Tehran University of Medical Sciences

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Faculty Members have conducted research related to the Prevalence, Time Trends and Associated Factors of Adult Overweight and Obesity in 36 Countries in the Who African Region From 2003 to 2022: A Study of 54 Who Steps Surveys Representing 156 Million Adults
Mahboubeh Parsaeian
Mahboubeh Parsaeian

Associate Professor of Biostatistics

Department Epidemiology and Biostatistics

School of Public Health

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

All Documents
1. Obesity Rise Plateaus in Developed Nations and Accelerates in Developing Nations, Nature (2026)
2. Obesity Rise Plateaus in Developed Nations and Accelerates in Developing Nations, Nature (2026)
3. Detecting the Seasonal and Spatial Patterns of Covid-19 Hospitalization and Deaths in Iran: Insights From a Spatiotemporal and Hotspot Analysis, International Journal of Preventive Medicine (2025)
4. Six-Month Survival and Predictors of Mortality After Ischemic Stroke: A Prospective Cohort Study in Iran, ARYA Atherosclerosis (2025)
5. Cfssynergy: Combining Feature-Based and Similarity-Based Methods for Drug Synergy Prediction, Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling (2024)
6. Differences in the Clinical Severity Scores of Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients Across Different Phases of an Epidemic Wave in Iran: A Secondary Analysis, Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (2024)
7. General and Abdominal Adiposity and Hypertension in Eight World Regions: A Pooled Analysis of 837 Population-Based Studies With 7·5 Million Participants, The Lancet (2024)
8. General and Abdominal Adiposity and Hypertension in Eight World Regions: A Pooled Analysis of 837 Population-Based Studies With 7·5 Million Participants, The Lancet (2024)
9. The Effect of a Nicotine-Rich Diet With/Without Redistribution of Dietary Protein on Motor Indices in Patients With Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial, Journal of Clinical Neuroscience (2024)
10. Deeptrasynergy: Drug Combinations Using Multimodal Deep Learning With Transformers, Bioinformatics (2023)
11. Diminishing Benefits of Urban Living for Children and Adolescents’ Growth and Development, Nature (2023)
12. Diminishing Benefits of Urban Living for Children and Adolescents’ Growth and Development, Nature (2023)
13. Global Variation in Diabetes Diagnosis and Prevalence Based on Fasting Glucose and Hemoglobin A1c, Nature Medicine (2023)
14. Global Variation in Diabetes Diagnosis and Prevalence Based on Fasting Glucose and Hemoglobin A1c, Nature Medicine (2023)
15. Handle Transmitted Vibration of Electrical Demolition Hammers: Frequency and Magnitude Investigation in Field Measurements From Different Bits, Journal of Low Frequency Noise Vibration and Active Control (2023)
16. Iran Quality of Care in Medicine Program (Iqcamp): Design and Outcomes, Archives of Iranian Medicine (2023)
17. Iran Quality of Care in Medicine Program (Iqcamp): Design and Outcomes, Archives of Iranian Medicine (2023)
18. Organizational Culture of Hospitals Affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Payesh (2023)
19. The Levels and Trends of Diabetes Prevalence at National and Sub-National Levels in Iran (1990 – 2016), Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2023)
20. Determinants of Out-Of-Pocket Health Expenditure and Catastrophic Health Spending Among Households With Elderly Individuals in Iran: An Application of the Heckman Model to Control Sample Selection, Journal of Biostatistics and Epidemiology (2022)
21. Diabetes Mellitus Risk Prediction in the Presence of Class Imbalance Using Flexible Machine Learning Methods, BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making (2022)
22. Inequality in Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Iran: The Analysis of National Households’ Data, BMC Public Health (2022)
23. National and Sub-National Trends of Salt Intake in Iranians From 2000 to 2016: A Systematic Analysis, Archives of Public Health (2022)
24. National and Sub-National Trends of Salt Intake in Iranians From 2000 to 2016: A Systematic Analysis, Archives of Public Health (2022)
25. Opium Use and Cancer Risk: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies, International journal of clinical practice (2022)
26. Opium Use and Cancer Risk: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies, International journal of clinical practice (2022)
27. Predicting Donors’ Behavior in Contributing to Health Compared to Non-Health Sectors: An Application of Revised Theory of Planned Behavior in Iran, International Journal of Ethics and Systems (2022)
28. Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension Based on Acc/Aha Versus Jnc7 Guidelines in the Persian Cohort Study, Scientific Reports (2022)
29. The Impact of Cancer Incidence on Catastrophic Health Expenditure in Iran With a Bayesian Spatio-Temporal Analysis, Iranian Journal of Public Health (2022)
30. The Impact of Chisel Shape and Length on Hand-Arm Vibration Transmitted From Electrical Demolition Hammer Handle on Concrete Surfaces, Journal of Health and Safety at Work (2022)
