Maryam Tayefi, Mahmoud Ebrahimi, Sara Saffar Soflaei, Sania Saljoughian, Najmeh Jaberi, Majid Khadem Rezaiyan, Farzad Rahmani, Mohsen Moohebati, Habibollah Esmaily, Seyed Mohammad Reza Parizadeh, Ali Reza Heidari-Bakavoli, Mohammad Safarian, Mohsen Nematy, Mahmoud Reza Azarpazhooh, Gordon A Ferns, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan
BACKGROUND: Anemia is a serious public health problem which may be associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and brain damage. This survey aims to determine the prevalence of anemia and its association with demographic and biochemical factors and metabolic syndrome in a human sample derived from the MASHAD cohort study. METHODS: This survey was conducted on a sub-sample of 9847 individuals aged 35 to 65 as part of the MASHAD cohort study. Demographic characteristics and biochemical and anthropometrics indices were recorded...
June 1, 2023: Archives of Iranian Medicine