About the Authors
- Maryam Tohidi
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Affiliation Prevention of Metabolic Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Mitra Hasheminia
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Affiliation Prevention of Metabolic Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Reza Mohebi
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Affiliation Prevention of Metabolic Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Davood Khalili
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Affiliation Prevention of Metabolic Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Farhad Hosseinpanah
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Affiliation Obesity Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Babak Yazdani
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Affiliation Prevention of Metabolic Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Amir Ahmad Nasiri
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Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Fereidoun Azizi
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Affiliation Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Farzad Hadaegh
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* E-mail: fzhadaegh@endocrine.ac.ir
Affiliation Prevention of Metabolic Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: F. Hadaegh MT. Analyzed the data: MH DK RM. Wrote the paper: F. Hadaegh MT RM. Involved in acquisition of analysis data files from cohort database: MH F. Hadaegh RM. Contributed to interpretation of results: F. Hadaegh MT F. Hosseinpanah RM BY AH-N FA. Critically reviewed drafts of the manuscript and made comments to improve clarity: F. Hadaegh MT RM.