BACKGROUND Failed visualization of the fetal nasal bone (NB) by ultrasound at 11 - 14 weeks of gestation is strongly associated with chromosomal abnormalities. Meanwhile, the incidence of the absent fetal NB in normal fetuses in the first trimester in mothers of different ethnic origins differs significantly. It is, therefore, important to assess ethnic variations in the first-trimester visuali...

BACKGROUND Obesity is a known prevalent major health issue. The aim of this study is to assay Iranian patients' problems with obesity and their expectations of bariatric surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, we included patients who have used different medical noninvasive treatments and were unsuccessful in losing weight from the obesity clinic in Al Zahra Hospital, Isfahan, from 2014...

The present study aimed to explore the psychometric properties of the Arabic Scale of Death Anxiety (ASDA) in an Iranian middle-aged sample. A sample of 55 volunteer Iranian persons took part in the study. Cronbach's alpha of the ASDA was found to be high (0.91) and Spearman-Brown and Guttman Split-Half coefficients were 0.86. The factor analysis of the ASDA items yielded five factors accountin...

Gastric cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer deaths all over the world. Every year, more than 870 thousand new cases are reported throughout the world and more than 650 thousand people die from this type of cancer (Parkin, 1998). According to the latest statistics of Iran Cancer Research Center, gastric cancer is the most common cancer among Iranian men and the third most common ca...

BACKGROUND Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is a genetic disease which affects both lung and liver. This disease is a recognized factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However its importance as the cause of COPD in a country such as Iran is unclear. OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to find out the role of α-1 antitrypsin deficiency as a cause of COPD in Iranian patients. ...

BACKGROUND Despite the higher prevalence of overweight and obesity among young people in western countries, the 50th and 95th percentile ranks for waist circumference in the Iranian young Females are higher than those of the western ones. OBJECTIVES Identifying major dietary patterns in Iranian young females, which associate with central obesity, can probably explain the difference between Ir...