Rafat Shadmehr, Mehdi Sharafi, Mohammadhossien Shahabzadeh, Mostafa Bijani, Rahim Sharafkhani, Babak Pezeshki, Abdolmajid Ghasemian, Azizallah Dehghan
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Abstract
Background: This study aimed to determine the relationships between opium use and metabolic syndrome in Fasa PERSIAN cohort data.
Methods: This was an analytical cross-sectional study conducted among participants of the first phase of the Fasa PERSIAN cohort study. A total of 10,074 participants (aged 35-70 years) were studied. The MetS was defined as per the National Cholesterol Education Program ATP III (NCEP-ATP III) criteria. Independent sample t-test and Chi-square test were used for univariate analysis, and multivariate logistic regression was used to control for potential confounders and calculate odds ratios (ORs).
Results: The MetS prevalence was 24.6% in the whole population (28.42% in women vs. 19.94% in men, P < 0.001). The prevalence of opium use was 23.2%. The odds of metabolic syndrome in smokers was lower than in non-smokers (OR = 1.17%, 95% CI 1.001-1.37).
Conclusions: The results of this study showed that opium consumption has an inverse relationship with metabolic syndrome. However, this study was cross-sectional, and longitudinal studies are needed for more accurate conclusions. Opium is also a carcinogen. Therefore, its use is not recommended.
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International Journal of Preventive Medicine, a publication of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, is a peer-reviewed online journal with Continuous print on demand compilation of issues published. The journal’s full text is available online at http://www.ijpvmjournal.net. The journal allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive final accepted version of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository. The journal will cover technical and clinical studies related to health, ethical and social issues in field of Preventive Medicine. Articles with clinical interest and implications will be given preference.