DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2019.v07i08.029

Pages: 2767-2773

Aim: Cardiovascular diseases are one of the important reasons for mortality and morbidity. In this study, it was aimed to analyze risk factors for acute coronary syndrome in relation to the different age groups and other factors. Material and Methods: 270 patients were included in this study and the patients were recruited from Bagcilar Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi Cardiology Department and Coronary Intensive Care Unit in between 01.05.2016-15.07.2016. All patients had the diagnosed of acute coronary syndrome. For each participant of this study; gender, age, income level, education, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, family history, Framingham and SCORE risk scores, lipid panel were evaluated. Findings: In the study, 69,63% of the sample was male and 30,37% of was female. Among all participants, 8,89% was at the 30-40 of age group, 19,26% was at the 41-50 age group, 30% was at the 51-60 of age group, and 41,85% was more than 60 years of age group. Having NSTEMI was significantly associated with being older than 60 years of age. Diabetes mellitus and hypertension were higher for the participants older than 60 years of age, and lower for the participants younger than the age of 60. At the age group of 30-40, Framingham score and SCORE mean points were significantly lower compared to other age groups. For the participants with NSTEMI, Framingham and SCORE mean risk scores were significantly lower. Also, female participants had a significant higher chance of having DM and HT than men. Conclusion: This study showed that prevalence of risk factors for acute coronary syndrome shows variation in relation to age groups and gender. It is important to evaluate the patients, including young age groups, regarding their risk status of cardiovascular disease, and it is important to intervene to patients' risk factors efficiently within the scope of preventive medicine.