Background : Diabetes and hypertension are from important non-communicable diseases in the world and their prevalence are very important for health authorities. The objective of this study was to compare the predictive precision of joint logistic regression (LR) and artificial neutral network (ANN) in concurrent diagnosis of diabetes and hypertension.   Methods : This cross-sectional study wa...

Introduction: Obesity, results in a number of serious complications, such as type 2 diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and metabolic syndrome. The levels of blood of adiponectin and cortisol have been associated with obesity. This study aimed to investigate the relationship of adiponectin and cortisol levels with obesity and biochemical parameters. Methods: This case-control study was...

Background and Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the status of snack food consumption and obesity in secondary school male students in district 6 of Tehran Education in 2008-2009. Methods: This analytical descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 460 secondary school male students. Data gathering tool was a questionnaire which was consisted of questions about the fr...

Background: TORC1 protein is an important factor in regulating adipose tissue metabolism. Type 2 diabetes can lead to dysfunction and the development of obesity. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of eight weeks of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and endurance on blood glucose and TORC1 protein content in subcutaneous adipose tissue of obese with type ...

this work is presented in five parts. in the first part preparation of the starting complex [pt(c^n)cl(dmso)], 1, in which c^n = n(1),c(2?)-chelated, deprotonated 2-phenylpyridine, and dmso = dimethylsulfoxide, and its reaction with 1 equiv of the biphosphine ligands bis(diphenylphosphino)amine, dppa, or bis(diphenylphosphino)methane, dppm, to give the complex [pt(c^n)cl(dppa)], 2, or [pt(c^n)c...

  Blood Pressure Status and its Association with Obesity and Abdominal Obesity in Students of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences in 2007     Z. Salem [1] , M. Rezaeian [2]     Received: 28/08/07 Sent for Revision: 11/06/08 Received Revised Manuscript: 25/06/08 Accepted: 16/09/08     Background and Objective : Obesity is associated with cardiovascular risk factors including hypertension , ...