background: diabetes is one of the most common diseases worldwide that the number of sufferers in the world reaches 177 million. diabetic patients are more likely to get depressed than others. however, the demographic features of patients could be effective in this regard. the aim of present study was to assess the severity of depression in diabetic patients according to their demographic featu...

background : according to the world health organization, mental disorders are one of ten major causes of disabilities throughout the world. this study aimed to investigate the prevalence rate of depression and to determine its associated factors in students of shiraz university of medical sciences (sums), iran. methods: in this cross-sectional study in 2012, 358 students participated voluntaril...

Materials and Methods: 1391 individuals (age 45-64 years old) randomly selected from Dental Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study (Dental ARIC). Clinical measures collected included PD, CAL on six sites for all teeth. Case definition of periodontal disease consists of following three degrees; 1) severe periodontitis: >2 interproximal sites ( not on same tooth) with > 6mm CAL and 1 or more i...