Correlation between body mass index and in-hospital mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in Erbil city- Iraq

Autor: Azad Ahmed Abdullah, Salam Naser Zangana
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Diyala Journal of Medicine, Vol 21, Iss 1 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2219-9764
2617-8982
Popis: Background: Although High body mass index is associated with many cardiovascular diseases including coronary artery disease. Its effect on in-hospital death in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is still a subject of controversy. Objective: To determine the correlation between body mass index (BMI) and in-hospital mortality in those patients. Patients and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 180 adult patients with acute STEMI were enrolled and their BMI was measured. The participants were classified according to BMI into three groups as normal, overweight, and obese. A correlation between in-hospital mortality due to STEMI and BMI was evaluated. Results: Of the total participants, 62 (34.4%) were normally weighted, 61(33.8%) were over-weighted, and 57(31.6%) were obese. There was a significant difference (p=
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