Risk factors of acute myocardial infarction in middle-aged and adolescent people (< 45 years) in Yantai. Issue 1 (December 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Du, Hong; Dong, Chang-yan; Lin, Qiao-yan
• Is Part Of: BMC cardiovascular disorders. Volume 15:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 4
• Publication Date: 2015-12
• Subjects: Risk factors -- Acute myocardial infarction -- Middle-aged and adolescent people -- Developed medium-sized coastal city -- China; Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 616.12005
• DOI: 10.1186/s12872-015-0102-5
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1471-2261

Abstract

Abstract Background Yantai is a developed medium-sized coastal city in Eastern China, having a population of 1.6845 million. With the development of economy, some middle-aged and adolescent people (&lt; 45 years) devote themselves to work and suffer from greater stress, which makes them ignore their own health. Moreover, they have unhealthy lifestyles and lack the knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors. Objectives To identify the risk factors for first acute myocardial infarction in middle-aged and adolescent people in Yantai, a developed medium-sized coastal city in Eastern China. Methods A total of 154 consecutive patients with first acute myocardial infarction (&lt; 45 years), were enrolled in case group, and 462 patients without myocardial infarction were enrolled in control group. Three controls with the same sex and age were matched to each case. The risk factors were identified with univariate and multivariate analysis. Results Unhealthy food habit (eating seafood and meanwhile drinking beer), hypertension, current smokers, self-perceived stress, diabetes mellitus, obesity, sleep insufficience, hypercholesterolaemia and fatigue were independent risk factors for first acute myocardial infarction (P &lt; 0.05). Conclusions Besides those recognized risk factors for cardiovascular disease (hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes mellitus and smoking), eating seafood and meanwhile drinking beer, self-perceived stress, sleep insufficience, obesity and fatigue were also the risk factors for first acute myocardial infarction in middle-aged and adolescent people in Yantai.