Introduction: Hypertension is the most common and major important risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Rapid socio-economic changes in recent decades has increased the prevalence risk factors of heart diseases - including high blood pressure. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of hypertension and respective risk factors in adults of Bandar Abbas in 2012. Methods: In this de...

    Background & Aims : Cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of death in West Azerbaijan province. This study was conducted to estimate the contribution to the burden of modification risk factor of central obesity and determine the effect of reducing its prevalence on cardiovascular diseases in this province.   Materials & Methods : To calculate the P otential Impact Fraction...

Background and purpose: Skin disorders are the most common preseting health problems. According to dermatological researches, only scant studies estimated the prevalence of skin diseases in the general population. This study was performed to assess the prevalence of skin diseases in Sari, Mazandaran, North of Iran. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study was carried out on all of t...

Background and purpose: Metabolic syndrome or X syndrome is a term that refer to a set of metabolic abnormalities including insulin resistance, hypertension, dyslipidemia and central or visceral obesity. There is a high prevalence and increased risk of atherosclerotic disease and mortality. This study was designed to investigate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Health Network personnel i...

Introduction & Objective: Despite the high prevalence of depression and hypertension, the relationship between these disorders has received little attention. Some prospective studies indicate that depression poses a risk factor for hypertension. Depression has been found to be associated with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases. The present study was conducted to examine t...