background: an increase in cardiovascular disease (cvd) frequency was observed over the past three decades in low- and middle income countries, especially in iran. the purpose of the present study was to review and compare the frequencies of conventional and some non-conventional cvd risk factors between men and women in a tertiary level referral cardiovascular teaching hospital in a six month ...

introduction: hyperlipidemia is a major cardiovascular risk factor. this survey has been performed to determine the prevalence of hyperlipidemia in the 17th zone of tehran. methods: 1573 individuals 25-64 aged were recruited from the inhabitants of the 17th zone of tehran through one stage cluster sampling. standard questionnaires were filled out for all of the participants. lipid profile was c...

how to cite this article: khalessi n, afsharkhas l. neonatal meningitis: risk factors, causes and neurologic complications. iran j child neurol. 2014 autumn;8(4): 46-50. abstract objective neonates are at greater risk for sepsis and meningitis than other ages and in spite of rapid diagnoses of pathogens and treatments, they still contribute to complications and mortality. this study determines ...

conclusions presence of cae in patients with cas increases its cardiovascular event rate. isolated cae is not a benign finding and mi can occur. risk factors of cae are similar to cas, but c/s is more associated with cae than cas. dm is seen in cae patients less than cas. results hypertension (htn), dyslipidemia (dlp), and male sex were matched in both groups without significant difference. cig...

background: cardiovascular disease (cvd) is the cause of one third of deaths worldwide and this will progress because of increasing cvd's risk factors. the most basic task of dealing with the epidemic of cvd is primary prevention of risk factors. as atherogenic index of plasma (aip) is a strong marker to predict the risk of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease, we assessed the correlation...

background: more than 250,000 people die annually of pancreatic cancer, worldwide. the highest incidence and mortality rates of pancreatic cancer are reported in developed countries. in developing countries the rate have been stabilizing over the past two decades but in countries which rates have been low for decades is now increasing. recognizing pancreatic cancer's risk factors and its preven...

background: population attributable fraction (paf) is one of the most practical measures for estimating the burden of risk factors with some challenges in its calculation. cardiovascular disease (cvd) is the first cause of death worldwide and the estimation of accurate pafs for cvd risk factors is of great importance in conducting preventive strategies. our aim was to estimate the pafs of cvd r...

background: infertility is common among couples of child-bearing age and ap-proximately half of known causes of primary infertility are attributable to male factor. it is still unclear whether the injurious effects of cigarette smoking on sperm characteristics and infertility are due to nicotine. therefore, the present study investigated the effects of orally administered of nicotine on sperm c...