
Maryam YazdiIsfahan University of Medical Sciences · Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-communicable Disease
Maryam Yazdi
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
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A BSTRACT
Objective
This study investigates the impact of omeprazole on urinary magnesium (Mg) excretion in children undergoing treatment for peptic disease. Specifically, it examines how omeprazole influences the fractional excretion of Mg.
Methods
This single-arm clinical trial was conducted from 2020 to 2021. With 44 children diagnosed with ac...
Health literacy may play an important role in the attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Persian version of Health Literacy for School-Aged Children (P-HLSAC) employing data that covered the entire school path. This cross-sectional study was conducted in...
Background: As pregnancy progresses, insulin sensitivity (SI) might slowly decrease to 50% of the average value, which could result in gestational diabetes. As weight gain is associated with reduced SI and vice versa, we evaluated the possible correlation between nutritional status and SI, especially in early pregnancy. Methods: This cross-sectiona...
Background
Dietary factors have been suggested as potential risk factors for myopia, but research findings on this relationship are inconclusive. The potential predisposing or protective role of macronutrient (carbohydrate, protein, fat) intake in the development of myopia was systematically reviewed, followed by data synthesis by meta-analysis.
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Background
Elevated levels of atmospheric pollutants might disrupt the metabolism of vitamin D in the skin. Studies showed inconsistent results about the impact of air pollution on the serum vitamin D level. This study aims to systematically review the influence of air pollution on vitamin D levels.
Materials and Methods
The Medline database (PubM...
Background
Eating disorders in some infants can be due to the inability to reach a level of relaxation necessary to start the feeding process. Gabapentin (GB) has been proposed as a stabilizer of nerve function in improving this disorder. This study aimed to investigate the effect of GB on improving feeding resistance in infants aged 3–6 months.
M...
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Although most non-acute pain assessment tools are multi-dimensional (behavioral and physiological measures) in their approach, the outputs of such tools are considered unidimensional. This study aimed to explore and determine the behavioral and physiological pain structures of Premature Infant Pain Profile-Revised (PIPP-R) for neonates...
Objectives
To determine the associations between various glucose and lipid-related indicators with elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in pediatric population.
Methods
We analyzed the cross-sectional data of 3,771 Iranian children and adolescents aged 7–18 years using the fifth survey of a national school–based surveillance program. The predic...
Background
The high prevalence of sleep problems and their negative consequences on children and parents highlight the need to design early screening instruments to evaluate sleep problems in early childhood. We aimed to determine the validity and reliability of the Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire (BISQ) among the Iranian population.
Methods and...
Background
Staphylococcus aureus isolates are the leading cause of diabetic foot infections (DFIs). Identification of specific virulence factors of S. aureus involved in the pathogenesis of DFIs may help control the infection more effectively. Since the most prevalent virulence factor genes are probably related to the DFI pathogenesis, the aim of t...
Aim
The purpose of this study was to model the causes and negligence of occupational accidents assessed by labor inspectors and justice official experts of Isfahan province from the perspective of health, safety, and environment management.
Materials and Methods
This is a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study that was conducted cross-sectio...
Background: Functional abdominal pain is a health concern with chronic abdominal discomfort without clear etiology. Several etiologic factors are raised in this regard, one related to environmental factors. This study aimed to compare blood lead levels between children and adolescents with and without functional abdominal pain.
Materials and Method...
Background:
We aimed to determine the population attributable risk fraction (PARF) of the risk factors for poor SRH in Iranian children and adolescents.
Method:
This was a nationwide cross-sectional study conducted in 2015 among 14,400 students aged 6-18 years, living in 30 provinces of Iran. Data were collected using global school health survey...
Background and purpose:
Although many recent studies have analyzed the validation of integrin subunit alpha 4 (ITGA4) biomarker for cancer detection in patients with various malignancies, the diagnostic value of ITGA4 methylation for malignant tumors remains uncertain. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to unravel the relationship...
Background: studies showed inflammatory background of overweight and obesity. Prevalence of weight disorders has dramatically increased over the past few decades. Vitamin C is an antioxidant and may be associated with weight disorders. This study aims to systematically review the relationship between dietary and serum vitamin C levels with anthropo...
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Progressive insulin resistance is a physiological condition during pregnancy that can lead to gestational diabetes. Given the association between low blood vitamin D levels and insulin resistance, the present meta-analysis evaluated the effect of vitamin D supplementation on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) and the homeostatic model...
Background:
This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to overview the observational studies on the association of exposure to air pollution and type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).
Materials and methods:
Based on PRISMA guidelines, we systematically reviewed the databases of PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and Web of Science databases to determine the...
