Silva Hovsepian

Pediatrics Department, Child Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non Communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Association of Perceived Weight Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents: the Weight Disorder Survey of the CASPIAN- IV Study

Background: This study investigates the association of perceived weight status and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a representative sample of Iranian children and adolescents. Materials and Methods: In this study, 6-18-year-old students were selected from 30 provinces of Iran. Weight status and perceived weight status of students were determined by physical examination and using the v...

[ 2 ] - Level of physical activity and screen time among Iranian children and adolescents at the national and provincial level: The CASPIAN-IV study

Background: There are few epidemiological reports on adherence to physical activity (PA) and screen-time (ST) recommendations among Iranian children and adolescents at the provincial level. We used nationally representative data to provide recent prevalence estimates of Iranian children who met the recommendations for PA and ST.   Methods: This nationwide study was conducted among 14,88...

[ 3 ] - مقایسۀ اثر تمرینات مدرسه‌محور و تناوبی شدید روی hsa-miR-125a-5p، پروتئین واکنشگرC و نیمرخ لیپیدی نوجوانان دارای اضافه‌وزن و چاق

اختلال در عملکرد اندوتلیال، نشانگر اولیۀ بیماری‌های قلبی و کاهش عملکرد طبیعی عروق خونی است. هدف کلی این مطالعه مقایسۀ اثر تمرینات مدرسه‌محور و تناوبی شدید رویmiR125a-5p، پروتئین واکنشگرC و نیمرخ لیپیدی نوجوانان دارای اضافه‌وزن و چاق بود. 45 دانش‌آموز پسر دارای اضافه‌وزن و چاق با میانگین سنی  1 ± 14 سال و شاخص تودۀ بدن (kg/m2 17/2±43/26) به شکل داوطلبانه و مساوی به گروه‌های مدرسه‌محور، تناوبی شد...