2021
Disparities and spatial variations of high salt intake in Iran: a subnational study of districts based on the small area estimation method
Azadnajafabad S, Ebrahimi N, Mohammadi E, Ghasemi E, Moghaddam S, Aminorroaya A, Rezaei N, Ghanbari A, Masinaei M, Fateh S, Haghshenas R, Gorgani F, Kazemi A, Dilmaghani-Marand A, Farzadfar F. Disparities and spatial variations of high salt intake in Iran: a subnational study of districts based on the small area estimation method. Public Health Nutrition 2021, 24: 6281-6291. PMID: 34261565, PMCID: PMC11148577, DOI: 10.1017/s1368980021002986.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of high salt intakeHigh salt intakeSalt intakeNationwide cross-sectional surveyEstimated prevalenceRisk factor surveillanceEconomic statusNon-communicable diseasesPopulation-wide policiesCross-sectional surveyPublic health issueHigh salt consumptionIran STEPsSocio-economic scaleSmall area estimation methodsStepwise approachDistricts of IranHealth issuesSalt consumptionConcentration indexProvinces of IranRisk factorsIntake measurementsPrevalenceArea estimation methods
2020
Population attributable fraction estimates of cardiovascular diseases in different levels of plasma total cholesterol in a large-scale cross-sectional study: a focus on prevention strategies and treatment coverage
Azadnajafabad S, Karimian M, Roshani S, Rezaei N, Mohammadi E, Saeedi Moghaddam S, Ghasemi E, Sadeghi Morasa F, Rezaei N, Aminorroaya A, Ghanbari A, Nasserinejad M, Gorgani F, Larijani B, Farzadfar F. Population attributable fraction estimates of cardiovascular diseases in different levels of plasma total cholesterol in a large-scale cross-sectional study: a focus on prevention strategies and treatment coverage. Journal Of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders 2020, 19: 1453-1463. PMID: 33520846, PMCID: PMC7843742, DOI: 10.1007/s40200-020-00673-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHighest population attributable fractionPopulation attributable fractionIschemic heart diseasePrevention strategiesCalculated population attributable fractionsPopulation attributable fraction estimationPopulation-based prevention strategiesNon-communicable diseasesRisk factorsIschemic strokeBurden of hypercholesterolemiaCross-sectional studyPhase 1Phase 2Iran STEPsAttributable fractionUrgent action planHealth guidelinesPrevention programsPhase 3Treatment coverageImpact of treatmentPurposeCardiovascular diseaseLevels of plasma total cholesterolLipid-lowering drugs