版ISSN:2220-5810
出版年度:2006
卷号:2
期号:1
页码:49-56
DOI:10.1234/pjsor.v2i1.86
出版社:College of Statistical and Actuarial Sciences
摘要:Several studies have been conducted to investigate the incidence of cardiovascular disease and to determine the possible risk factors for the disease. In this study, a Statistical method of odds ratio analysis was performed to look at the association of one of the type of cardiovascular disease known as myocardial infarction with various risk factors such as diabetes, cholesterol, hypertension, sex, smoking, obesity, family history and age in Malakand division. A total of 700 patients were examined and their personal and medical data were collected. For each patient, the phenomenon of myocardial infarction was studied in relation to different risk factors. The analyses suggest that hypertension, smoking, diabetes, cholesterol level and family history were important risk factors for the occurrence of myocardial infarction.