introduction of disorders directly related to prevalence cardiovascular diseases are iron deficiency anemia and obesity, especially that of abdomen. the purpose of the current study has been determining the relationship between anthropometric including body mass index and the size of abdomen and iron-shortage anemia .the studies conducted in the area are very limited.                           ...

the association of obesity and other metabolic conditions with osteoarthritis is under debate; however, a strong link between metabolic disturbances is suggested to contribute to increased incidences and progression of osteoarthritis. we examined the association of metabolic syndrome and its components with the incidence of knee osteoarthritis in iranian population. a community-based study was ...

according to its superficial anatomical location, the thyroid gland is easily accessible by sonography. sonography allows an exact documentation of the size and thyroid volume. the relationship between thyroid volume and anthropometric characteristics is a matter of controversy. the aim of this study was to investigate thyroid volume and its determinants in healthy adult. a cross-sectional stud...

objectives: in this study, the relation of late-life body mass index (bmi) and waist circumference with incident dementia risk was investigatedin a group of iranian elderly peopel. methods & materials: in cross-sectional present study 107 elderly residents of the kahrizak charity foundation aged 80 and older were participated. dementia was assessed using mini-mental state examination questionna...

background:  the prevalence of obesity in the elderly is increasing worldwide. obesity greatly impacts quality of life(qol). the present study aimed to investigate the association between obesity and qol among the elderly, in tehran, iran. methods:  this cross-sectional study (observational) was conducted in 2014 in tehran, iran. a total of 421 elderly people aged ≥ 60 years old were recruited ...

cardiovascular disease (cvd) is responsible for more than half of all deaths in the european region. the aim of the study was to compare body composition, blood pressure, total cholesterol (tc) and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (hdl-c), family history, activity behaviors, and the 10-year risk of having a heart attack between 166 university students (21.62 ± 2.59 yrs) from utah (usa) a...

The molecular mechanisms responsible for impaired insulin action have yet to be fully identified. Rodent models demonstrate a strong relationship between insulin resistance and an elevation in skeletal muscle inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression; the purpose of this investigation was to explore this potential relationship in humans. Sedentary men and women were recruited to partici...

The aim of this study was to examine the impact of well-controlled uncomplicated type 2 diabetes (T2D) on exercise performance. Ten obese sedentary men with T2D and nine control participants without diabetes matched for age, sex, and body mass index were recruited. Anthropometric characteristics, blood samples, resting cardiac, and pulmonary functions and maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) and vent...

Introduction: Body mass index (BMI) can affect cardiac morphology; however, the relationship between BMI and valvular heart diseases has not been thoroughly evaluated. This study aimed to determine the relationship between BMI and mitral valve prolapse (MVP) as one of the most common valve diseases worldwide. It can help us to better understand pathophysiology of this common disease. Materials ...