title: Prevalence and predictors of nonfatal myocardial infarction in Jordan.
abstract: This study in May 2002, part of the Jordan Department of Statistics national cross-sectional, multistage employment and unemployment survey, measured the prevalence of self-reported myocardial infarction (MI) and the association with modifiable risk factors among Jordanians aged 40+ years. Of 3083 participants, 183 (5.9%) had ever been told by a doctor that they had had a MI. The prevalence varied by age and sex; 128 (69.9%) of the cases were in men. Among males and females, self-reported hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia were significantly associated with MI and diabetes was a significant risk factor for women. There was a significant relationship between current smoking and MI but not with previous smoking. Exercise and body mass index were not statistically significant predictors of MI in both males and females.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Lebanon. mohannadnsour973@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nsour
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mahfoud
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Kanaan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balbeissi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000150:complications; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000150:complications; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D007597:Jordan / Q000453:epidemiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires