Publications by authors named "M Rama Nalini"
Evidence on the associations of body size and occupational physical activity (PA) during the life course with gastrointestinal cancers is inconclusive. We analyzed data from the Golestan Cohort Study, a population-based prospective cohort study from Iran, with 50,045 individuals aged 40-75 years enrolled during 2004-2008 and followed through April 2023. Body size during adolescence, early adulthood, and at cohort baseline was assessed using validated pictograms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Because of its high rates of morbidity and death, especially in its late stages, oral cancer poses a serious threat to world health. Even with improvements in surgical and chemotherapeutic techniques, advanced oral cancer is still difficult to treat and frequently has unfavorable results.
Methods: Information on demographics, tumor features, treatment options, and results were gathered from medical records.
Article Synopsis
- Premature mortality, defined as death before age 70, is a significant health concern in North Africa and the Middle East, with key causes including ischemic heart disease, stroke, and road injuries.
- The Pars Cohort Study in Iran, involving over 9,200 participants aged 40-75, analyzed risk factors and causes of premature death over a nine-year period through various data collection methods.
- The findings revealed that 54% of deaths were premature, mainly due to ischemic heart disease, with several predictive factors for premature mortality identified, including age, tobacco use, and socioeconomic status, while factors like female sex and higher education showed protective effects.
This study aimed to evaluate the superiority of anthropometric indices compared to others for predicting ischemic heart disease (IHD) or cardiometabolic risk factors. This study was a cross-sectional analysis of the Pars Cohort Study data. In total, 9229 Valashahr inhabitants aged 40-75 were included in the analysis.
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- - VOCs, common in air pollution and tobacco smoke, are linked to cardiovascular diseases, but there's limited direct evidence connecting specific VOCs to ischemic heart disease (IHD) mortality in the overall population.
- - A study involving 50,045 participants in northeastern Iran measured urinary concentrations of 20 VOC biomarkers related to smoking and found significant correlations between certain VOCs and increased IHD mortality, especially in non-smokers.
- - The significant associations between VOCs like acrylamide and 1,3-butadiene and IHD mortality suggest that these compounds are independent risk factors for heart disease, irrespective of tobacco use.