Metabolic health in the Middle East and north Africa

F Azizi, F Hadaegh, F Hosseinpanah… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Summary The Middle East and north Africa are home to different populations with widely
varying cultures, histories, and socioeconomic settings. Hence, their health status, health …

Cardiovascular disease risk prediction models: challenges and perspectives

F Farzadfar - The Lancet Global Health, 2019 - thelancet.com
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide and a major public health
concern. Therefore, its risk assessment is crucial to many existing treatment guidelines. 1 …

The PERSIAN cohort: providing the evidence needed for healthcare reform

S Eghtesad, Z Mohammadi, A Shayanrad… - Archives of Iranian …, 2017 - journalaim.com
In the past, communicable diseases caused the highest mortality in Iran. Improvements in
socioeconomic status and living standards including access to safe drinking water, along …

Validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire assessing food group intake in the PERSIAN Cohort Study

S Eghtesad, A Hekmatdoost, E Faramarzi… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Purpose A semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was developed for use in
the Prospective Epidemiological Research Studies in IrAN (PERSIAN Cohort), investigating …

The prevalence and predictors of cardiovascular diseases in Kherameh cohort study: a population-based study on 10,663 people in southern Iran

N Baeradeh, M Ghoddusi Johari, L Moftakhar… - BMC cardiovascular …, 2022 - Springer
Background The prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is rapidly increasing in the
world. The present study aimed to assess the prevalence and Predictors factors of CVD …

Prevalence of prediabetes, diabetes, diabetes awareness, treatment, and its socioeconomic inequality in west of Iran

F Moradpour, S Rezaei, B Piroozi, G Moradi… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
We aim to estimate the prevalence of prediabetes, and diabetes mellitus (DM). We estimated
awareness, treatment, plasma glucose control, and associated factors in diabetes, as well …

Serum liver enzymes and diabetes from the Rafsanjan cohort study

M Noroozi Karimabad, P Khalili, F Ayoobi… - BMC Endocrine …, 2022 - Springer
Background We evaluated the relation between ALT, AST, GGT and ALP with diabetes in
the Rafsanjan Cohort Study. Materials and methods The present study is a cross-sectional …

The profile of Rafsanjan cohort study

H Hakimi, J Ahmadi, A Vakilian, A Jamalizadeh… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Owning the largest human-made jungle of pistachio, the second largest copper mine, and
being located on the trade route of opium transit, distinguish Rafsanjan from many other …

Prevalence of drug use, alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking and measure of socioeconomic-related inequalities of drug use among Iranian people: findings from …

M Moradinazar, F Najafi, F Jalilian, Y Pasdar… - … , prevention, and policy, 2020 - Springer
Background Drug use can lead to several psychological, medical and social complications.
The current study aimed to measure and decomposes socioeconomic-related inequalities in …

Nationwide prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes and associated risk factors among Iranian adults: analysis of data from PERSIAN cohort study

ME Khamseh, SG Sepanlou, N Hashemi-Madani… - Diabetes Therapy, 2021 - Springer
Introduction Over the past decades prevalence of diabetes has increased in Iran and other
countries. This study aimed to update the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in Iran …