31. Trends in Dental Caries of Deciduous Teeth in Iran: A Systematic Analysis of the National and Sub-National Data From 1990 to 2017, BMC Oral Health (2022)
32. Validating the “Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication” in Persian, and Evaluating Treatment Satisfaction Among Patients With Psoriasis, Value in Health Regional Issues (2022)
33. Detection of Influenza Epidemics Using Hidden Markov and Serfling Approaches, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases (2021)
34. Evaluation of Hippocampal Function in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Spatial Bayesian Variable Selection and Grouping the Regression Coefficient in Multilevel Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data Analysis, Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences (2021)
35. Hepatocellular Carcinoma Incidence at National and Provincial Levels in Iran From 2000 to 2016: A Meta-Regression Analysis, PLoS ONE (2021)
36. Heterogeneous Contributions of Change in Population Distribution of Body Mass Index to Change in Obesity and Underweight, eLife (2021)
37. Heterogeneous Contributions of Change in Population Distribution of Body Mass Index to Change in Obesity and Underweight, eLife (2021)
38. Identifying Associations Between Health Services Operational Factors and Health Experience for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes in Iran, BMC Health Services Research (2021)
39. Introducing an Efficient Sampling Method for National Surveys With Limited Sample Sizes: Application to a National Study to Determine Quality and Cost of Healthcare, BMC Public Health (2021)
40. Malaria Intermittent Preventive Treatment in Nigeria: A Qualitative Study to Explore Barriers, BMC Infectious Diseases (2021)
41. Mental Health Problems and the Associated Family and School Factors in Adolescents: A Multilevel Analysis, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2021)
42. Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Misaligned Burden of Disease Data Using a Geo-Statistical Approach, Statistics in Medicine (2021)
43. Worldwide Trends in Hypertension Prevalence and Progress in Treatment and Control From 1990 to 2019: A Pooled Analysis of 1201 Population-Representative Studies With 104 Million Participants, The Lancet (2021)
44. Worldwide Trends in Hypertension Prevalence and Progress in Treatment and Control From 1990 to 2019: A Pooled Analysis of 1201 Population-Representative Studies With 104 Million Participants, The Lancet (2021)
45. A Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Influenza-Like Illness in Iran From 2011 to 2016, Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (2020)
46. Academic Stress and Adolescents Mental Health: A Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling (Msem) Study in Northwest of Iran, Journal of Research in Health Sciences (2020)
47. Application of Mixture Cure With the Doubly Censoring Model in Estimation of Initiation Age and Prevalence of Water-Pipe Smoking in Iran: A New Approach in Population-Based Studies, Tanaffos (2020)
48. Association Between Place of Delivery for Pregnant Mothers and Neonatal Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, European Journal of Public Health (2020)
49. Association of Vitamin D, Retinol and Zinc Deficiencies With Stunting in Toddlers: Findings From a National Study in Iran, Public Health (2020)
50. Association of Vitamin D, Retinol and Zinc Deficiencies With Stunting in Toddlers: Findings From a National Study in Iran, Public Health (2020)
51. Designing and Psychometric Evaluation of Iranian Students’ Academic Stress Questionnaire (Iaasq), Iranian Journal of Public Health (2020)
52. Efficient Production of a Lentiviral System for Displaying Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Glycoproteins Reveals a Broad Range of Cellular Susceptibility and Neutralization Ability, Archives of Virology (2020)
53. Epidemiologic Assessment of Self-Concept and Academic Self-Efficacy in Iranian High School Students: Multilevel Analysis, Journal of Education and Health Promotion (2020)
54. Epidemiology of Hepatitis B in Iran From 2000 to 2016: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis, Archives of Iranian Medicine (2020)
55. Glycemic Index (Gi) Values for Major Sources of Dietary Carbohydrates in Iran, International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism (2020)
56. Insight Into Blood Pressure Targets for Universal Coverage of Hypertension Services in Iran: The 2017 Acc/Aha Versus Jnc 8 Hypertension Guidelines, BMC Public Health (2020)
57. Predicting the Survival of Aids Patients Using Two Frameworks of Statistical Joint Modeling and Comparing Their Predictive Accuracy, Iranian Journal of Public Health (2020)
58. Sex Differences in 28-Day Mortality of Ischemic Stroke in Iran and Its Associated Factors: A Prospective Cohort Study, Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases (2020)
