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Department of Health Services, faculty of health, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran

Biography

 Haghi Mehdi was working as Department of Health Services, faculty of health, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran . And the Editorial Board Member of many peer reviewed journals and area of expertise, as an Research Scholar credits with many publications in national and international journals.  and committed to highest standards of excellence and it proves through his/her co-authorship of many books.
 

Publications

• Research   
  Prevalence of obesity and overweight among office workers of pars special economic energy zone, Assaluyeh, Iran
  Author(s): Rafati Fard Mohammad*, Mazloomy Mahmoodabad Seyed Saeid, Fallahzadeh Hossein, Haghi Mehdi and Asadi Maryam
  
  Objective: The obesity-related costs imposed on the society are astounding. In this study, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of overweight and obesity among office workers of Pars Special Economic Energy Zone in Assaluyeh, Iran. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on 294 office workers. We applied a questionnaire to collect demographic factors, Beck's questionnaire was also administered to measure physical activity, and finally, the FFQ questionnaire was applied to determine the calorie intake of participants. Then, some anthropometric indices of BMI, WHR, WC, and BFP were measured and evaluated. Results: The overall prevalence of obesity and overweight among the studied office workers was 79.6% (26.2% obese and 53.4% overweight). Low percentage of employees had normal weight with waist circumfer.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/har.2019.8.3

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