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The Association between Acute Myocardial Infarction-Related Outcomes and the Ramadan Period: A Retrospective Population-Based Study


ABSTRACT: Fasting throughout the Muslim month of Ramadan may impact cardiovascular health. This study examines the association between the Ramadan period and acute myocardial infarction (AMI)-related outcomes among a Muslim population. The data were retrospectively extracted from a tertiary hospital (Beer-Sheva, Israel) database from 2002–2017, evaluating Muslim patients who endured AMI. The study periods for each year were: one month preceding Ramadan (reference period (RP)), the month of Ramadan, and two months thereafter (1840 days in total). A comparison of adjusted incidence rates between the study periods was performed using generalized linear models; one-month post-AMI mortality data were compared using a generalized estimating equation. Out of 5848 AMI hospitalizations, 877 of the patients were Muslims. No difference in AMI incidence between the Ramadan and RP was found (p = 0.893). However, in the one-month post-Ramadan period, AMI incidence demonstrably increased (AdjIRR = 3.068, p = 0.018) compared to the RP. Additionally, the highest risk of mortality was observed among the patients that underwent AMI in the one-month post-Ramadan period (AdjOR = 1.977, p = 0.004) compared to the RP. The subgroup analyses found Ramadan to differentially correlate with AMI mortality with respect to smoking, age, sex, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension, suggesting the Ramadan period is a risk factor for adverse AMI-related outcomes among select Muslim patients.

SUBMITTER: Betesh-Abay B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9457160 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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