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01-04-2017 | Original Article

Pars cohort study of non-communicable diseases in Iran: protocol and preliminary results

Authors: Abdullah Gandomkar, Hossein Poustchi, Maryam Moini, Mohsen Moghadami, Hadi Imanieh, Mohammad Reza Fattahi, Seyyed Mohammad Taghi Ayatollahi, Mohammad Mahdi Sagheb, Amir Anushiravani, Roozbeh Mortazavi, Sadaf Ghajarieh Sepanlou, Reza Malekzadeh

Published in: International Journal of Public Health | Issue 3/2017

Abstract

Objectives

The pars cohort study (PCS) is a 10-year cohort study aiming to investigate the burden and the major risk factors of non-communicable diseases, and to establish a setting to launch interventions for prevention of these diseases and controlling their risk factors.

Methods

All inhabitants of Valashahr district in South of Iran, aged 40–75 years, were invited to undergo interviews and physical examination, and to provide biological samples. A total of 9264 invitees accepted to participate in the study (95 % participation rate) and were recruited from 2012 to 2014. Active follow-up was also carried out after 12 months.

Results

About 46 % of participants were male and 54 % were female. About 14.0 % of the participants were current smokers and 8.4 % were ever opium users. The prevalence of overweight and obesity were 37.3 and 18.2 %, respectively. The prevalence of hypertension was 26.9 %. A total of 49 participants died during a median follow-up of one year.

Conclusions

PCS with its large scale and wealth of socio-economic and medical data can be a unique platform for studying the etiology of non-communicable diseases and effective interventions in Iran.

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Title: Pars cohort study of non-communicable diseases in Iran: protocol and preliminary results
Authors: Abdullah Gandomkar
Hossein Poustchi
Maryam Moini
Mohsen Moghadami
Hadi Imanieh
Mohammad Reza Fattahi
Seyyed Mohammad Taghi Ayatollahi
Mohammad Mahdi Sagheb
Amir Anushiravani
Roozbeh Mortazavi
Sadaf Ghajarieh Sepanlou
Reza Malekzadeh
Publication date: 01-04-2017
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: International Journal of Public Health / Issue 3/2017
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Electronic ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-016-0848-2

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Pars cohort study of non-communicable diseases in Iran: protocol and preliminary results

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Objectives

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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Results

Conclusions

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