The modern surgical management of patients with obliterative coronary artery disease is designed to relieve symptoms, prolong life and identify patients at high risk of premature death or myocardial infarction if they were to continue with medical management. Though the most common indication for surgery is persistent limitation of life style by severe symptoms, management is influenced by the ...

objective : the objective of this research was to study the sexual perception and practices among people aged 45 years and above and the associated socio-demographic factors. materials and methods : a cross sectional study was done on 473 middle aged and elderly people living in klang valley in 2005. they were married and literate.  data were collected by means of face to face interview using s...

introduction: more than seventeen millions people die due to cardiovascular diseases which account for one third of death worldwide. half of 60% of all mortality caused by acquired diseases throughout the world is due to heart disorders and this ratio will augment to 73% by 2020. it is known that individual lifestyle has a great influence on the well-being of cardiovascular system. seven of the...

background obesity is a risk factor that has been associated scientifically with hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, cancer and other life threatening diseases. the results of some studies have also shown that obesity is an independent risk factor for the development and progression of renal damage. objectives the aim of the current study is to define which general and central obesity anthr...

background and aim: one of the main strategies for keeping health is having healthy life style. due to important role of adolescent health in community health promotion, this study aimed to determine health promoting life style in female adolescents of high schools and its associated factors in mashhad, iran. methods: this cross- sectional study was conducted on 810 girls ranging in ages from 1...

although cardiovascular disease (cvd) is typically associated with middle- or old-age, the atherosclerotic process often initiates early in childhood and is occurring at an increasing rate. there is a consensus that changes in life-style have driven the current epidemic. adverse changes in physical activity, nutrition, and sleep behavior have been strongly linked to the development of a host of...

childhood obesity and overweight are a general public health concern in a transition society. thus, the objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of overweight, obesity and their correlates with socio-demographic and life style related factors.this cross-sectional study was conducted on 760 representative samples of preschool children aged 2 to 5 years in urban area of babol, north...

Obesity is a major risk factor for many diseases in children. Considering the widespread pandemic of pediatric obesity, developing more strategies for life style management of this disorder is essential. Therefore it was decided to conduct a more comprehensive study for prevention and treatment children obesity based on Traditional Persian Medicine (TPM). In this review we searched the most imp...

background: life style is the collection of behaviors influenced by individuals' characteristics, social interactions and socio-economic situations. since, pregnancy is a part of life it can change persons' life style. this study has tried to evaluate the relationship between life style and some characteristics of pregnant women. methods: this study was an analytic cross sectional study. the da...