Background and Objectives: Life style is composed of a chain of active parameters in all dimensions of human life and has a substantial impression on health of population. Since vast majority of health problems has a strong relationship to life style, occurrence of many somatic and psychological disorders would be prevented provided that life style rectified. Blood pressure is one of the most important health criteria moderated when life style has been changed. The aim of this investigation was to study the cause_ effect relationship of life style and blood pressure in administrative employees in Bojnurd rural areas. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive-analytical (cross sectional) study 380 cases of governmental administrative employees were selected on a stratified random sampling with proportional allocation basis. The Study was conducted on 2012 in Bojnourd city of Iran. Primary data gathering tools were data recording sheet and lifestyle questionnaire. BP ≥ 90/140 were considered as hypertensive. The data analyzed in SPSS software. (V18) Results: The life style in 3 levels of desirable ,relatively desirable and undesirable estimated to be 4.58, 52.48 and 42.94 respectively. 7.4% of those studied suffered from high systolic blood pressure and 15.2% had diastolic hypertension. Blood pressure was significantly related to age, weight, height, marital status, exercise, nutrition, stress and body mass index. Conclusions: stress, malnutrition and obesity are among the factors influencing the incidence of hypertension. The essence of implementation of ongoing intervention programs by official bodies to change individual behaviors and lifestyle seems to be required.
Background & Objectives: Obesity is the most important nutrition-health problem of adolescents in developed countries, and the role of dietary habits and associated factors in nutritional disease is undeniable. Furthermore, weight gain especially in adolescence is associated with negative attitudes to own their. This study examined the relationship between food habits with body mass index and fat distribution in high school girls in Bojnurd. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 250 high school girls in 2012. Multi-stage sampling was carried out and data sheet and eating habits questionnaire was used as a means of collecting data. BMI (body mass index) and fat mass index were also measured by standard methods. Statistical analysis was carried out using the SPSS package (version 16). Results: The results showed that the prevalence of obesity and overweight were 3.2 and 12%, respectively. 43 obese individuals (17.1%) had abdominal obesity. A significant positive correlation was found between BMI and fat mass index (p<0.0001). Average intake of fat and energy in overweight and obese were significantly higher than underweight and normal weight ones (p<0.05). The relation between dietary habits and levels of parental education and income were significant (p<0.05) Conclusion: High intake of fat and energy was associated with BMI and fat mass index in high school girls. Accordingly, the inclusion of nutrition education programs and presenting the correct pattern of food consumption can be strategies for health promotion.
Background & objectives: In Iran, road traffic collisions are the first cause of disease burden. Driving is not means just applying technical skills to control the vehicle, but rather reflects the driver's classification of character. One of including variables related to driving is aggression. And causes a lot of dangers in driving. Based on our surveys through the world, questionnaire is the practical tool to assess driving behavior. The aim of this study is to assess the validity and reliability of DVQ's Persian version. Materials and Methods: The 15-item DVQ was translated to Persian according to retranslation method. In the revised version, 3 new items were added and then completed by 400 staffs of North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences. Finally, we employed retranslation method and Cronbach's alpha coefficient to validity assessment. Results: The mean age of the subjects was 35.88 years old. 301 Participants were male and 99 were female. We recognized in PCA Test 2 subscales which showed variance of 36.5% that their Cronbach's Alpha was between 0.68 to 0.78.ICC Test for 2 subscales and total questionnaire were from 0.75 to 0.87. There were significant correlation among factors such as DVQ score, sex and age. Conclusion: The results indicated that the 18-item Persian version of DVQ is a suitable criterion to recognize driver revenge-seeking behavior.
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