background: use of single measurement of risk factors can distort their estimated effects, due to random error in measurements. the aim of this study was to examine the extent of underestimation in the estimated effect of common variables in physical exam i.e. systolic and diastolic blood pressure (sbp, dbp) and body mass index (bmi) on cardiovascular diseases in tehran lipid and glucose study ...

investigations and studies in 1960’s and 1970’s indicate that in some political, cultural, and economic issues, as well as party identity, men think differently from women so that women have relatively strong conservative tendencies. but new findings indicate that since 1980’s women’s degree of conservatism has degreased. the main objective of the present study is to investigate the existence o...

objective: we determine the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in an urban population of jahrom, a city located in the south of iran. materials and methods: randomly selected subjects ≥30 years-old were studied using stratified sampling. target study sample was 892 (405 men and 487 women). metabolic syndrome was diagnosed using modified adult treatment panel guidelines when any three of the f...

Background and aim: Menopause refers to the cessation of menstruation due to hormonal changes and ovarian inactivity in women. These changes in hormone levels lead to various health consequences. This period of physiological changes usually starts in women with 40-50 years of age, and is characterized by the reduction of estrogen level. The mortality rate of premenopausal women, due to cardiova...

serum iron and total iron binding capacity anti percentage saturation were measured in 100 apparently normal individuals (50 men and 50 women) , the ages of the men were from ?2• 50 and of the women from 19-30, average serum iron in men was i33amgjloo ml and in women 112.5mg/ 100 ml, the average values for total iron binding ca paci ty were 306,?mg/ for men and ?90mg/ 100 rnl, for women, percen...

background: irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is one of the most prevalent gastrointestinal disorders which includes the majority section of general practitioners or gastroenterologists visits. the type or prevalence of clinical signs and symptoms of the syndrome may be different among males and females. we decided to assess and compare the frequency of different signs and symptoms of ibs in men a...

background and objectives: globally, the prevalence of overweight/obesity is increasing at an alarming rate. according to the world health organization (who), about 1.9 billion adults worldwide are overweight, and of these, over 600 million are obese. the purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in west azerbaijan, iran, in 2014. materials and methods: dat...