Frequency of young adults and comparison of high body mass index in young vs old patients with first non-St segment elevation myocardial infarction

Background: non-st elevation myocardial infarction (nstemi) may be present among young adults and its association with high body mass index (bmi) among young adults with first nstemi is not known. no precise data is available in south asian countries. aim: to determine the frequency of young adults among patients presenting with first nstemi and to compare the frequency of bmi in young versus old patients with nstemi. study design: cross sectional validation survey. setting: emergency department,punjab institute of cardiology,lahore. duration of study: six months. sample size: this study included 300 patients with nstemi. results: there were 51(17%) young adults and 249 (83%) old age patients. among 51 patients of young adults group,high bmi was noticed among 41 (80.4%) patients and in old age group,high bmi was calculated in 72 (28.9%) patients (p<0.05). conclusion: a high frequency of young adults suffered from nstemi. high bmi was frequently present among young adults with nstemi as compared to old age. © 2016,lahore medical and dental college. all rights reserved.