35 Result(s)

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The association between waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) with diabetes in the PERSIAN Guilan cohort study population

Waist circumference (WC), or waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), potentially offers a more accurate reflection of intra-abdominal fat accumulation and could serve as a superior predictor of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D...

Masoome Aghaei, Farahnaz Joukar, Soheil Hasanipour… in BMC Endocrine Disorders (2024)

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Distribution and prevalence of refractive error in Iranian adult population results of the PERSIAN eye cohort study PECS

The Persian Eye Cohort Study, a population-based cross-sectional study from 2015 to 2020, examined refractive error prevalence among 48,618 Iranian adults aged 31 to 70. The study encompassed six centers in Ir...

Fateme Alipour, Maryam Mohammadzadeh, Fatemeh Jafari, Alireza Lashay… in Scientific Reports (2024)

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The effects of gut microbiome manipulation on glycemic indices in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a comprehensive umbrella review

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a significant risk factor for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Increased fasting blood sugar (FBS), fasting insulin (FI), and insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) are obser...

Azin Vakilpour, Ehsan Amini-Salehi, Arman Soltani Moghadam… in Nutrition & Diabetes (2024)

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The frequency of colorectal lesions in the first-degree relatives of patients with colorectal lesions among PERSIAN Guilan Cohort Study population (PGCS)

This study aimed to investigate the frequency of colorectal lesions in the first-degree relatives of patients with colorectal lesions among the Prospective Epidemiological Research Studies in Iran (PERSIAN )Gu...

Somaieh Matin, Farahnaz Joukar, Saman Maroufizadeh… in BMC Gastroenterology (2024)

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Prevalence and associated factors for asymptomatic microscopic hematuria in adults in the PERSIAN Guilan cohort study (PGCS)

Although hematuria is not life-threatening, some could be the result of a more severe condition. Our objectives are to report on the prevalence and risk factors of asymptomatic microscopic hematuria (AMH) in t...

Farahnaz Joukar, Soheil Hassanipour, Amirhomayoun Atefi… in Scientific Reports (2024)

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The association between the volume of the gallbladder based on sonographic findings and demographical data in the PERSIAN Guilan cohort study (PGCS)

Ultrasound is an important method to determine the volume of the gallbladder and check its structure. Considering the variation in the size and volume of the gallbladder in disease and physiological conditions...

Farahnaz Joukar, Mohammad Taghi Ashoobi, Ahmad Alizadeh… in BMC Research Notes (2023)

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Family history of cancer as a potential risk factor for colorectal cancer in EMRO countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The current meta-analysis aims to investigate the existing articles that evaluated the implications of a positive family history of cancer on the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) within the EMRO countries. We e...

Mohammad-Hossein Keivanlou, Ehsan Amini-Salehi, Farahnaz Joukar… in Scientific Reports (2023)

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The effectiveness of walking exercise on the bowel preparation before colonoscopy: a single blind randomized clinical trial study

Bowel preparation is a crucial factor affecting the diagnostic accuracy of colonoscopy, and few randomized control trials evaluated enhancement in bowel preparation. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the eff...

Gholamreza Rezamand, Farahnaz Joukar, Ehsan Amini-Salehi… in BMC Gastroenterology (2023)

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Unusual herpetic reactivation in a young female following botox injection: a case report study

Botox injections are commonly used for cosmetic and therapeutic purposes because they temporarily paralyze muscles, reduce wrinkles, and alleviate certain medical conditions. Although generally considered safe...

Ehsan Amini-Salehi, Narges Eslami, Amirhossein Tamimi… in BMC Infectious Diseases (2023)

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Detection of high risk people for diabetes by American diabetes association risk score in PERSIAN Guilan cohort study

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is known as one of the most prevalent non communicable diseases with high cost of health services in the world. Present study was conducted to assess the frequency of high risk people fo...

Tolou Hasandokht, Farahnaz Joukar, Saman Maroufizadeh… in BMC Endocrine Disorders (2023)

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Map** age- and sex-specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2018

Human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is still among the leading causes of disease burden and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and the world is not on track to m...

Emily Haeuser, Audrey L. Serfes, Michael A. Cork, Mingyou Yang… in BMC Medicine (2022)

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Gender-related differences in the association of serum levels of vitamin D with body mass index in northern Iranian population: the PERSIAN Guilan Cohort Study (PGCS)

Vitamin D (VD) insufficiency has now become a global problem throughout the world. The association between increasing body mass index (BMI) and VD insufficiency has attracted great attention in recent research...

Farahnaz Joukar, Mehrnaz Asgharnezhad, Mohammadreza Naghipour… in BMC Nutrition (2022)

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Correction: Socioeconomic gradient in physical activity: findings from the PERSIAN cohort study

Farid Najafi, Shahin Soltani, Behzad Karami Matin, Ali Kazemi Karyani… in BMC Public Health (2022)

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Correction: Decomposing socioeconomic inequality in dental caries in Iran: cross-sectional results from the PERSIAN cohort study

Farid Najafi, Satar Rezaei, Mohammad Hajizadeh, Moslem Soofi… in Archives of Public Health (2022)