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Adel Allami, Dr Masoud Golpayegani, Dr Shahnaz Shahjerdi, Volume 20, Issue 5 (Scientific Journal of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences 2015)
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Background and Aim: Obesity is an important factor leading to spine abnormalities. Body fat distribution (type of obesity) is important in relation to its effect on the health of people. The purpose of the present study was to compare thoracic curvature and its abnormality (kyphosis) in apple-shaped and pear-shaped obesity.
Material and Methods: This was a case-control study. The subjects in this study consisted of the 6th grade, primary school girls in Arak City, in Iran. 122 obese students were screened using non-randomized and purposeful sampling method based on their body mass index. Finally, 61 students participated in this study. Then, based on waist-to-hip ratio, the students were divided into apple-shaped and pear-shaped obesity groups.
Results: We found significant differences between the two groups in relation to the degree of thoracic curvature and the incidence of kyphosis which were more pronounced and more prevalent in the subjects with apple-shaped obesity.
Conclusion: The difference in the degree of thoracic curvature and the incidence of kyphosis in the two obesity groups were possibly related to the type of obesity, namely, body fat distribution. It seems that the type of obesity affects the thoracic curvature and can lead to kyphosis.
Keywords: Apple-shaped obesity, Fat distribution, Kyphosis, Thoracic curvature, Pear-shaped obesity.
Received: Jun 15, 2015 Accepted: Sep 12, 2015
Hamid Reza Najari, Azad Ghadimi, Abbas Allami, Volume 25, Issue 4 (Scientific Journal of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences 2020)
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Background and Aim: There is no consensus in the literature on the relationship between blood groups and risk of urinary tract infection (UTI). The present study was conducted to evaluated the relationship of blood groups with UTI and determine the most common bacterial cause of UTI in different blood groups.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytical (cross sectional) study was conducted from 2016 to 2018 in different wards of BouAli Sina Hospital. we used convenience sequential sampling method. Characteristics and blood groups of UTI cases, and blood group of all blood donors in Qazvin Province in 2018 were recorded. Using SPSS software 25, data were analyzed by chi-square test. P<0.05 was considered significant.
Results: Of 244 patients, 57% were female and the mean age of the patients was 70.83±14.98. No significant difference was observed between UTI patients and healthy population in regard to the distribution of ABO and Rh blood groups (P>0.05). There was not a significant relationship between ABO and Rh groups and type of organism (P>0.05). The most common organism responsible for UTI was E. coli in the participants with different types of blood groups. The lowest rate of UTI due to E. coli (52%) belonged to O group and the highest rate (71%) was associated with AB group.
Conclusion: In comparison with the healthy population, rate of UTI was not different among the subjects with different blood groups. It seems that these antigens play a minor role in the pathogenesis of UTI. E.coli was the most common organism responsible for UTI in the participants with all blood subgroups.
Behzad Bijani, Amirhosein Samimifar, Abbas Allami, Volume 30, Issue 1 (Scientific Journal of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences 2025)
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Background and Aim The role of BCG vaccination in childhood on the outcomes of Covid-19 infection is still unclear. This study aimed to examine the association between BCG vaccination status and the severity, ICU admission, and mortality of Covid-19 pneumonia patients.
Materials and Methods This was a cross-sectional study of Covid-19 pneumonia patients admitted to Bo Ali Sinai Medical Education Center in Qazvin, Iran, from April 2022 to January 2023. Data on demographic characteristics, comorbidities, BCG vaccination status, and in-hospital outcomes, including severity of illness, ICU admission, and mortality, were collected and analyzed.
Results Of 203 patients (mean age 56 years, 43.8% male), 52.7% had a history of BCG vaccination. Logistic regression analysis showed that the number of comorbidities, lymphocyte percentage, and oxygen saturation at admission were inversely associated with ICU admission (odds ratio [OR] = 1.6, 0.9, and 0.8, respectively). Age and respiratory rate were positively associated with mortality (OR=1.2, 1.5). BCG vaccination and respiratory rate were positively associated with severity of Covid-19 (OR=8.5, 4.8), while oxygen saturation was negatively associated with severity of Covid-19 (OR=0.009). BCG vaccination status did not have a significant effect on ICU admission and mortality.
Conclusions This study did not find evidence that BCG vaccination in childhood alters the prognosis of Covid-19 pneumonia. Age and respiratory rate were the main predictors of in-hospital mortality in Covid-19 pneumonia patients.
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