Determine the prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) risk factors in depressed retired population

Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) accounts for nearly 50 percent of all deaths per year in Iran. Method: This study was performed to determine the prevalence of CAD risk factors in 300 Iranian depressed retired populations between ages of 50-70 years who were recruited with cluster random sampling. Demographic data and risk factors were determined by taking history, laboratory tests and physical examination. Results: Average age was 60.73. There was 162 females (54) and 138 males(46). 19(6.3) of participants were diabetic, 36(12) were smoker, and 63(21) had positive familial heart disease history. 183(61) had Total cholesterol level>200 mg/dl, 96 (32) triglyceride>200 mg/dl, 142(47.3) LDL-C>130 mg/dl, 16(5.3) HDL-C140 mmHg, 27(9) diastolic blood pressure>90 mmHg. Conclusion: The incidence of coronary artery disease is rapidly increasing, and risk factors such as Hypertension had the strongest association with CAD in our retired population. Medical treatment was recommended to the retired people