The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of elastic resistance band training (ERBT) and green coffee bean extract (GCBE) supplement on novel cardiometabolic indices in obese women. To this end, a total number of 60 obese women aged 30-50 years with a body mass index of > 30 kg/m2 were selected for inclusion in this study and then they were randomly assigned to one of the following four groups: placebo (n = 15), GCBE supplement (n = 15), GCBE supplement + ERBT (n = 15), and placebo + ERBT (n = 15). Each commercially prepared GCBE supplement capsule used in this study contained 500 mg of GCBE supplement and it was also claimed by the manufacturer to have 50% chlorogenic acid (CGA) (250 mg). The participants in the placebo + ERBT and GCBE supplement + ERBT groups attended an 8-week ERBT program, 3 sessions / week, and 60 min each session. In the GCBE supplement + ERBT group, Framingham risk score (P = 0.018), atherogenic index of plasma (P = 0.003), and metabolic syndrome severity score (P = 0.001) significantly decreased. Taken together, the results of the present study supported the importance of supplemental and resistance-type training in improving obesity and novel cardiometabolic risk scores, despite the fact that longer nutritional and exercise interventions could enhance some cardiometabolic risk scores in obese women.

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The successful clinical application of patient-specific personalized medicine for the management of low back patients remains elusive. This study aimed to classify chronic nonspecific low back pain (NSLBP) patients using our previously developed and validated wearable inertial sensor (SHARIF-HMIS) for the assessment of trunk kinematic parameters. One hundred NSLBP patients consented to perform repetitive flexural movements in five different planes of motion (PLM): 0° in the sagittal plane, as well as 15° and 30° lateral rotation to the right and left, respectively. They were divided into three subgroups based on the STarT Back Screening Tool. The sensor was placed on the trunk of each patient. An ANOVA mixed model was conducted on the maximum and average angular velocity, linear acceleration and maximum jerk, respectively. The effect of the three-way interaction of Subgroup by direction by PLM on the mean trunk acceleration was significant. Subgrouping by STarT had no main effect on the kinematic indices in the sagittal plane, although significant effects were observed in the asymmetric directions. A significant difference was also identified during pre-rotation in the transverse plane, where the velocity and acceleration decreased while the jerk increased with increasing asymmetry. The acceleration during trunk flexion was significantly higher than that during extension, in contrast to the velocity, which was higher in extension. A Linear Discriminant Analysis, utilized for classification purposes, demonstrated that 51% of the total performance classifying the three STarT subgroups (65% for high risk) occurred at a position of 15° of rotation to the right during extension. Greater discrimination (67%) was obtained in the classification of the high risk vs. low-medium risk. This study provided a smart “sensor-based” practical methodology for quantitatively assessing and classifying NSLBP patients in clinical settings. The outcomes may also be utilized by leveraging cost-effective inertial sensors, already available in today’s smartphones, as objective tools for various health applications towards personalized precision medicine.

Background and Aims:Psychiatric morbidity among Afghan refugees in Iran, especially those who are resettled in camps has been poorly studied. This study was done to determine the prevalence of mental health problems and the associated effective demographic factors.Methods:Cross-sectional survey of 321 resettled Afghan refugees who were at least 15 years old. A version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) in Persian was administered. Data were analyzed using univariate analysis and logistic regression.Results:Social dysfunction with 80.1% and depression with 22.1% had the highest and lowest prevalence. 48.9% had psychosomatic problem, and 39.3% of them had anxiety. Regarding each person that had at least one mental health disorder as unhealthy, 88.5% of the studied population had mental health problem. Being a man, living with more than eight persons in the same home, and being ten or under ten years at the migration time were statistically significantly associated with higher levels of social dysfunction. Having psychosomatic problem was associated with unemployment, being born in Iran, being ten or less than ten years at the migration time, and having no entertaining programs. Having 1-3 children, living with more than eight persons in the same home, and positive history of chronic disease were statistically significantly associated with higher levels of anxiety. Moreover, having no entertaining programs, and family members' death during migration were associated with higher levels of depression.Conclusion:Mental health problems related to immigration and living in camps, were common among Afghan refugees resettled in Bushehr refugee camp.

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