Background and Objective: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is on a growing trend. Weight and age are among the most important factors affecting this condition. Evidence is indicative of a relationship between coronary heart diseases and metabolic syndrome. The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among patients admitted to the Cardiology Department o...

  Abstract   Background & Aim: Metabolic syndrome is one of the risk factors of cardiovascular disease. Depression increases the risk of metabolic syndrome in the general population. The aim of this study was determining the association between depression and the metabolic syndrome in elderlies with cardiovascular disease.   Material & Methods: This cross-sectional study w...

Background: The clustering of cardiovascular risk factors , known as the metabolic syndrome , greatly increases the risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease .individuals with the metabolic syndrome are also at increased risk for premature death from cardiovascular disease or all–cause mortality . Although is a particular importance, its epidemiology in Iran has not been stud...

Background and purpose: Metabolic syndrome reduces the quality of life and cognitive function. The health of railway staff is of great importance as proper health status could increase the quality of rail services delivered. Therefore, this study was performed to assess the quality of life of railway employees according to being affected by metabolic syndrome or not. Materials and methods: Thi...

Introduction & Objective: Urinary stones are among the most common complaints referred to nephrologist and urologists. Although incidence of urolithiasis is low in children compared to adults and only 7% of all urinary stones are diagnosed before the age of 16 but stones are detected more frequently in pediatric age group in recent years. Metabolic derangements, infection, neurogenic bladder ...

Background and purpose: Sleep is one the main physiological parameters in circadian rhythm. Poor sleep is associated with many health consequences such as increased overall mortality and metabolic syndrome in adults and children. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between sleep and metabolic syndrome. Materials and methods: In a descriptive study, data of 2038 participan...

Objectives: The relation of metabolic syndrome components, insulin resistance and leptin has been studied in elderly women. Methods & Materials: In this cross sectional study, among 225 subjects≥60 year old who were residents of Kahrizak Charity Foundation, 133 (56 men & 77 women) were selected by cluster random sampling. Fasting serum TG, Total Cholesterol, HDL, and leptin levels were measu...