Background: Evaluation of fat distribution is a way to assessment of physical health. Waist to Hip Ratio and waist circumference are the simplest anthropometric measurements to be used to determine the obesity and related disorders in pregnancy. Today a close consideration is given to WHR and WC assessment in order to evaluate physical health in epidemiological studies. Materials and Methods: O...

studies have demonstrated that zinc plays an important role in development of cardiovascular diseases in western populations. but there is little data for other racial groups. this study was aimed to investigate the association between serum zinc and coronary artery disease (cad) in iranian subjects.this study was conducted on 81 subjects,which referred to heshmat hospital of guilan province , ...

objectives: in this study, the relation of late-life body mass index (bmi) and waist circumference with incident dementia risk was investigatedin a group of iranian elderly peopel. methods & materials: in cross-sectional present study 107 elderly residents of the kahrizak charity foundation aged 80 and older were participated. dementia was assessed using mini-mental state examination questionna...

background:  the prevalence of obesity in the elderly is increasing worldwide. obesity greatly impacts quality of life(qol). the present study aimed to investigate the association between obesity and qol among the elderly, in tehran, iran. methods:  this cross-sectional study (observational) was conducted in 2014 in tehran, iran. a total of 421 elderly people aged ≥ 60 years old were recruited ...

In this editorial, Professor Roger Kirby, Editor-in-Chief of Trends in Urology and Men's Health, reflects on the problem male obesity UK.