BACKGROUND Lower socioeconomic status is generally associated with an increased risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The relationship between community characteristics reflecting socioeconomic status and familial aggregation of common forms of ESRD has not been studied. METHODS Demographic data and family history of ESRD were collected from 23,880 incident dialysis patients in ESRD Network...

Background: Infertility about half of the men. Some factors affecting infertility is related to genetic and environmental factors. This study examined demographic characteristics of men with infertility were referred to the Shariati Hospital Infertility Clinic. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. 200 eligible patients were enrolled with written consent Face-to-face interview...

background and objectives: this study was designed as a retrospective study on urine samples during three years in shaheed mostafa khomeini hospital to determine demographic characteristics of patients with urinary tract infection (uti), microbial etiology, and susceptibility of isolated bacteria to antibiotics. materials and methods: all urines fulfilling the criteria for significant bacteriur...

introduction: human hands are efficient tools to do fine works, game, and routine activities, which are of greater consideration in students with special needs, including hearing-impaired students. materials and methods: this descriptive-analytical study was performed by cross-sectional method on 32 hearing-impaired students with age average of 8.43 years old in hamedan in the academic years 20...

BACKGROUND Although increased retroversion of the glenoid has been shown to be an important factor in posterior instability of the shoulder, there are few studies reporting glenoid bone structure as a risk factor in anterior dislocation of the shoulder. This study aimed to compare glenoid version in patients with anterior dislocation of the shoulder and individuals in a control group with no sh...

BACKGROUND Attachment theory is one of the most important achievements of contemporary psychology. Role of medical students in the community health is important, so we need to know about the situation of happiness and attachment style in these students. OBJECTIVES This study was aimed to assess the relationship between medical students' attachment styles and demographic characteristics. MAT...

Despite the increasingly diverse ethnic composition of British labor force, there is no research investigating whether minorities have different work values from White demographic (White British). Using nationally representative data (2012–2013), this article fills gap by comparing extrinsic and intrinsic between five minorities, while distinguishing first second generations. The results show t...

OBJECTIVE We examined the distribution of heat risk-related land cover (HRRLC) characteristics across racial/ethnic groups and degrees of residential segregation. METHODS Block group-level tree canopy and impervious surface estimates were derived from the 2001 National Land Cover Dataset for densely populated urban areas of the United States and Puerto Rico, and linked to demographic characte...