A multidisciplinary obesity registry for Iranian adults: a protocol.

Purpose: Obesity is a global health challenge due to its high prevalence and increased related morbidity and mortality. Accordingly, creating a platform to enter data on patients with obesity, treatment process and outcome is mandatory. The objective of this registry is to provide such a database regarding Iranian adults with obesity in order to facilitate future research designs and effective decision making to control this condition.

Comparison of Framingham Cardiovascular Risk Criteria and ASCVD Score in Iranian Obese Patients.

Background: Calculating and predicting the risk of disease plays an important role in preventive medicine. Today, some risk scores have been designed to estimate the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) by assessing different factors. Obesity is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, so we decided to calculate the possible risk of heart disease in obese Iranian people to suggest a more accurate calculator.

Familial hypercholesterolemia in an Iranian family due to a mutation in the APOE gene (first case report).

Familial Hypercholesterolemia is an autosomal, dominant genetic disorder associated with premature cardiovascular disease (CVD). Mutations in the LDLR, APOB, and PCSK9 genes cause the FH phenotype, but in 20% of FH patients, mutations in other genes cause FH. In this regard, we investigated the genetic basis of an Autosomal Dominant Hypercholesterolemia (ADH) phenotype in an Iranian family via next-generation exome sequencing with a panel of hyperlipidemia.

Effect of treatment of iron deficiency anemia onhemoglobin A1c in type 2 diabetic patients.

Background/aim: Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) affects hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of treatment of iron deficiency anemia on hemoglobin A1c in type 2 diabetic patients.Materials and methods: Ninety type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with IDA were included in a randomized, placebo-controlled, single-blind clinical trial.

Iran diabetes research roadmap (IDRR) study: a preliminary study on diabetes research in the world and Iran.

Backgrounds: Diabetes is one of the most common metabolic disorders worldwide. This study aim was to provide detail analysis of diabetes research output and its trend in Iran as well as in the world and compare them.

Methods: Data was retrieved from PubMed database using a suitable search strategy and application of proper operator "AND", "OR" and "NOT".

Prevalence of celiac disease among the Iranian population: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

Background/aims: The current systematic review and meta-analysis study assessed the prevalence of celiac disease (CD) in Iran.

Materials And Methods: Electronic databases, including MEDLINE, SCOPUS, Web of Science, Cochrane library Collaboration, and Iranian scientific databases, were searched from 1993 to 2013 for English and Persian articles. The following terms were used, alone or combined, "celiac (MeSH)," "ceoliac," "prevalence (MeSH)," and "Iran*.

Association of Zinc, Copper and Magnesium with bone mineral density in Iranian postmenopausal women - a case control study.

Background: The risk of inadequate nutrition such as trace elements and vitamin deficiencies is considerable in postmenopausal women. The aim of this study was to compare trace elements (Zinc, Copper and Magnesium) concentration in nail, urine and serum among osteoporotic postmenopausal women with control group in Iran.

Methods: Forty eight postmenopausal women aged 36-60 years, were recruited, consisting 30 osteoporotic patients and 18 healthy controls.