Introduction:

Ischemic heart disease is the main cause of mortality in Mexico and the world, an important challenge for public health given its magnitude and the negative effect it has on the health of the population.

Objectives:

To determine if the level of stress, quality of sleep, anxiety and depression are risk factors for having ischemic heart disease in military patients and right holders of the Central Military Hospital.

Material and methods:

An observational, analytical, case-control study was conducted, the strength of association between stress level, sleep quality, anxiety and depression with ischemic heart disease was determined. The analysis was done by the X2 test (chi square) and odds ratio adjusted by sex and age.

Results:

During the study 83 patients entered. The age of the participants was 62.95 ± 9.13 years old. The OR of the depression variable was 4.176, CI (1.63-10.68), for the variable poor sleep quality: OR = 6.061, CI (2.278-16.124).

Conclusions:

Depression and poor sleep quality are risk factors for ischemic heart disease in military patients and right holders of the Central Military Hospital.