Comparison of the age of cardiovascular diseases among military personnel with other occupational groups

Introduction: Military personnel, as one of the most essential occupational groups, are at a risk of developing cardiovascular diseases.This study compared military personnel with other occupational groups regarding the age at which they developed cardiovascular diseases and hospitalization due to these diseases.Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study.This study was conducted in a selected military cardiac hospital in Tehran.This study was conducted from winter 2011 to winter 2016 and summer 2020 to winter 2023.We used an independent sample T-test, Spearman correlation test, ANOVA, and the Tuky post hoc test to check the relationship between the variables.Results: During the study period, 38,773 cardiovascular patients hospitalized in the study hospital were examined.The mean and standard deviation of the age of the patients in general was equal to 63.80 ± 14.51 years.The age of hospitalization in active military cardiac patients was 49.65 ± 10.85 years.The average age of hospitalization due to cardiovascular disease among active military (also retired military) is significantly (p-value= 0.001) lower than that of civilians.Conclusion: In this study, we concluded that the average age of heart disease in military personnel, especially active military personnel, is significantly lower than that in civilians.Because the risk factors of prematurely developing cardiovascular diseases among military personnel are not yet clearly known, we recommend conducting research in the field of accurately identifying the risk factors of military personnel suffering from cardiovascular diseases at a younger age.