login
Become a member
Quick Registration
Full Registration Benefits -
Free Homepages for Doctors
Free Homepages for Hospitals
Free Homepages for Medical Conference
Free Homepages for NGO's
Personal Health Record Creation
Access to all Medical Slides
Access to all Jobs & Products Sale
Smoking, Alcohol, Physical Activity, and Family History and Probability of Acute Myocardial Infarction and Unstable Angina Pectoris
The studyconsisted of 21,148 participants, aged 20-59 years whowere randomly selected from Maastricht and other nearby surrounding communities in 19871997. The participants had to fill up a questionnaire based on medical history, family history of MI and lifestyle factors (like smoking, alcohol consumption and physical activity).During a physical examination, their height, weight, blood pressure were measured. Blood samples were taken for determination of total and HDL cholesterol levels. After follow-up of approximately 17 years, 420 AMI, and 274 UAP cases were registered.
It was found that lifestyle factors affected the risk of both the diseases. For both the diseases, smoking increased the risk while alcohol consumption was associated with a protective effect. The difference in the risk factors was only statistically significant for smoking. The number of cigarettes smoked was directly proportional to the risk of both coronary diseases.
In men, an inverse association was found with physical activity during relaxation which seemed to be stronger for the risk of UAP than of AMI. On the other hand in women, physical activity during leisure time was associated with an increased risk of both AMI and UAP. Nonetheless, the highest levels of risk factors were found in individuals with a positive family history and the most unfavorable level of the lifestyle factors.
The effects of the lifestyle factors on the risk of both the coronary diseases were the samefor subjects, with and without a positive family history.
Reference:
http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2261-11-13.pdf
Source-Medindia
|
|
 Comment & Contribute
|
Medwonders Health Network
- Health News Index
|
|
 | Quiz on Smoking What are the smoking facts? Read about the effects of smoking by participating in the quiz. 
|
- News Quick Links
| News Categories: |
| » | Report: A Lot of Americans Have No Access to Health Care |
| » | Greece Faces Humanitarian Crisis as Health Care Access Declines in EU, Doctors Group Warns |
| » | HCCI Report Says Rising Prices for Care Responsible for Increased Healthcare Costs for Privately Insured Americans |
| » | Treatment in ED is Based on Children's Insurance Status |
| » | US Spends Most on Healthcare Without Providing Superior Care |
| More Insurance News | |
|
