High prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its related demographic factors in North of Iran: results from the Persian Guilan cohort study

M Naghipour, F Joukar, HA Nikbakht… - International Journal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome has increased in recent decades
around the world and is currently reaching epidemic levels as it is a major public health and …

Alarm of non-communicable disease in Iran: Kavar cohort profile, baseline and 18-month follow up results from a prospective population-based study in urban area

AR Safarpour, MR Fattahi, R Niknam, F Tarkesh… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The PERSIAN Kavar cohort study (PKCS) aims to investigate the prevalence, trends, and
relevant prognostic risk factors of non-communicable diseases in participants aged 35–70 …

Lifetime prevalence of recurrent aphthous stomatitis and its related factors in Northern Iranian population: The PERSIAN Guilan Cohort Study

A Darjani, F Joukar, M Naghipour… - Clinical Oral …, 2021 - Springer
Objectives Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is one of the most prevalent oral
inflammatory ulcerative lesions. The aim of this large population base study was estimated …

Association of serum levels of Vitamin D with blood pressure status in Northern Iranian population: the PERSIAN Guilan Cohort Study (PGCS)

F Joukar, M Naghipour, S Hassanipour… - … journal of general …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background Evidence in the last decades has indicated an association between vitamin D
and cardiovascular risk factors including blood pressure. The present study aimed to …

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

F Joukar, S Hassanipour, A Atefi, S Maroufizadeh… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
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 …

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

F Joukar, MT Ashoobi, A Alizadeh, T Zeinali, N Faraji… - BMC research …, 2023 - Springer
Background 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Enrolment phase results of the Tabari cohort study: comparing family history, lipids and anthropometric profiles among diabetic patients

M Moosazadeh, M Afshari, K Jafari… - Osong public health …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives Different factors are responsible for the silent epidemic of diabetes mellitus in
developing and developed countries. This study aimed to determine the role of demographic …

Prevalence of urolithiasis among adults in the PERSIAN Guilan cohort study

A Akhavan, F Joukar, S Maroufizadeh, N Faraji… - Journal of Public …, 2023 - Springer
Objective Kidney stone disease (urolithiasis) leads to severe health-related problems such
as flank pain in patients, and it has seen increasing prevalence and incidence in the past …

Exploratory factor analysis of gender-based metabolic syndrome components: results from the Persian Guilan cohort study (PGCS)

M Asgharnezhad, F Joukar, M Naghipour… - Clinical nutrition …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background One of the important issues related to metabolic syndrome is the underlying
factor that remains controversial. The purpose of this study was estimating exploratory factor …

Epidemiologic profile of viral hepatitis B and C in North of Iran: results from PERSIAN Guilan Cohort Study (PGCS)

F Mansour-Ghanaei, F Joukar, M Naghipour… - BMC Research …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Objective Hepatitis B (HB) and C (HC) are two severe viral infectious diseases with
a deleterious impact on global health. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of HB …