The levelling off of the obesity epidemic since the year 1999–a review of evidence and perspectives

B Rokholm, JL Baker, TIA Sørensen - Obesity reviews, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose was to investigate a possible levelling off in the obesity epidemic, by
systematically reviewing literature and web‐based sources. Eligible studies and data …

Prevalence of obesity and overweight in adults and children in Iran; a systematic review

S Jafari-Adli, Z Jouyandeh, M Qorbani… - Journal of Diabetes & …, 2014 - Springer
Background Obesity is one of the most important underlying risk factors for chronic disease.
Dramatically increasing and following complication of obesity should be alerted to health …

Trends in the prevalence of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in association with obesity in Iran: 2005–2011

A Esteghamati, K Etemad, J Koohpayehzadeh… - Diabetes research and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Aims To estimate the prevalence and trends of diabetes mellitus (DM) and impaired fasting
glucose (IFG), 2005–2011, and to determine the contribution of obesity to DM prevalence …

Appropriate definition of metabolic syndrome among Iranian adults: report of the Iranian National Committee of Obesity

A complex accumulation of metabolic abnormalities including hyperinsulinism, impaired
glucose tolerance, hypertension, low HDL cholesterol and hypertriglyceridemia were named …

Trends in overweight and obesity in Lebanon: evidence from two national cross-sectional surveys (1997 and 2009)

L Nasreddine, F Naja, MC Chamieh, N Adra, AM Sibai… - BMC public health, 2012 - Springer
Background Even though the obesity epidemic continues to grow in various parts of the
world, recent reports have highlighted disparities in obesity trends across countries. There is …

Projection of diabetes population size and associated economic burden through 2030 in Iran: evidence from micro-simulation Markov model and Bayesian meta …

M Javanbakht, A Mashayekhi, HR Baradaran… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background The aim of this study was to estimate the economic burden of diabetes mellitus
(DM) in Iran from 2009 to 2030. Methods A Markov micro-simulation (MM) model was …

Prevalence and risk factors associated with nutrition-related noncommunicable diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean region

AO Musaiger, HM Al-Hazzaa - International journal of general …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
This paper reviews the current situation concerning nutrition-related noncommunicable
diseases (N-NCDs) and the risk factors associated with these diseases in the Eastern …

Global prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors in the military population: a systematic review and meta-analysis

F Baygi, K Herttua, OC Jensen, S Djalalinia… - BMC endocrine …, 2020 - Springer
Background Although there are numerous studies on the global prevalence of
cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRFs) in military personnel, the pooled prevalence of CMRFs …

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of 905 COVID-19 patients admitted to Imam Khomeini hospital complex in the capital city of Tehran, Iran

SF Allameh, S Nemati, R Ghalehtaki… - Archives of Iranian …, 2020 - journalaim.com
Background: We studied the clinical characteristics and outcomes of 905 hospitalized
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients admitted to Imam Khomeini Hospital …

NASBOD 2013: design, definitions, and metrics (study protocol)

F Farzadfar, A Delavari, R Malekzadeh, A Mesdaghinia… - 2014 - sid.ir
BACKGROUND: Iran has witnessed a substantial demographic and health transition,
especially during the past 2 decades, which necessitates updated evidence-based policies …