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INTRODUCTION: To determine the association socioeconomic status with myocardial infarction and complications of the myocardial infarction. METHODS: We studied 67 patients (40 men and 27 women) who were admitted to Internal Medicine Clinic of Haseki Education and Research Hospital in between June 2007 and July 2008. RESULTS: Of the patients, 40 (59,7 %) were men and 27 patients (40,3 %) were women. The average age of the patients was 58,6±9,77 years, ranging between 30 and 85. It was found that there was a statistically significant difference between patients’ health insurance types (p=0,001). The rate of smoking men was higher than smoking women. So, smoking according to gender was also found statistically significant (p<0.05). Hypertension was seen in men more than women which was statistically significant according to sex (p=0,005). There was no association between complications seen after myocardial infarction and patient’s health insurance types (p>0,05). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: It was found that there was a statistically significant difference between patients social security institute (p=0,001). Between gender and smoking rates are seen as statistically significant difference (p<0,05). Higher rate of smoking of men than women were found. The incidence of hypertension was found statistically significant relationship between gender (p=0,005). The incidence is significantly higher in male patients. Of the patients developed myocardial infarction complications as Yeşil Kart rate of 32.6 %, SSK 54,3 %, Emekli Sandığı 6,5 %, Bag-Kur 4,3 %, without social security 2,2 %. It was found that there was a statistically significant difference between the social security institute and complications after myocardial infarction. We conclude that low socioeconomic status (low income) and working in a stresful job may be precipitating factors in the occurance of MI and MI complications

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