Background:
Arginine (ARG) can modulate growth hormone (GH) release by suppressing its endogenous inhibitory regulator, somatostatin. ARG also induces the release of the GH-releasing hormone (GHRH). This study aims to review the effects of L-arginine supplementation alone and combined with GHRH in different doses on GH secretion.
Methods:
In thi...
Background: Neonatal jaundice indicates the presence of pigment in the skin and sclera. Vitamin E is an important component of the cellular antioxidant defense system. Here in the present study, we aimed to evaluate and investigate these therapeutic effects.
Materials and Methods: This is a randomized clinical trial performed on 100 premature neona...
Background: Serum vitamin D level is reported to be associated with the risk of incidence, and severity of COVID-19 in the general population. During pregnancy, immune system alterations in line with changes in vitamin D metabolism may affect the course of COVID-19. Thus, we aimed to systematically review the association between vitamin D, pregnanc...
Introduction:
Controversy exists regarding the association of apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme catalytic subunit 3B APOBEC3B, (A3B) overexpression and poor prognosis, metastasis, and chemotherapy drug resistance in cancers. Here we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine its prognostic value and clinicopathological feature...
Background
Early puberty increases the risk of diverse health outcomes during adolescence and beyond. Several studies have explored the links between short sleep duration and early puberty worldwide.
Objective
The current systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the association between sleep duration and early pubertal timing based on...
Background:
The aim of the study is to identify latent class (LC)-derived patterns of women's knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) toward coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Iran.
Materials and methods:
This cross-sectional survey of 2029 women, who participated in the PERSIAN Birth Cohort, was conducted in Isfahan, Iran. KAP was assessed...
Objectives
Ischemic stroke is the most common presentation of cervical artery dissection (CAD). Information regarding CAD-induced stroke is scarce, especially in the Middle East. Here we investigated the incidence of CAD-induced stroke, its characteristics, and the clinical course in central Iran.
Methods
This is an observational study conducted i...
As phthalate metabolites might cross the placenta, it is possible to find them in the amniotic fluid. This cross-sectional study aims to investigate the levels of phthalate metabolites in the amniotic fluid of a sample of Iranian women and its association with neonatal anthropometric measures. The other objective was to study the potential sources...
Background
Colorectal cancer (CRC) evolves gradually due to the accumulation of genetic and epigenetic changes in the cells of the colonic epithelium. Transition from polyp to CRC usually occurs over a long period and this provides an ideal situation for screening and detection of the disease during its early asymptomatic stage. ITGA4 promoter meth...
Objective
Parabens are extensively used, and cause widespread exposure of the general population including pregnant women and developing fetuses to these pollutants. In this study, we aimed to investigate the association between the maternal exposure of parabens to study their transfer passed through the placental barrier to amniotic fluid; the sec...
Background:
Numerous clinical trials have reported conflicting results regarding the benefit of digoxin in treating heart failure (HF) patients. This study was conducted with the aim to demonstrate the impact of added digoxin to beta-blocker and beta-blocker alone on all-cause mortality and rehospitalization among these patients.
Methods:
We inv...
Exposures to toxic trace elements and deficiencies of essential trace elements during pregnancy may impact fetal growth. This study was conducted to determine the association between maternal blood levels of essential elements including manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) and toxic elements including arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), and lead (Pb)...
Purpose: This study aimed to assess the effect of omeprazole on urinary excretion of magnesium in children receiving omeprazole for treatment of peptic disease. What is the effect of omeprazole on urinary fractional excretion of magnesium?
Methods: This single-armed clinical trial study was conducted on 44 children with a diagnosis of acid peptic d...
Background:
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) toward COVID-19 play an important role in controlling the outbreak. The present study aimed to investigate the KAP of a group of women toward COVID-19 during the second wave of the outbreak in Iran.
Method and material:
A cross-sectional survey of 2862 women was conducted in May and June 2020...
Introduction:
This study aims to report the effect sizes of telemedicine treatments on the symptom domains of paediatric ADHD.
Methods:
In this systematic review and meta-analysis, electronic databases, i.e. PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and Embase, were searched for articles published up to December 2020. The inclusion criteria were as follows...
Since infectious foot ulcers represent one of the major causes of lower-limb amputation, it calls for an appropriate action for early detection and sufficient treatment of diabetic foot infection (DFI). The present study aimed at investigating the bacterial epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) patterns of DFIs in Iran. We have conducted...
Background: The present study aimed to define specific patterns of multisite MSDs of office employees and to examine how derived patterns are related to the ergonomic chair design.
