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    Association Between Body Mass Index with Different Aspects of Lifestyle in Medical Sciences Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
    (Department of Marketing Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2021) Fathnezhad-Kazemi, Azita; Aslani, Armin; Faraji, Amirreza
    The primary focus of this study was to investigate the prevalence of obesity and the association between Body Mass Index with different aspects of lifestyle. This crosssectional study was carried with 380 participants. Data were collected using demographic characteristics, Eating Behavior, Physical Activity and Perceived Stress Questionnaires. The prevalence of obesity and overweight among students was 3.2% and 25.3%, respectively. There was a positive and significant statistical association between emotional eating (r=0.542), extrinsic eating (r=0.488) and perceived stress (r=0.489) with Body Mass Index , also significant and inverse association was obtained between emotional eating(r=0.488) and total physical activity score (r=-0.394) with Body Mass Index . Factors such as sex, total physical activity score and leisure time activity, External eating behaviors, Emotional eating, Restricted eating and Perceived stress had a significant role in explaining Body Mass Index changes. There is a need to develop interventions to improve the dietary behaviors, management stress and access to sports facilities by health-promoting activities.
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    Association between Serum Biomarkers with Pregnancy Outcomes
    (Department of Marketing Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2021) Alizadeh-Dibazari, Zohreh; Fathnezhad-Kazemi, Azita
    Objective: Early detection of adverse pregnancy outcomes are among important topics in prenatal care. This study aimed to evaluate the association between maternal serum markers with pregnancy outcomes.Method: This cohort study was performed according to the national Down syndrome screening protocol. Pregnancies were classified into three groups of low (>0.5MOM), normal, and high levels (<2MOM) based on each biomarker. The participants were followed up until delivery, and the pregnancy outcomes were identified according to hospital discharge records.Results: High levels of free-BHCG were significantly associated with an increased risk of preterm birth. Also, based on multivariate analysis the high levels of MSAFP had a direct relationship with premature birth, gestational hypertension, Intra Uterine Growth Restriction, and fetal death. Furthermore, an increase in the levels of Inhibin-A could more likely lead to gestational hypertension.Discussion: According to the result, maternal biomarkers especially MSAFP can be beneficial in identifying high-risk cases, in addition to examining the possibility of Down syndrome, facilitating achieving the desired pregnancy outcomes.