The estimated attributable mortality of modifying selected risk factors of Myocardial Infarction

Background: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death due to non-communicable diseases and myocardial infarction is one of the most common causes of death due to cardiovascular diseases worldwide. Aim: The aim of this study was to estimate the mortality attributable to some modifying risk factors for myocardial infarction in West Azerbaijan province, Iran.Methods: in this study, to estimate the population attributable risk and number of attributable deaths, data from the seventh round study of risk factors for non-communicable diseases was used. Effect sizes of risk factors for Myocardial Infarction were calculated from international cohort studies, and data on deaths due to myocardial infarction by sex categories were obtained from the death registration system of West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Results: The highest attributable fraction of the population for modifying risk factors in men was smoking (33.2%) and high blood sugar (27.8%) and in women was high blood sugar (23.3%) and overweight and obesity (22.2%). The highest number of deaths due to myocardial infarction in men was attributed to smoking (895 cases) and in women was attributed to high blood sugar (525 cases). Conclusions: The findings of this study with an emphasis on proper planning and prioritization of available resources to modify risk factors such as smoking and diabetes could have a significant effect on reducing mortality from myocardial infarction have in the West Azerbaijan province, Iran.