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Gita Shafiee
Endocrinology
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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 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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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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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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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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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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Bone mass and microarchitecture in T2DM patients and corticosteroids therapy: the Bushehr Elderly Health program
Our study examined whether T2DM and glucocorticoids treatment affect bone quality and quantity that are measured by Bone Mineral Density (BMD) and Trabecular Bone Score (TBS).
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Author Correction: Association of a body shape index and hip index with cardiometabolic risk factors in children and adolescents: the CASPIAN-V study
The online version of the original article can be found at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40200-021-00743-0
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Comparison of anthro-metabolic indicators for predicting the risk of metabolic syndrome in the elderly population: Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) program
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster metabolic disorder that includes central obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension, and dyslipidemia, and is highly associated with an increased risk of develo** non-co...
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Studying the relationship between cognitive impairment and frailty phenotype: a cross-sectional analysis of the Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) program
Some pathophysiological effects of physical frailty and cognitive impairment might be similar; therefore, finding the associations in epidemiologic studies could guide clinicians and researchers to recognize e...
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The association between muscle indicators and bone mass density and related risk factors in the diabetic elderly population: Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) Program
Loss of muscle mass and strength and bone mass density are complications of the aging process. Studies show that the prevalence of sarcopenia and osteoporosis may be higher in patients with diabetes. Therefore...
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The associations of statin intake and the trabecular bone score and bone mineral density status in elderly Iranian individuals: a cross-sectional analysis of the Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) program
In recent years, a growing interest on the impact of statin intake on bone health has emerged, although the reported results are controversial. The results of this study revealed that BMD at lumbar spine has a...
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Bone characteristics and metabolic phenotypes of obesity in an Iranian Elderly population: Bushehr Elderly Health Program (BEHP)
Obesity and osteoporosis are health problems with high impact on the morbidity and mortality rate. While the association between BMI and bone density is known, the combined effects of obesity and metabolic com...
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Association of a body shape index and hip index with cardiometabolic risk factors in children and adolescents: the CASPIAN-V study
This study designed to discover the link between a body shape index (ABSI) and hip index (HI) with cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRFs) in Iranian children and adolescents.
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Prevalence of osteoporosis among the elderly population of Iran
In a large population-based study of Iran, the age-standardized prevalence of osteoporosis was 24.6% in men and 62.7% in women aged ≥ 60 years. Osteoporosis was negatively associated with body mass index in bo...
