BACKGROUND Hypertension (HTN) is a major cause of noncommunicable diseases. In this study, we report the prevalence rate of HTN in Birjand population. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted on 1286 individuals in Birjand in 2014. Individuals with systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥90 mmHg were considered as hypertensive. Data were analyzed...

background: prevalence of obesity in children has been increased during recent decades all over the world. obesity, particularly, abdominal obesity (ao) is associated with the risk of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease. this study aimed to assess obesity and central obesity within students aged 11-18 of birjand city. methods: this cross‑sectional and descriptive‑ analytical study was...

introduction: despite advances in cardiac surgery, many patients might still encounter some post-surgical complications and difficulties. to overcome such difficulties, they should receive the required education. in view of the fact that determining the educational needs is the first step in educational planning, the present study aims to determine the educational needs of patients undergoing h...

chromium (vi) adsorption behavior and capacity by surface modified nanozeolite a has been investigated. surface modification was performed and the morphology of modified and unmodified nanozeolite was studied using scanning electron microscope (sem) and transmission electron microscope (tem). adsorption isotherms were studied under different conditions (ph, adsorbent dose, adsorbate concentrati...

The honorable editor-in-chief of the Journal of ARYA We read with interest the article of Dr. Maleki that has recently been published.1 We conducted a similar study in Birjand Vali-e-Asr Hospital in 20092010. This study was done on 125 patients with STEMI with a mean age of 59.2 ± 11.9 years. In this study, 65.6% of patients underwent thrombolytic therapy. This showed a crucial increase compare...

background: this study aims to demonstrate the frequency of malignant breast cancer (bc) according to pathologic findings in birjand during 2011-2013 years. methods: for this cross-sectional study, the sample consisted of pathologic records from 229 breast biopsies of two hospitals in birjand. results: most of the biopsies in women were malignant cases which nearly 90% of them were detected aft...

met with in Birjand during eighteen months of hospital experience amongst the garrison of troops stationed there. Six of these cases were admitted to hospital during May and the last few days of April, 1919. One case occurred in the middle of J une, and the other two during the first three days of July, 1919. Case 1.?The first admission, a young Indian clerk of the Works Department, was on Apri...

BACKGROUND Infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is an important global health problem. Knowledge of the geographic distribution pattern of HBV infection can help to control the spread of the disease. OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of HBV infections and risk factors for the disease for the first time in Birjand, Southeastern Iran. METHODS This was an analytical cross-sectional ...

BACKGROUND Various studies have indicated that dyslipidemia starts in childhood. There is a relationship between the concentration of blood lipids and atherosclerosis. In this study, we assessed the prevalence of dyslipidemia in elementary school children. METHODS This cross-sectional study was performed on 1,626 (882 girls and 744 boys) elementary school children aged between 6 and 11 years ...