Ethnicity affects the risk factors of acute myocardial infarction and should be considered in educational programs.

ABSTRACT: Acute Myocardial infarction is a non-communicable disease representing the leading cause of death in Saudi Arabia. Studying the ethnicity in its risk factors has been poorly investigated.

Objectives

To compare risk factors among Saudi nationals and expatriates.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study for patients admitted to the Cardiac Care Unit of one of the largest tertiary care hospitals in Tabuk diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction from September 2018 to August 2019. Risk factors were compared among groups on the basis of their ethnicity.

Results

In total 18,746 patients were included. Gender and age were the predominant risk factors; Male (p < 0.05) and age >50 years (p < 0.05). There were significant differences between Saudis and

SUBMITTER: Alharbe UA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9626760 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature