background and aims: mental disorders may negatively affect on the quality of life in hemodialysis patients and their response to treatment. the aim of present study was to examine the prevalence of depression and related risk factors in hemodialysis patients. methods: in this cross-sectional study, during june 2013 to september 2013, 217 patients with hemodialysis whom were admitted to kerman ...

background the prevalence of celiac disease (cd) is remarkably varied in down syndrome(ds)patientscompared with other diseases.  this study aimed to assess celiac disease prevalence in down syndrome children with and without congenital heart defects (chd) and its comparison with controls. materials and methods this case-control study was performed at a single center on 132 participants in three...

abstract   background: dupuytren's disease is a fibroproliferative disorder of the palmar fascia   that can result in disabling contractures of the digits. when function is impeded or deformity is disabling, surgical intervention can be considered, wherein a major problem is recurrence ( reported up to 74%). although, the disease occurs predominantly in men of northern european, there are ...

conclusions the prevalence of anti-hbc among the elderly in the city of tubarão was higher than in previous studies evaluating blood donors in the same region. despite the association of previous hbv infection and factors indirectly related to sexual risk behaviors, the results suggest the involvement of invasive therapeutic procedures in the hbv transmission chain. patients and methods this cr...

abstract the high prevalence of diabetes in iran and other developing countries is chiefly attributed to urbanization. the objectives of the present study were to assess the prevalence of self-reported diabetes and to determine its associated risk factors. this study is a part of the national noncommunicable disease risk factor surveillance, conducted in 31 provinces of iran in 2011. first, 100...

background and aims: coronary heart diseases (chds) contribute to mortality, morbidity, disability, productivity and quality of life. this study was aimed to determine the prevalence of major risk factors for chd in the provinces of iran. methods:this study reported pre-existing data and was of secondary, descriptive type. prevalence of non-communicable disease (ncd) risk factors was defined fo...