background : various studies have indicated that dyslipidemia starts in childhood. there is a relationship between the concentration of blood lipids and atherosclerosis. in this study, we assessed the prevalence of dyslipidemia in elementary school children. methods: this cross-sectional study was performed on 1,626 (882 girls and 744 boys) elementary school children aged between 6 and 11 years...

introduction: helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) is suggested to play a role in dyspepsia. the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of h. pylori, in dyspeptic patients. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 850 patients with dyspepsia in iran (2006-2007). the patients were selected using convenience sampling method. data was collected using rome iii criteria questionnaire....

objective: temporomandibular disorders (tmds) are among the most common disorders of the maxillofacial region and are often characterized by pain and dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint(tmj) and muscles of mastication. due to the presence of several diagnostic criteria for such disorders, the reported prevalence rates for tmds have been variable in different communities. the aim of this ...

objective: cigarette smoking is a highly addictive behavior and nicotine dependence is a well known model for drug dependence. it also acts as a gateway drug for the use of other illicit substances. in 1999, iran ministry of health and the national research center carried out a study which revealed that 11.9% of iranian population use cigarette. methods: the present study is a cross-sectional h...

introduction: tt virus (ttv) is an unenveloped single-stranded circular dna virus. sensitive pcr (polymerase chain reaction) methods with primers designed for very conserved regions of the viral genome (utr) indicate high prevalence (> 90%) of ttv infection in general population of many countries world-wide. although there has been no evidence of its relation to any liver or other specific dise...

background due to the increase of hiv patients’ survival, rheumatologic symptoms associated with hiv such as septic arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and other manifestations have increased. also, diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (sle) and rheumatoid arthritis (ra) can be intensified during aids. objectives the aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the prevalence and natur...

results the mean age of the children was 64.27 ± 9.3 months. the prevalence of sleep disorders was 36.25%. sleep disorders were significantly associated with age, height, body mass index, residence of children, father’s occupation, mother’s diseases, father’s drug abuse, and parents’ marital status (p < 0.05). conclusions sleep disorders in children threaten growth and development, and are dang...

introduction: andropause is a common clinical entity of advanced age, with a decline in androgen levels in males. many of the signs of male aging are results of this condition with significant decline in their quality of life and adverse effects on multiple organ systems function. androgen deficiency of the aging male (adam) questionnaire is one of the most applied screening tools for androgen ...

background and purpose: violence is defined as unnecessary hostile behavior in clinical environments, which may lead to psychological abuse by colleagues. this systematic review aimed to evaluate violence and its associated factors among nurses. methods: in this study, we searched for articles and patented documentations published until december 2014 via databases such as pubmed, medline, scopu...

introduction: hypertension is described as one of the risk factors for cardiovascular disease. the prevalence of hypertension is growing among developing countries. in this study, the prevalence of hypertension was studied in individuals who referred to blood transfusion center of ilam city. materials and methods: the present descriptive analytical study was performed based on available data. t...