Methods: in this cross-sectional study of 254 office employees, major patterns of MSDs were extracted using latent class analysis and investigated its association with t...
Background
It is well established that parents can influence their offspring's neurodevelopment. It is shown that paternal environment and lifestyle is beneficial for the progeny's fitness and might affect their metabolic mechanisms; however, the effects of paternal exercise on brain in the offspring have not been explored in detail.
Objective
Thi...
Background:
Parathyroidectomy, the standard treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP) due to parathyroid adenoma, is not suitable for all patients. We evaluated the efficacy of ultrasound-guided ethanol ablation of parathyroid adenoma in a group of patients with PHP.
Materials and methods:
In a prospective self-controlled trial, 39 patients...
Anthropometric indices have been used as indicators for predicting hypertension (HTN) in children and adolescents but it is not clear which anthropometric measures are a better index for identifying elevated blood pressure (EBP) risk factors in pediatric population. Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), weight‐height ratio (WHR), a body...
This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy and performance of modified blood pressure‐to‐height ratio (MBPHR) for identifying high blood pressure (HBP) in a large population of children. This multicentric cross‐sectional study was conducted on a nationally representative sample of 7349 Iranian students aged 7‐12 years living in 30 provinces in Iran....
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Musculoskeletal symptoms often occur in more than one anatomical site. The present study aimed to define specific patterns of multisite musculoskeletal disorders and examine how these patterns are related to common psychological problems.
Methods:
Using the data from an interview-based health survey of 358 samples of the industrial m...
Objectives: The current study aimed at evaluating the major domains of stressful life events and their association with psychological problems profile in a large sample of Iranian industrial manufacturing employees.
Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 3,063 participants were randomly selected from 16,000 employees working in a big industrial compa...
Background:
Psychological problems affect many employees and their job performance. Although, the association of diet and stress, as modifiable risk factors, with psychological problems have been investigated separately, however their simultaneous impacts have not been studied. The present study aimed at reinvestigating the association of major di...
Background and Aim: Chemicals are widely used in the workplace and educational life so written control procedures are necessary. In this regard it is important to identify chemical risks. In this study, we evaluated the risk of exposure to toxic substances in a chemistry research laboratory using CHEM-SAM model and a semiquantitative risk assessmen...
Background: This study aims to investigate the concentrations of lead, cadmium, and arsenic in the human milk, and to assess the effect of jujube fruit consumption by lactating mothers in reducing the concentration of these heavy metals in their milk.
Materials and Methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted in 2014 among forty postpar...
Background and aims: In the most of the workplaces there are work-related stress, also Workers complain of musculoskeletal disorders. It should be noted that these two Factors effect on peoplechr('39')s lives.This study with aim to determine the association between the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and occupational stress among a group of...
Background: Various species of Candida, especially Candida albicans was known as the most important etiological agent of fungal infections. Oral candidiasis is the most common fungal infection in patients undergoing chemotherapy. The purpose of this study was to identify Candida species from oral lesions of these patients and antifungal susceptibil...
This study was conducted to examine
the frequency of preschoolers with cleft palate who demonstrate hypernasality. The relationship between the primary palatal surgery timing and the cleft type with the severity of thehypernasality was also examined.
Background: Candidiasis is one of the most important opportunistic human infection. These
infections have been increased due to overuse of antifungal drugs specially fluconazole .These species
shown a relative resistance to fluconazole which is the first choice of vulvovaginal candidiasis
treatment. Herbals are traditional source for medicinal drug...
This study aims to investigate the association of serum concentrations of magnesium (Mg), selenium (Se), chromium (Cr), and copper (Cu) with cardiometabolic risk factors and liver functions in Iranian children and adolescents. This case-control study was conducted under a national surveillance program. It comprised 320 students, aged 10-18 years, i...
This study aims to determine the difference of serum Pb and Hg levels in adolescents with or without metabolic syndrome (MetS) and the association of serum levels of these heavy metals with cardiometabolic risk factors and liver enzymes in Iranian adolescents. The study population consisted of 320 adolescents (160 with MetS and 160 healthy controls...
The aim of the current study was to investigate the growth status of CH, generate specialized growth charts of CH infants, and compare them with their counterparts of regional normal infants. In this prospective cohort study, 760 (345 girls and 415 boys) neonates born in 2002-2009 diagnosed by neonatal CH screening program in Isfahan were followed...
Background & Objectives: Maternal health status is one the important health index since it could be a hallmark of
performance of health care service particularly in rural area. The aim of this study is ranking and identifying
homogeneous provinces based on maternal health indices in Iran.Methods: Based on the indices in the vital horoscope which we...