Objectives: The outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has influenced all age groups; however, the risk mortality increases with age. Several factors impact development this disease. This study aimed to determine relationship between some in COVID-19 among community dwellers ≥50 years age.This cross-sectional was performed at Shahroud University Medical Sciences from April 1, 2019, Jun...

study of morphological traits of red fleshed apples is a critical step to improve the quality andcommercializing of them. in order to study genetic diversity of iranian red fleshed apples, a total of 17morphological characteristics were assessed for eight genotypes of red- fleshed (‘haji qermez’, ‘goushtqermez’, ‘shahroud-10’, ‘arous gousht qermz’, ‘b.9’, ‘qazvin 1, 2, 3’) and 12 iranian and fo...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to assess the sleep quality and sleep disorders (prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea and sleepiness) among occupational drivers in Iran and to determine which demographic factors and occupational habits are linked to road traffic accidents. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this analytic cross-sectional study 556 occupational road drivers from Shahroud city (in the...

PURPOSE To determine the distribution of axial length (AL) to corneal radius of curvature (CRC) ratio and to evaluate its association with refractive errors in an Iranian population. METHODS In this cross sectional study, multistage cluster sampling was used to select subjects 40-64 years of age residing in Shahroud, northern Iran. All subjects underwent manifest and cycloplegic refraction, a...

introduction: there are many advantages in breastfeeding of infants. the impact of fasting of breastfeeding mothers during ramadan, on their exclusively breastfed infants’ growth, is still unclear. the objective of this study is to determine the impact of maternal ramadan fasting on growth parameters of exclusively breastfed infants. methods: this cohort study was conducted on 55 healthy, exclu...

the first step in walnut breeding programs is to identify and evaluate superior genotypes of fruit trees. hence, there are various walnut breeding programs in various areas of iran. a study aimed to evaluate the morphological and chemical characteristics of selected superior genotypes of walnut was conducted in the shahroud region in 2011-2012.  the following genotypes were selected in this stu...

Introduction: Adolescence is one of the most critical stages of human growth. Its rate and scale is varied in different parts of the world therefore, the consideration of young girls’ dietary intake is highly important. The aim of this study was to determine nutritional status using anthropometric index in a representative sample of adolescent School Girls in Northeastern Iran Methodology...