Awareness of Coronary Artery Disease among Section Population of Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia: A Community-Based Study

Introduction: Recognition of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) symptoms affects the time-sensitive benefits of reperfusion therapy in case of acute myocardial infarction. Aim: To evaluate awareness of CAD symptoms and risk factors in population of Al-Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional, hospital and community-based descriptive study was conducted from May to October 2018. Total of 3235 Saudi citizens, comprising of 3085 healthy participants (without documented CAD) and 150 patients (with documented CAD) participated in the study. A pre-piloted well-structured questionnaire was used. The questionnaire included questions about participants’ demographic characteristics, CAD risk factors and symptoms. Data were analysed by using SPSS. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, percentage, Student’s t-test, chisquare test) was applied. Results: Participants’ baseline data revealed 54.4% of healthy participants and 13.3% of patients had an education at a university or higher level (p