59. Socioeconomic Inequality in Colorectal Cancer Stage at Diagnosis Time in Qazvin City During 2014-2016: Concentration Curve Approach, International Journal of Cancer Management (2020)
60. Socioeconomic Inequality in Intermittent Preventive Treatment Using Sulphadoxine Pyrimethamine Among Pregnant Women in Nigeria, BMC Public Health (2020)
61. The Role of Mental Health, Academic Stress, Academic Achievement, and Physical Activity on Self-Rated Health Among Adolescents in Iran: A Multilevel Analysis, Journal of Education and Health Promotion (2020)
62. Trend and Projection of Premature Mortality in Iran Through 2030: A Modeling Study, Archives of Iranian Medicine (2020)
63. Academic Stress From the Viewpoint of Iranian Adolescents: A Qualitative Study, Journal of Education and Health Promotion (2019)
64. Diabetes Mellitus and Cancer Incidence: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (Aric) Cohort Study, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2019)
65. Factors Associated With the Completion of the Continuum of Care for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Services in Ethiopia. Multilevel Model Analysis, International Journal of Preventive Medicine (2019)
66. Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder: A Population-Based Study of Iranian Women, Journal of Sexual Medicine (2019)
67. Revising the Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire Used in Planning Preventive Overweight, Obesity, and Underweight Programs for 2-5-Year-Old Children, International Journal of Preventive Medicine (2019)
68. Rising Rural Body-Mass Index Is the Main Driver of the Global Obesity Epidemic in Adults, Nature (2019)
69. Rising Rural Body-Mass Index Is the Main Driver of the Global Obesity Epidemic in Adults, Nature (2019)
70. Serum Levels of Vitamin D, Retinol and Zinc in Relation to Overweight Among Toddlers: Findings From a National Study in Iran, Archives of Iranian Medicine (2019)
71. Serum Levels of Vitamin D, Retinol and Zinc in Relation to Overweight Among Toddlers: Findings From a National Study in Iran, Archives of Iranian Medicine (2019)
72. Contributions of Mean and Shape of Blood Pressure Distribution to Worldwide Trends and Variations in Raised Blood Pressure: A Pooled Analysis of 1018 Population-Based Measurement Studies With 88.6 Million Participants, International Journal of Epidemiology (2018)
73. Contributions of Mean and Shape of Blood Pressure Distribution to Worldwide Trends and Variations in Raised Blood Pressure: A Pooled Analysis of 1018 Population-Based Measurement Studies With 88.6 Million Participants, International Journal of Epidemiology (2018)
74. Health State Utilities for Patient’S Current Health From Bipolar Type I Disorder, Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics (2018)
75. Liver Cancer Mortality at National and Provincial Levels in Iran Between 1990 and 2015: A Meta Regression Analysis, Hepatitis Monthly (2018)
76. National and Subnational Cardiovascular Diseases Mortality Attributable to Salt Consumption in Iran by Sex and Age From 1990 to 2016, Archives of Iranian medicine (2018)
77. Recent Iranian Health System Reform: An Operational Perspective to Improve Health Services Quality, International Journal of Health Policy and Management (2018)
78. Second National Integrated Micronutrient Survey in Iran: Study Design and Preliminary Findings, Archives of Iranian Medicine (2018)
79. The Burden of Road Traffic Injuries in Iran and 15 Surrounding Countries: 1990–2016, Archives of Iranian Medicine (2018)
80. An Explanation for Variation in Age at Menopause in Developing Countries Based on the Second National Integrated Micronutrient Survey in Iran, Archives of Iranian Medicine (2017)
81. Disability-Adjusted Life-Years (Dalys) for 315 Diseases and Injuries and Healthy Life Expectancy (Hale) in Iran and Its Neighboring Countries, 1990–2015: Findings From Global Burden of Disease Study 2015, Archives of Iranian Medicine (2017)
82. Erratum: Global, Regional, National, and Selected Subnational Levels of Stillbirths, Neonatal, Infant, and Under-5 Mortality, 1980–2015: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (The Lancet (2016) 388(10053) (1725–1774)(S0140673616315756)(10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31575-6)), The Lancet (2017)
83. Global, Regional, and National Disability-Adjusted Life-Years (Dalys) for 333 Diseases and Injuries and Healthy Life Expectancy (Hale) for 195 Countries and Territories, 1990-2016: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016, The Lancet (2017)
84. Global, Regional, and National Incidence, Prevalence, and Years Lived With Disability for 328 Diseases and Injuries for 195 Countries, 1990-2016: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016, The Lancet (2017)
85. Global, Regional, and National Under-5 Mortality, Adult Mortality, Age-Specific Mortality, and Life Expectancy, 1970-2016: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016, The Lancet (2017)
86. Healthcare Access and Quality Index Based on Mortality From Causes Amenable to Personal Health Care in 195 Countries and Territories, 1990-2015: A Novel Analysis From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015, The Lancet (2017)
