This study is an observational complete-coverage, hospital-based study. Focusing on the assessment of the dietary pattern among Sudanese coronary heart disease outpatients, who attended El-Shaap Teaching Hospital, Khartoum State, during the period from July 2011 to February 2012. The primary data were collected using questionnaire survey, food frequency questionnaire and 24-hour food recall were used to interviews 72 respondents. Secondary data were obtained from books, news papers, previous published and non published research, online papers and articles. Results revealed that cholesterol level, triglycerides and low density lipoproteins were higher in patients compared to the control group (p<0.001). It was also observed that BMI was significantly higher in coronary heart disease patient than in control group (<0.001).The results also showed no significant association of daily consumption of milk, egg poultry, legumes, and weekly consumption of fresh vegetables and fruits with risk of coronary heart disease. OR for consuming poultry, legumes, fresh vegetables and milk were 0.56(0.3-1.5) 0.5(0.32-1.30), 0.7(0.4-1.23) 0.61(0.32-1.25) respectively.
This study is an observational complete-coverage, hospital-based study. Focusing on the assessment of the dietary pattern among Sudanese coronary heart disease outpatients, who attended El-Shaap Teaching Hospital, Khartoum State, during the period from July 2011 to February 2012
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