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

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 and Reza Malekzadeh ()
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Abdullah Gandomkar: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Hossein Poustchi: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Maryam Moini: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Mohsen Moghadami: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Hadi Imanieh: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Mohammad Reza Fattahi: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Seyyed Mohammad Taghi Ayatollahi: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Mohammad Mahdi Sagheb: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Amir Anushiravani: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Roozbeh Mortazavi: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Sadaf Ghajarieh Sepanlou: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Reza Malekzadeh: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

International Journal of Public Health, 2017, vol. 62, issue 3, No 9, 397-406

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Non-communicable diseases; Risk factors; Cohort studies; Epidemiology; Iran (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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