background: cardiovascular disease is a major cause of death throughout the world. the aim of this study was to as­sess the prevalence of overweight/obesity, central obesity, hypertension and dyslipidemia, as well as dietary factors contribut­ing to the development of dyslipidemia among middle-aged women. methods: the research design of the present study was a population-based cross-sectional s...

introduction: mental health is an important matter in human life and very effective in personal and social life. the aim of this research is studying the effective factors on mental health in employees working environment. methods: this research is a descriptive-cross sectional study and the sample includes 749 individuals of official staff selected via two-step cluster sampling. the samples we...

results according to the results of this study, the mean age of the participants was 32 ± 6.1 years and the mean work ability index (wai) was 43.1 ± 4.4. based on the results of statistical analysis, age did not have a significant impact on the work ability of individuals; however, there was a direct relationship between the personnel’s work ability and their activities in terms of physical dem...

the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of physical activity levels with sleep duration (sd), and self-rated health (srh) using the fifth korean national health and nutrition examination survey data from 2010 and 2011.overall, 12,188 korean people were evaluated in relation to meeting guidelines for vigorous pa (mvpa), moderate pa (mmpa), and low pa (mlpa) associated with sd a...

conclusions this study indicated that health belief model contrasts could predict the risky behavior of university students due to heart disease. however, more researches are needed to verify the predictors of high risky behaviors in students. background disease preventing methods focus mostly on lifestyle factors such as physical activity, healthy diet and not smoking. previous studies verifie...

Background and aims: As suggested by the Minorities’ Diminished Return Theory, the associationbetween socioeconomic status and health is weaker for racial and ethnic minorities compared toWhites. The current study compared Blacks and Whites in terms of the association between maritalstatus and physical health.Methods: The State of the State Survey (SOSS) included 881 adu...