Studying the relationship between insomnia and sleep disorders with hypertension: a report from community-dwelling older adults living in Tehran, Iran.

Introduction: Sleep disorders are common health problems in the elderly. One of the unusual and often overlooked risk factors for hypertension is insomnia. Therefore, this study investigated the relationships between insomnia and sleep problems with hypertension in the elderly population living in Tehran, Iran.

Can a Single General Self-Rated Health Question Mirror Social Determinant of Health?

Background: Self-rated health (SRH) indicator is widely used and recommended in health research as a standard indicator for measuring health in different populations. This paper reports SRH of employees at Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran; and its related factors.

Methods: We used the TUMS Employee's Cohort Study (TEC) data, collected from September 2017 to August 2019.

Irrational use of antibiotics in Iran from the perspective of complex adaptive systems: redefining the challenge.

Background: Irrational use of antibiotics is proving to be a major concern to the health systems globally. This results in antibiotics resistance and increases health care costs. In Iran, despite many years of research, appreciable efforts, and policymaking to avoid irrational use of antibiotics, yet indicators show suboptimal use of antibiotics, pointing to an urgent need for adopting alternative approaches to further understand the problem and to offer new solutions.

Up-regulation of FTO gene expression was associated with increase in skeletal muscle mass in overweight male adolescents.

Introduction: The modifying effect of FTO gene expression level on change in body mass index and body composition has not been studied before. This study aimed to investigate the association between change in the expression level of the FTO gene and changes in anthropometric measurements in obese and overweight adolescent boys.

Material And Methods: Eighty-four boys aged 12 to 16 years participated in this longitudinal study.

Exposure to secondhand smoke in Iranian pregnant women at home and the related factors.

Introduction: Fetus health is of high importance in pregnant women and exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) endangers maternal and fetal health. Therefore, in this study we examined the prevalence of exposure to SHS in pregnant women at home and the related factors.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 255 pregnant women who were referred to the Isfahan health care center from July to September 2018.

Indicator for Success of Obesity Reduction Programs in Adolescents: Body Composition or Body Mass Index? Evaluating a School-based Health Promotion Project after 12 Weeks of Intervention.

Background: Obesity in adolescence is the strongest risk factor for obesity in adulthood. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a comprehensive lifestyle intervention on different anthropometric indices in 12-16-year-old boy adolescents after 12 Weeks of Intervention.

Methods: A total of 96 male adolescents from two schools participated in this study.

Macronutrients and the FTO gene expression in hypothalamus; a systematic review of experimental studies.

The various studies have examined the relationship between FTO gene expression and macronutrients levels. In order to obtain better viewpoint from this interactions, all of existing studies were reviewed systematically. All published papers have been obtained and reviewed using standard and sensitive keywords from databases such as CINAHL, Embase, PubMed, PsycInfo, and the Cochrane, from 1990 to 2016.

Health-related quality of life in Iranian patients with multiple sclerosis: a cross-cultural study.

Background And Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate aspects of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who live in Tehran and to compare data with evaluations of both the general population and MS patients in other countries.

Material And Methods: One hundred and forty patients with MS, yet without severe comorbidity, were selected according to convenience sampling in a cross-sectional study. Data were collected by means of the SF-36 questionnaire and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).