87. Impact of Health Research Systems on Under-5 Mortality Rate: A Trend Analysis, International Journal of Health Policy and Management (2017)
88. Measuring Iran's Success in Achieving Millennium Development Goal 4: A Systematic Analysis of Under-5 Mortality at National and Subnational Levels From 1990 to 2015, The Lancet Global Health (2017)
89. National and Subnational Patterns of Cause of Death in Iran 1990-2015: Applied Methods, Archives of Iranian Medicine (2017)
90. Predicting Malaria Transmission Risk in Endemic Areas of Iran: A Multilevel Modeling Using Climate and Socioeconomic Indicators, Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal (2017)
91. Worldwide Trends in Blood Pressure From 1975 to 2015: A Pooled Analysis of 1479 Population-Based Measurement Studies With 19·1 Million Participants, The Lancet (2017)
92. Worldwide Trends in Blood Pressure From 1975 to 2015: A Pooled Analysis of 1479 Population-Based Measurement Studies With 19·1 Million Participants, The Lancet (2017)
93. Worldwide Trends in Body-Mass Index, Underweight, Overweight, and Obesity From 1975 to 2016: A Pooled Analysis of 2416 Population-Based Measurement Studies in 128·9 Million Children, Adolescents, and Adults, The Lancet (2017)
94. Worldwide Trends in Body-Mass Index, Underweight, Overweight, and Obesity From 1975 to 2016: A Pooled Analysis of 2416 Population-Based Measurement Studies in 128·9 Million Children, Adolescents, and Adults, The Lancet (2017)
95. A Century of Trends in Adult Human Height, eLife (2016)
96. A Century of Trends in Adult Human Height, eLife (2016)
97. Birth Seasonality in Rural Areas of Iran, Analysis of 5,536,262 Births From 1992 to 2007, Annals of Epidemiology (2016)
98. Emerging Epidemic of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Middle Income Country: A Nation-Wide Study From Iran, Archives of Iranian Medicine (2016)
99. Emerging Epidemic of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Middle Income Country: A Nation-Wide Study From Iran, Archives of Iranian Medicine (2016)
100. Global, Regional, and National Incidence, Prevalence, and Years Lived With Disability for 310 Diseases and Injuries, 1990–2015: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015, The Lancet (2016)
101. Global, Regional, and National Life Expectancy, All-Cause Mortality, and Cause-Specific Mortality for 249 Causes of Death, 1980–2015: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015, The Lancet (2016)
102. Global, Regional, National, and Selected Subnational Levels of Stillbirths, Neonatal, Infant, and Under-5 Mortality, 1980–2015: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015, The Lancet (2016)
103. Health in Times of Uncertainty in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2013: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013, The Lancet Global Health (2016)
104. High Fasting Plasma Glucose Mortality Effect: A Comparative Risk Assessment in 25-64 Years Old Iranian Population, International Journal of Preventive Medicine (2016)
105. Trends in Adult Body-Mass Index in 200 Countries From 1975 to 2014: A Pooled Analysis of 1698 Population-Based Measurement Studies With 19.2 Million Participants, The Lancet (2016)
106. Trends in Adult Body-Mass Index in 200 Countries From 1975 to 2014: A Pooled Analysis of 1698 Population-Based Measurement Studies With 19.2 Million Participants, The Lancet (2016)
107. Worldwide Trends in Diabetes Since 1980: A Pooled Analysis of 751 Population-Based Studies With 4.4 Million Participants, The Lancet (2016)
108. Worldwide Trends in Diabetes Since 1980: A Pooled Analysis of 751 Population-Based Studies With 4.4 Million Participants, The Lancet (2016)
109. Effects of Diabetes Definition on Global Surveillance of Diabetes Prevalence and Diagnosis: A Pooled Analysis of 96 Population-Based Studies With 331 288 Participants, The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology (2015)
110. Effects of Diabetes Definition on Global Surveillance of Diabetes Prevalence and Diagnosis: A Pooled Analysis of 96 Population-Based Studies With 331 288 Participants, The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology (2015)
111. Equity Chasm in Megacities: Five Leading Causes of Death in Tehran, Archives of Iranian Medicine (2015)
112. Fertility Behaviour of Iranian Women: A Community-Based, Cross-Sectional Study, Archives of Iranian Medicine (2015)
113. Mortality Attributable to Excess Body Mass Index in Iran: Implementation of the Comparative Risk Assessment Methodology, International Journal of Preventive Medicine (2015)
114. Tobacco Smoking Status and the Contribution to Burden of Diseases in Iran, 1990-2010: Findings From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010, Archives of Iranian Medicine (2015)
115. A Framework for Exploration and Cleaning of Environmental Data – Tehran Air Quality Data Experience, Archives of Iranian Medicine (2014)
116. National and Sub-National Environmental Burden of Disease in Iran From 1990 to 2013-Study Profile, Archives of Iranian Medicine (2014)