TY - JOUR T1 - A Survey on the Relation of Dietary Habits to Ischemic Heart Diseases TT - بررسی ارتباط عادات غذایی با بیماری ایسکمی قلب JF - RJMS JO - RJMS VL - 14 IS - 54 UR - http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-699-en.html Y1 - 2007 SP - 53 EP - 62 KW - 1) Ischemic Heart Disease 2) Life Style 3) Food Habits N2 -     Background & Aim: Today cardiovascular diseases are the most common causes of death. They constitute an important part of care costs every year. Considering the role of life style such as dietary habits in causing cardiovascular diseases, this survey was carried out to determine the relationship between eating habits and ischemic heart diseases in the patients of Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Kashan. Patients & Method: This case-control study was performed on two groups of 200 ischemic heart patients and 200 non-ischemic patients in Kashan. Data were collected by a questionnaire including variables such as age, sex, job, education, place of living, marital status, the kind of fat and meat they used, overeating, using sugary and starchy foods, and the intake of salt, fat, fruit, vegetables, tea, coffee, alcohol and dairy products. The collected data was analyzed by EP15 program and X2 test. Results: The study covered 400 cases including 200 ischemic and 200 non-ischemic patients. 70 cases (35%) were over the age of 66, 121 cases(60.7%) were male, 174 cases(87%) were married, 124 cases(62%) were illiterate, and 136 cases(68%) were living in Kashan city. The findings showed a meaningful relation between using salty food and ischemic heart involvement(P M3 ER -