Abstract Background Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are among the most common causes of death worldwide, including in Iran. Considering adverse effects CVDs on physical and psychosocial health; this study aims to investigate association between experience health-related quality life (HRQoL) adult participants Tehran Lipid Glucose Study (TLGS). Methods The cross-sectional were 7009 adults (≥ 20 y...

BACKGROUND Smoking is the most preventable risk factor for non-communicable diseases and its alarming trend. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to explore and determine facilitating factors for smoking in young males, who participated in the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS), from their own perspective. PATIENTS AND METHODS This qualitative study was conducted within the framework of ...

BACKGROUND Menarche is considered as a milestone in the women's reproductive life. Most existing studies on factors influencing menarcheal age had cross-sectional designs and their finding were controversial. OBJECTIVES We aimed to determine some factors affecting the age at menarche in a cohort study with an average of ten-year follow-up; the study was conducted within the framework of Tehra...

abstract         in the increasing population of the elderly in iran, so far no prospective health studies have been undertaken.   this study was conducted to identify the risk factors of survival time of the elderly of ages above 60 years. material and methods: individuals above 60 years old were recruited in the primary phase of the tehran lipid and glucose study (tlgs) during 1998-2001. they...

Background Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a multi-dimensional concept that is affected by different variables. A large body of evidence shows that socio-demographic factors have a significant influence on HRQOL. When considering differences in cultural contexts and social values of various countries and the lack of evidence regarding socio-demographic determinants of HRQOL among the ...

BACKGROUND The Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS) is a long term integrated community-based program for prevention of non-communicable disorders (NCD) by development of a healthy lifestyle and reduction of NCD risk factors. The study begun in 1999, is ongoing, to be continued for at least 20 years. A primary survey was done to collect baseline data in 15005 individuals, over 3 years of age, ...

OBJECTIVE To examine associations of sex-specific related factors with pre-diabetes in Tehranian non-diabetic adults. METHODS This study has been conducted within the framework of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS) between 2008-2010. A total of 5568 (55.4% female) non-diabetic adults, aged ≥20 years, selected from among participants of the TLGS, were recruited for the study. Data on so...

BACKGROUND Since genetic and most environmental factors shape the context of families, some studies have been initiated to investigate the role of familial relationships in metabolic syndrome (MetS). OBJECTIVES To estimate the familial aggregation of MetS and its components by identifying both case and control probands among Tehranian adults with different socio-behavioral and reproductive ch...