Background: Chronic and abnormal increase of different types of dyslipidemia leads to some important diseases, such as constriction and abstraction of vessels in various parts of the body, especially in the heart. High lipid profile, such as increased total cholesterol and LDL as well as decreased HDL are recognized as cardiovascular disease risk factors. The present study aimed to estimate the...

Atherosclerotic lesions begin in childhood, and the presence and progression of those lesions are associated with cardiovascular disease risk factors, including lipid dyslipidemias. The early identification and treatment of youth with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and dyslipidemias can alter the atherosclerotic process. The increasing incidence and prevalence of overweight and obesi...

introduction: dental trauma is a very significant problem in primary dentition. it has a physical, esthetic and psychological impact on the child and his/her parents. the purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of traumatic inju ries to the anterior primary teeth and deter mining factors in 2-5-year-old children in rasht, 2012. materials and methods: this research was a cross-section...

conclusions child abuse is a common phenomenon that relates to psychiatric disorders in the abused child or abuser parents. it seems that on-time identification and appropriate interventions can prevent further negative consequences for the child, family, and society. results 56 cases (76%) were physically abused, 53 cases (72.6%) were emotionally abused, and 3 cases (12.3%) were neglected. the...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of dyslipidemias in adults in the city of Campos dos Goytacazes, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, and to identify its relation to risk factors. METHODS Cross-sectional, population-based, observational study with sampling through conglomerates and stratified according to socioeconomic levels, sex, and age, with 1,039 individuals. Risk factors, fam...

INTRODUCTION The term “secondary dyslipidemias” is used to describe the quantitative and/or qualitative alterations in lipoprotein metabolism that complicate the course of other medical disorders. Although the precise prevalence of secondary dyslipidemias has not been determined, the increasing incidence of the conditions that predispose to their development (such as obesity, diabetes mellitus,...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to model the avoidable burden of the risk factors of road traffic crashes in Iran and to prioritize interventions to reduce that burden. METHODS The prevalence and the effect size of the risk factors were obtained from data documented by the traffic police of Iran in 2013. The effect size was estimated using an ordinal regression model. The potential impac...

Background: Child abuse is a significant health and social problem. Different family factors have effects on child abuse. Objectives: This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of in three domains physical abuse, emotional neglect among sample elementary school children Iran. Materials Methods: In this cross-sectional study, total 400 were selected through multistage cluster samplin...

CME 2004 Introduction In diabetes mellitus, morbidity and mortality secondary to cardiovascular diseases has increased these days since the morbidity and mortality related to infections and ketosis has decreased. Diabetics mellitus (DM) has a greater prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD), cardiomyopathy and congestive cardiac failure.1 Metabolic abnormalities and dyslipidemias associated ...