Association of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior with Colorectal Cancer Risk in Moroccan Adults: A Large-Scale, Population-Based Case-Control Study.

Background: Physical activity has been associated with a lower risk of colorectal cancer in studies mainly conducted in high-income countries, while sedentary behavior has been suggested to increase CRC risk. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of physical activity and sedentary behavior on CRC risk in the Moroccan population.

Methods: A case-control study was conducted involving 1516 case-control pairs, matched on age, sex and center in five university hospital centers.

Association between obesity and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Moroccan adults: Evidence from the BOLD study.

Objective: The Moroccan cross-sectional study aimed to investigate obesity in association to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Fez city.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out in Moroccan adults. Anthropometric and spirometry measurements were performed using standardized guidelines.

Modified Mediterranean diet score adapted to a southern Mediterranean population and its relation to overweight and obesity risk.

Objectives: The current study aimed to develop a modified Mediterranean diet (MMD) score adjusted to the southern Mediterranean countries' cultural specificities and to evaluate associations between adherence to this modified score and overweight/obesity risk in Moroccan adults.

Design: Population-based cross-sectional study.

Setting: Rural and urban areas of the five greatest provinces of Morocco.

Extended healthy lifestyle index and colorectal cancer risk in the Moroccan population.

Purpose: Little is known about the combined effect of different lifestyle factors on CRC incidence among populations living in developing countries. In this study, we sought to create an Extended Healthy Lifestyle Index (EHLI) and to investigate its association with CRC risk in the Moroccan population.

Methods: A large case-control study including 1516 cases and 1516 controls, matched on age, sex and center were recruited in 5 Moroccan university hospital centers between 2009 and 2017.

Behavioral, Nutritional, and Genetic Risk Factors of Colorectal Cancers in Morocco: Protocol for a Multicenter Case-Control Study.

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) has been reported as the third most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide and is currently considered as a major public health concern. A peak increase in incidence has been noted in economically transitioning countries like Morocco where industrialization started shifting from a traditional lifestyle and diet toward a more westernized diet and lifestyle.

Objective: This paper aims to present the protocol of a large-scale Moroccan case-control study that aims at investigating associations of diet, other lifestyle factors, and genetic traits with CRC risk in Morocco.

Consumption of meat, traditional and modern processed meat and colorectal cancer risk among the Moroccan population: A large-scale case-control study.

The current study aimed to investigate the relationship between red and white meat subtypes, processed meat (divided into traditional "Khlii, Kaddid" and industrially processed meat) and colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, considering CRC subsites, in Moroccan adults. A case-control study was conducted including 2,906 matched case-control pairs recruited from the five largest university hospitals in Morocco. Dietary data were collected through a validated Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ).

Prevalence of herbal medicine use among patients with kidney disease: A cross-sectional study from Morocco.

Introduction: The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of herbal medicine use by patients hospitalized or consultant in the nephrology department of University Hospital center Hassan II Fez, the reasons of this use, to identify socio-demographic characteristics, and the etiology of kidney disease related to herbal medicine use, also the most used plants.

Method: Cross-sectional study on the use of herbal medicine conducted at the nephrology department of University Hospital Center Hassan II Fez, Morocco. During 6 months between August 2015 and February 2016.

Concordance with the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research recommendations for cancer prevention and colorectal cancer risk in Morocco: A large, population-based case-control study.

The present study aimed to investigate associations between adherence to the recommendations on cancer prevention from the WCRF/AICR and colorectal cancer (CRC) risk in Morocco. Incident CRC cases (n = 1,516) and controls (n = 1,516) matched on age, sex and center, were recruited between September 2009 and February 2017 at five major hospitals located in Morocco. In-person interviews were conducted to assess habitual diet using a validated Food Frequency Questionnaire, physical activity and anthropometric measurements.

Adaptation and validation of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to assess dietary intake in Moroccan adults.

Background: To date, no culture-specific food frequency questionnaires (FFQ) are available in North Africa. The aim of this study was to adapt and examine the reproducibility and validity of an FFQ or use in the Moroccan population.

Methods: The European Global Asthma and Allergy Network (GALEN) FFQ was used to assess its applicability in Morocco.

Hypertension and type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study in Morocco (EPIDIAM Study).

Background: In Morocco, there are no studies that focused on the hypertension and its associated risk factors through patients with type 2 diabetes. Different findings show that the frequency of type 2 diabetes has risen rapidly in Morocco. The main objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of hypertension and its associated risk factors among a group of patients with type 2 diabetes and to examine the level of control of hypertension among type 2 diabetic patients with hypertension.