-6 PUFA, especially linoleic acid (LA) but also arachidonic acid (AA), have been inversely associated with CHD. However, mechanisms underlying these associations are not fully known. We investigated the associations of the serum concentrations of total -6 PUFA, LA, AA, -linolenic acid (GLA) and dihomo--linolenic acid (DGLA), with the odds of myocardial ischaemia during exercise, a predictor of future cardiac events.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: We aimed to determine the population attributable risk fraction (PARF) of the risk factors for poor SRH in Iranian children and adolescents.
Method: This was a nationwide cross-sectional study conducted in 2015 among 14,400 students aged 6-18 years, living in 30 provinces of Iran. Data were collected using global school health survey questionnaire.
Low intake or tissue concentrations of the -6 PUFA, especially to the major -6 PUFA linoleic acid (LA), and low exercise cardiac power (ECP) are both associated with CVD risk. However, associations of the -6 PUFA with ECP are unknown. The aim of the present study was to explore cross-sectional associations of the serum total -6 PUFA, LA, arachidonic acid (AA), -linolenic acid (GLA) and dihomo--linolenic acid (DGLA) concentrations with ECP and its components.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDifferent metabolic phenotypes of obesity are related to cardiometabolic risk factors in children and adolescents. Vitamin D, as one important factor, could be related to different subgroups of metabolic obesity and might affect metabolic disorders. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration and subsets of metabolic phenotypes of obesity in children and adolescents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Child body mass index (BMI) is an internationally accepted indicator to assess child health status. International BMI reference curves are available but their suitability for Iranian children in not known.
Aims: This study aimed to produce BMI-for-age growth curves for northern Iranian schoolchildren aged 7-11 years and compare them with the World Health Organization (WHO 2006) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC 2000) reference curves.
Background: The study was conducted to assess reliability of modified semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (SQFFQ) as a part of the Amirkola Health and Aging Project (AHAP).
Methods: The study was carried out in a sample of 200 men and women aged 60 years and older. A 138-item SQFFQ and two 24-hour dietary recalls were completed.
The original cohort study of AHAP started in 2011 on 1616 elderly residents of Amirkola, northern part of Iran near the Caspian Sea. The main goal of this study was to comprehensively evaluate the health of the elderly in the region with the emphasis on chronic diseases such as osteoporosis. The first cohort profile was published in the International Journal of Epidemiology in 2014.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Pediatric obesity is one of the predisposing risk factors for many non-communicable diseases.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to estimate the national prevalence of general and abdominal obesity among Iranian children and adolescents.
Patients And Methods: This cross-sectional nation-wide study was performed in 30 provinces in Iran among 14880 school students aged 6 - 18 years, selected by multistage random cluster sampling.
Background: This study was conducted to identify dietary patterns and evaluated their association with biochemical blood profiles and body weight among adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Methods: This was a cross sectional study conducted among 400 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Tehran from March to August 2013. Biochemical blood profiles, socio-demographic, lifestyle, anthropometric measurements, and dietary data were obtained.
This study aimed to identify the association of dietary patterns with sociodemographic and health-related characteristics among coronary artery disease patients. In this cross-sectional study, the participants were 250 patients coronary artery disease aged ≥ 40 years old. Data collection was done using questionnaires related to sociodemographics, health-related factors, and food-frequency intake information.
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