Associations of Opium Use with Metabolic Syndrome in Fasa PERSIAN Cohort Study: A Population-Based Study
| Title: | Associations of Opium Use with Metabolic Syndrome in Fasa PERSIAN Cohort Study: A Population-Based Study |
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| Authors: | Rafat Shadmehr, Mehdi Sharafi, Mohammadhossien Shahabzadeh, Mostafa Bijani, Rahim Sharafkhani, Babak Pezeshki, Abdolmajid Ghasemian, Azizallah Dehghan |
| Source: | International Journal of Preventive Medicine, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 4-4 (2025) |
| Publisher Information: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2025. |
| Publication Year: | 2025 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine |
| Subject Terms: | metabolic syndrome, opium, waist circumference fasa, Medicine |
| More Details: | 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. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2008-7802 2008-8213 |
| Relation: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijpvm.ijpvm_164_23; https://doaj.org/toc/2008-7802; https://doaj.org/toc/2008-8213 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/ijpvm.ijpvm_164_23 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/2dbeddffe4ba45fbb7660e23ef414bc9 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.2dbeddffe4ba45fbb7660e23ef414bc9 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 20087802 20088213 |
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| DOI: | 10.4103/ijpvm.ijpvm_164_23 |
| Published in: | International Journal of Preventive Medicine |
| Language: | English |