Author/Authors :
Najafipour, H Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics - School of Public Health - Research Center for Modeling in Health - Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman , Haghdoost, AA Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics - School of Public Health - Research Center for Modeling in Health - Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman , Shadkam, M Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics - School of Public Health - Research Center for Modeling in Health - Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman , Navadeh, S. Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics - School of Public Health - Research Center for Modeling in Health - Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman , Mirzazadeh, A Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics - School of Public Health - Research Center for Modeling in Health - Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman , Afshari, M Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics - School of Public Health - Research Center for Modeling in Health - Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman , Moazenzadeh, M Dept. of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Physiology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman , Nasri, HR Dept. of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Physiology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman , Masoomi, M Dept. of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Physiology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman , Mirzaiepour, Dept. of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Physiology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman , Sarvar Azimzadeh, B Dept. of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Physiology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman , Forood, A Dept. of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Physiology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman , Bahreini, F Dept. of Nutrition - School of Public Health - Physiology Research Center - Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman , Mahmoudi, MR Dept. of Nutrition - School of Public Health - Physiology Research Center - Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman , Sanjari, M Dept. of Endocrinology - School of Medicine - Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman , Malek Mohamadi, T Dept. of Dental Public Health - Oral and Dental Diseases Research Center - Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman , Banivaheb, GH Dept. of Psychiatry - School of Medicine - Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman , Naderi, MA Dept. of Psychiatry - School of Medicine - Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman , Moshtaghi Kashanian, GH Dept. of Biochemistry - School of Medicin - Physiology Research Center - Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman , Malekpour Afshar, R Dept. of Pathology - School of Medicine - Physiology Research Center - Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman , Ghazanfari, Z Dept. of Nursing - School of Nursing and Midwifery - Physiology Research Center - Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman
Abstract :
Background: This article was to present the sampling and measurements methods and the main preliminary findings
of the KERCADR cohort study (first round) in an urban and peri-urban setting, Kerman, southeastern Iran2009-11.
Method: 5900 (3238 female) people aged between 15 to 75 years were recruited in the household survey by nonproportional
to size one-stage cluster sampling. Trained internal specialists, general practitioners, clinical psychologists
and dentists have assessed the study subjects by person-assisted questionnaires regarding different NCD risk factors
including cigarette and opium smoking, physical activity, nutrition habits, anxiety, depression, obesity, hypertension
and oral health. Blood samples were also collected for determining FBS, HbA1c, cholesterol and triglyceride.
Weighted standardized prevalence estimates were calculated by STATA 10 survey analysis package.
Results: The participation rate was more than 95% in all subgroups. Cigarette smoking (18.4% vs. 1.2%), opium use
(17.8% vs. 3.0%) and triglyceridemia (16.1% vs. 12.0%) were significantly higher among men than women. In contrast,
women were presented with higher level of sever anxiety (29.1% vs. 16.7%), obesity (16.8% vs. 9.2%), low-physical
activity (45.1% vs. 39.2%) and uncontrolled diabetes (60.2% vs. 31.0%). More than 68% of all subjects have presented
with moderate to severe gingival index scores.
Conclusion: The first round of the KERCADR cohort with sufficient sample size and response rate provided precise
estimates for the main clinical and para-clinical NCD risk factors. These evidences need to be translated into public
health interventions and monitored in the next rounds of the cohort.
