Obesity is an important public health problem worldwide. Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that obesity is associated with an increased risk of several cancer types. Also, obesity is associated with an increase in cancer mortality. Biological mechanisms and the relationship between obesity and cancer are complex and not well understood. Studies on the role of adiposederived factors in c...

background and aims: since the epidemiological, clinical and experimental characteristics of meningitis are different for various locations, this study was conducted to investigate the characteristics of meningitis patients admitted to hospitals of yazd in the 2009 to 2013. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional and descriptive study, all 261 patients with meningitis were considered in ...

BACKGROUND Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are childhood onset neurodevelopmental disorders that may persist into adulthood. ASD and ADHD tend to run in families and may have a significant negative impact on the health and longevity of those with the disorder and their relatives. The aim of this study will be to analyze the risk of mortality am...

Background: Unlike the western hemisphere, information about stroke epidemiology in southern Iran is scarce. The aim of this study was to determine the main epidemiological characteristics of patients with stroke and its mortality rate in southern Iran.Methods: A retrospective, single-center, hospital-based longitudinal study was performed at Nemazee Hospital in Shiraz, Southern Iran. Patients ...

BACKGROUND Virtually all low- and middle-income countries are undergoing an epidemiological transition whose progression is more varied than experienced in high-income countries. Observed changes in mortality and disease patterns reveal that the transition in most low- and middle-income countries is characterized by reversals, partial changes and the simultaneous occurrence of different types o...

Acute aortic dissection (AD) is a surgical emergency with significant mortality without prompt diagnosis and operative intervention. The management time-critical, regional Australia represents an area of interest owing to its long distances frequent paucity resources. No previous studies have been conducted examine Type-A AD in Australia. This study aimed illustrate the epidemiological trends w...

background: unlike the western hemisphere, information about stroke epidemiology in southern iran is scarce. the aim of this study was to determine the main epidemiological characteristics of patients with stroke and its mortality rate in southern iran. methods: a retrospective, single-center, hospital-based longitudinal study was performed at nemazee hospital in shiraz, southern iran. patients...

OBJECTIVE To describe the anomaly of the Latino adolescent male mortality peak in relation to the overall Latino epidemiological paradox and in relation to the need for new conceptual models describing the health of a culturally diverse population. DESIGN Population-based study using California's 1989 to 1997 summary death files for death-related information and the State of California Depart...

AIM The objective of this research was to investigate the effect of lower body function on mortality over 13 years of follow-up study. METHODS Data from the Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiological Study of the Elderly were used, and the Cox proportional hazard model of mortality on age sex, education, body mass index, Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, Mini-M...