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Gita Shafiee
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The impact of osteosarcopenia and its parameters on mortality of COVID-19 in-hospitalized older patients: the findings of BEH (Bushehr elderly health) program
It has been documented that old age and chronic diseases are associated with poor prognosis and mortality among COVID-19 patients. Osteosarcopenia is a geriatric syndrome with a considerable prevalence which i...
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Contribution of bone turnover markers (BTMs) and vitamin D to bone health in Iranian elderly women
While only a few postmenopausal women exhibit biochemical signs of hypovitaminosis D, it has been shown that vitamin D insufficiency has detrimental effects on the overall skeleton mineralization, bone turnove...
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Association between pre-diabetes or diabetes and cognitive impairment in a community-dwelling older population: Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) program
Persistent uncontrolled hyperglycemia is recognized as one of the risk factors for cognitive disorders. Accordingly, both type 1 and type 2 diabetes may predispose individuals to cognitive impairment, particul...
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Open AccessSocioeconomic inequalities in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a study based on a population-based survey in Iran
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is the most prevalent form of Diabetes Mellitus (DM), with social and economic determinants significantly influencing its prevalence. This study aimed to analyze the socioeconom...
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Open AccessEvaluation of the prevalence of cardiometabolic disorders (diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia) diagnosed, undiagnosed, treated, and treatment goal in the elderly: Bushehr Elderly Health Program (BEH)
As the population ages, the global burden of cardiometabolic disorders will increase. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of cardiometabolic disorders (diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia) in...
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Open AccessThe association between continuous metabolic syndrome score and its components with electrocardiographic abnormalities in community-dwelling older adults: the Bushehr elderly health (BEH) program
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) known as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) has developed into a major source of health issue, especially for the elderly. In the present study, we investigated the asso...
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Open AccessThe 15-year national trends of urinary cancers incidence among Iranian men and women; 2005–2020
Urinary tract cancers including bladder, kidney, ureter, and pelvis are a common malignancy worldwide with high mortality ratio. Aimed to investigate the prevalence of these cancers, we conducted this study.
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Child mortality inequalities and socioeconomic determinants of health in Iran, 2016–2018
Measuring health inequalities is essential to inform policy making and for monitoring implementation to reduce avoidable and unfair differences in health status. We conducted a geospatial analysis of child mor...
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Prevalence of osteosarcopenic obesity and related factors among Iranian older people: Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) program
Osteosarcopenic obesity is a new syndrome that has been recently discussed in the scientific community. It is a condition that affects the elderly and involves the loss of bone, muscle, and fat tissue. The few...
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Open AccessThe prevalence and predictors of geriatric giants in community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study from the Middle East
The term “geriatric giants” refers to the chronic disabilities of senescence leading to adverse health outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and predictors of geriatric giants in Southern Ir...
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The association between vitamin D status and sleep duration in school-aged children; the CASPIAN-V study
Considering the high prevalence of both vitamin D deficiency (VDD) and sleep impairment in children and adolescents, this study was conducted to determine the association between VDD and sleep duration in the ...
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Management goal achievements of diabetes care in Iran: study profile and main findings of DiaCare survey
This paper presented the methodology and main findings of a population-based survey to determine diabetes care status among type 2 diabetic subjects in Iran. The current study assessed treatment goal achieveme...
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Open AccessThe 15-year national trends of endocrine cancers incidence among Iranian men and women; 2005–2020
Cancer is one of the important health problems in Iran, which is considered as the third cause of death. Endocrine cancers are rare but mostly curable. Thyroid cancer, the most common endocrine tumors, include...
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Open AccessCost-effectiveness analysis of sarcopenia management interventions in Iran
Identification the optimal management intervention of sarcopenia is a concern of health systems. We aimed to analyze the cost-effectiveness of sarcopenia management strategies in Iran.
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The Association of Cardiovascular Diseases Risk Scores and Osteosarcopenia Among Older Adult Populations: The Results of Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) Program
Considering the association of cardiovascular disease (CVD) with both osteoporosis and sarcopenia, this study aimed to explore the association between a newly developed CVD risk score and osteosarcopenia in th...
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Open AccessThe 15-year national trends of genital cancer incidence among Iranian men and women; 2005–2020
Cancer is a major health problem and cause of mortality worldwide. Despite the prevalence of other cancers in males and females, genital cancers are especially important because of their psychological effects ...
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Post COVID-19 neuropsychiatric complications and therapeutic role for TNF-α inhibitors: a case series study
The post-COVID syndrome is the various physical and neuropsychiatric symptoms after the acute phase of COVID-19. The understanding of pathophysiology of this syndrome and its treatment need to further studies....
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Evaluation of the performance of osteoporosis/fracture screening models to identify high-risk women for osteoporosis: Bushehr elderly health (BEH) program
This study aimed to evaluate the performance of valid risk assessment models developed for osteoporosis/ fracture screening to identify women in need of bone density measurement in a population of Iranian elde...
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The association of opioid consumption and osteoporosis in old men: Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) program
In a population of 1156 men aged ≥ 60 years, opioid drug use was reported by 4.1% (n = 47) of participants. Among opioids, opium was the most prevalent consuming drug (83%). Adjusting for potential confounders, o...
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Open AccessIranian Multi-center Osteoporosis Study (IMOS), 2021–2022: the study protocol
This paper presents the protocol of the 4th round of Iranian Multi-center Osteoporosis Study (IMOS), a national survey with the primary objective of estimating the prevalence of osteoporosis and sarcopenia and th...
