Mohammad-Reza Vaez-Mahdavi

Immunoregulation Research Center, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - Association of Sulfur Mustard-induced Ocular Problems with Serum and Blood Biochemical Parameters Changes

Background and objective:Many biochemical features of sulfur mustard (SM) intoxication remained unknown. So far, the direct association between biochemical parameter changes and ocular problems in patients exposed to SM is not evaluated.The current study aimed at evaluating the associations between the ocular findings in patients with SM intoxication and the changes of...

[ 2 ] - اثر ورزش منظم بر پیامدهای ناشی از استرس مزمن روانی‌اجتماعی در موش صحرایی مبتلا به نارسایی قلبی القاشده با ایزوپروترنول

Background and Objective: Psychosocial stresses are one of the causes of most clinical problemes of general health of societies. It can produce and intensify many diseases such as cardiovascular disorders. Studeise have shown this type of stress could produce free radicales and lead to oxidative stress. As regular exercise is effective in decreasing mortality from cardiovasulare dieases, immobi...

[ 3 ] - تأثیر درمان سوءهاضمه بر علائم بیماران مبتلا به کمردرد مزمن با استفاده از کپسول پونه

Background: Low back pain is one of the most common and most costly chronic diseases, which in many cases there is no cure for it . Iranian Traditional Medicine (TIM), has a valuable therapeutic perspectives for the treatment of low back pain. According to Iranian traditional medicine (TIM), One of the main causes of low back pain is dyspepsia. The aim of this study (by conducting a clinical tr...

[ 4 ] - اثر فقرغذایی، نابرابری و تبعیض و بی ثباتی در موقعیت اجتماعی بر ایجاد آسیب سلولی در عضله قلب خرگوش نر سفید نیوزلندی

Background & Objective: Social inequality and deprivation is strongly related to basic health status in different societies. Individuals with lower socioeconomic status (SES) experience higher rate of mortality and lower level of life expectancy. Although health status is affected by poverty, but the precise pathways that link socioeconomic status and health remain unclear. The aim of the pre...

[ 5 ] - Identifying associated factors with social capital using path analysis: A population-based survey in Tehran, Iran (Urban HEART-2)

Background: Social capital has been defined as norms, networks, and social links that facilitate collective actions. Social capital is related to a number of main social and public health variables. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the factors associated with social capital among the residents of Tehran, Iran.   Methods: In this large cross-sectional population-based stud...

[ 6 ] - The prevalence of adulthood overweight and obesity in Tehran: findings from Urban HEART-2 study

Background: To estimate and compare prevalence of overweight and obesity among adult people across the 22 districts of Tehran in 2011. Method s: This was a cross-sectional study using data on 47,406 women and 47,525 men aged≥ 15 years from a large population-based survey (Urban HEART-2). Age-standardized prevalence (ASP) of overweight (25≤BMI<30) and obesity (BMI≥30) were estimated for the ...

[ 7 ] - Different patterns of association between education and wealth with non-fatal myocardial infarction in Tehran, Iran: A population- based case-control study

Background: Myocardial Infarction (MI) is a main cause of death and disability worldwide, whichinvolves a number of genetic, physiopathologic and socio-economic determinants. The aim of thisstudy was to assess the patterns of association between education, wealth and some other risk factorswith non-fatal MI in Tehran population.Methods: Data derived from a second round of large cross-sectional ...

[ 8 ] - Prevalence and associated factors of self-reported hypertension among Tehran adults in 2011: a population-based study (Urban HEART-2)

Background :Hypertension is an important public-health challenge worldwide. The prevalence of hypertension greatly varies across countries. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of self-reported hypertension and to determine related factors in a large random sample of Tehran population in 2011. Methods : In this cross sectional study, 69173 individuals aged 25–64 years were s...

[ 9 ] - Response-oriented measuring inequalities in Tehran: second round of Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool (Urban HEART-2), concepts and framework

Background: Current evidence consistently confirm inequalities in health status among socioeconomic groups, gender, ethnicity, geographical area and other social determinants of health (SDH), which adversely influence health of the population. SDH refer to a wide range of factors not limited to social component, but also involve economic, cultural, educational, political or environment...

[ 10 ] - The Triangular Relationship between Poverty, Inequality and Growth in Iran during the Development Plans

Expended Abstract Introduction: An issue which is often recurring in discussion on development is whether the main focus of development strategies should be on growth or on poverty and/or inequality. The goal of development strategies can be put in two statements. “First, the rapid elimination of absolute poverty, under all forms, is a meaningful goal for development Second, the reduction of a...