To determine the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MS) in an Iranian elderly population and show its association with coronary heart disease (CHD).

Very few studies have used community-based interventions for primary prevention of Type 2 diabetes, and the direct effect of such interventions on diabetes incidence is relatively unknown.

We validated the transportability of the updated diabetes prediction model from Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study, to a Middle Eastern population. We investigated 3,721 participants of the Tehran Lipid and ...

To investigate whether the known diabetes mellitus (KDM) or newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus (NDM) could be regarded as a coronary heart disease (CHD) risk equivalent among a relatively young Middle East population with ...

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and body mass index (BMI, kg.m(-2)) are established independent risk factors in the development of diabetes; we prospectively examined their relative contributions and joint relationship with ...

We assessed the clinical outcomes of symptomatic and asymptomatic coronary heart disease (CHD) with type 2 diabetic patients.

To estimate and report the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in pregnant women of Bandar Abbas, a city in southern Iran.

Studies have shown a strong association between excess weight and risk of incident diabetes in Iranian women. Therefore, we investigated anthropometric indices in the prediction of diabetes in Iranian women.

Diabetes is a strong risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD).The relative role of various lipid measures in determining CVD risk in diabetic patients is still a subject of debate. We aimed to compare performance of ...