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Exploring risk patterns for incident ischemic stroke during more than a decade of follow-up: A survival tree analysis
(2017-08-01)
© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Background and purpose The burden of stroke is increasing in low to middle income countries. Identifying risk patterns for ischemic stroke (IS) can help develop individualized preventive measures for ...
Sex-specific clustering of metabolic risk factors and their association with incident cardiovascular diseases: A population-based prospective study
(2017-08-01)
© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Background and aims We identified distinct patterns of metabolic risk factors (MRF), and examined their association with subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Methods The study sample included ...
Thyroid cancer epidemiology in Iran: A time trend study
(2016-01-01)
Background: Considering the rising incidence of thyroid cancer worldwide, the aim of our study was to investigate the temporal trends in the incidence of this cancer in a large population of Iranian patients. Materials and ...
The effect of interaction between Melanocortin-4 receptor polymorphism and dietary factors on the risk of metabolic syndrome
(2016-01-01)
© 2016 Koochakpoor et al. Background: Controversial data is available on the effect of the Melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) gene variation on metabolic syndrome (MetS) and ineffectiveness of diet in managing MetS. Effects ...
Factor analysis of metabolic syndrome components and predicting type 2 diabetes: Results of 10-year follow-up in a Middle Eastern population
(2015-11-01)
© 2015 Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine and Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd. Background: The relationship among components of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and their association with diabetes is ...
Trend of cardio-metabolic risk factors in polycystic ovary syndrome: A population-based prospective cohort study
(2015-09-11)
© 2015 Ramezani Tehrani et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided ...
Stata modules for calculating novel predictive performance indices for logistic models
(2016-01-01)
© 2016, Research Institute For Endocrine Sciences and Iran Endocrine Society. Background: Prediction is a fundamental part of prevention of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The development of prediction algorithms based on ...
Comparison of metabolic and hormonal profiles of women with and without premenstrual syndrome: A community based cross-sectional study
(2016-01-01)
© 2016, Research Institute For Endocrine Sciences and Iran Endocrine Society. Background: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is reported by up to 85% of women of reproductive age. Although several studies have focused on the ...
Serum nitric oxide metabolites are associated with the risk of hypertriglyceridemic-waist phenotype in women: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study
(2015-11-15)
© 2015 Elsevier Inc. Background and aim There are some controversial issues regarding the association of nitric oxide and obesity-related states. This study was conducted to investigate whether serum nitric oxide metabolites ...
Dietary phytochemical index and the risk of insulin resistance and β-cell dysfunction: A prospective approach in Tehran lipid and glucose study
(2015-11-17)
© 2015 Taylor & Francis. Background: In this study, we aimed to investigate the association of dietary phytochemical index (DPI) with insulin resistance, β-cell dysfunction, and insulin sensitivity. Methods: This ...