Identification of the Significant Risk Factors Among the Heart Patients in Muzaffarabad

This study was carried out in Muzaffarabad (Pakistan) to identify the significant risk factors that predispose to myocardial infarction (MI). Risk factors were MI, age, blood pressure, cholesterol level, smoking, blood sugar, obesity, family history and deaths in young in family (DYF). Bivariate analysis and Logistic regression was applied along with different goodness of fit tests such as odds ratio, likelihood ratio test, Chi-square test, Akaike Information Criteria (AIC) and Bayesian Information Criteria (BIC) to identify the significant factors. The result indicated that age groups 60 has the highest prevalence of heart attack 33.22 and 95% CI [6.7, 164.78]. It is also projected the high prevalence among smoking, cholesterol, obesity, family history, blood sugar and blood pressure (>140), than those who did not, 15.82 and 95% CI [4.44, 56.39], 3.54 and 95% [1.17, 10.76], 12.22 and 95% CI[2.95,50.57], 4.62 and 95% CI[1.17,18.23], 1.23 and 95% CI [1.11,13.12], 32.03 and 95% CI[5.25, 176.10] respectively.