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 …

Objective Childhood obesity is an important predisposing factor for most non-communicable
diseases. The aim of this review was to provide evidence on the prevalence and trends of …

Introduction: Prevalence of hypertension (HTN) is increasing in the developing countries like
Iran. Various studies have reported different rates of HTN in Iran. The purpose of this study …

Background: Individuals with prehypertension are at risk of hypertension and cardiovascular
diseases, and yet efficient interventions are lagging behind. Studies indicate that heart rate …

Background Non-communicable diseases among children are serious consequences of
childhood obesity. However, less is known about the disparities in childhood obesity …

Background: A school-based surveillance system entitled the childhood and adolescence
surveillance and prevention of Adult Noncommunicable disease (CASPIAN) Study is …

Background Upper body subcutaneous fat, estimated by neck circumference (NC), may
present greater metabolic risk than visceral fat. The aim of this study was to determine cutoff …

Objectives Although sleep duration is one of the most important health-related factors, its
association with risk factors for chronic diseases has not been completely clarified …

Aim. To investigate the relationship between high blood pressure (HBP) and obesity in
Egyptian adolescents. Methods. A cross‐sectional study of 1500 adolescents (11–19 years) …

Background Most epidemiological studies have shown that the prevalence of high blood
pressure (BP) has significantly increased among children and adolescents in various …