Jamal Rahmani, Ahmad-Reza Dorosty,
Volume 24, Issue 158 (8-2017)
Abstract
Background: Currently, psychological disorders are prevalent everywhere. The most important psychological disorders are depression and low self-esteem. Dietary diversity score is important criterion for nutritional adequacy and a good predictor for chronic diseases of which its relationship with psychological diseases has received less attention. This study examines the relationship between dietary diversity scores with depression and self-esteem among Iranian soldiers in a barracks in Tehran.
Methods: According to the study inclusion criteria and using cluster sampling method 246 Iranian soldiers were selected for this study. Demographic, socio-economic status and physical activityby data were collected using a questionnaire. For all participants a 24-hour food recall and dietary diversity was measured. Depression and self-esteem were measured by DASS and Rosenberg standard questionnaires. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: 15.9% of subjects had major depression and 37% had low self-esteem. Odds ratio quartiles of dietary diversity for risk of depression, after adjusting for confounding pointers, were or = 1.00, 0.78, 0.75, 0.69; p<0.01, which estimated to be statistically significant. But the odds ratio quartiles of dietary diversity were not significant by self-esteem.
Conclusion: Dietary diversity score reduces the odds ratio of depression but not affect self-esteem.
Ali Salari, Nahid Khoshraftar Yazdi, Mehrdad Fathi,
Volume 25, Issue 4 (7-2018)
Abstract
Background: Shin splints is the most common cause of overload-related musculoskeletal injuries. The aim of this study was to comparing the lower limb joint angles during the step parade return and flexibility in soldiers with and without shin splints.
Methods: In this study, 30 soldiers of the border guard Training Center of Khorasan Razavi with range of 18 to 30 years, were selected as volunteers and based on the presence or absence of symptoms of shin splints during parade were divided into two groups. Measurement of kinematic parameters of angles of the hip, knee and ankle using a system of markers, percutaneous, digital imaging (camcorder, with a resolution of 4 megapixels) and Auto CAD software was used. The flexibility of the subjects was measured using sit and rich test. Shapiro-Wilk test was used to determine the normal distribution of data. Descriptive statistics and Levene's test was used to evaluate the homogeneity data, then data were analyzed by independent-samples t-test at a significance levels of p<0.05.
Results: The results showed the significant differences in the results of lower extremity joint angles (ankle: p= 0.001; t= -6.176, knee: p= 0.001; t= 14.824, Hip: p= 0.001; t= 14.231) and sit and rich test soldiers with shin splints compared to the soldiers without shin splints (p=0.001; t= 8.164).
Conclusion: The results of the study showed that shin splints changes the lower limb joint angles and the lower back and hamstring flexibility.
