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Faculty Members have conducted research related to the The External Validity and Performance of the No-Laboratory American Diabetes Association Screening Tool for Identifying Undiagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Among the Iranian Population
Noushin Fahimfar
Noushin Fahimfar

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology

Osteoporosis Research Center

Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

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1. Association Between Liver Fibrosis and Osteoporosis in Adults Aged 50 and Older: Insights From the Bushehr Elderly Health Program, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2025)
2. Association Between Serum Hemoglobin Level and Bone Mineral Density in Adults: Iranian Multi-Center Osteoporosis Study (Imos), Archives of Osteoporosis (2025)
3. Evaluation of Bone Mineral Density and Its Influencing Factors in Patients Infected With Hiv Under Antiretroviral Therapy, BMC Infectious Diseases (2025)
4. Low Bone Mineral Density and Associated Factors Among People Living With Hiv in Kerman, Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study in 2021-2022, Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (2025)
5. Metabolomic Insights Into Amino Acid Signatures and Pathways Associated With Osteoporosis in Iranian Elderly Population, Frontiers in Medicine (2025)
6. Performance of the Revised World Health Organization Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prediction Models for the Middle East and North Africa: A Validation Study in the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (2025)
7. The Association of Dietary Inflammatory Index and Osteosarcopenia in Iranian Adults: Results of Iranian Multicenter Osteoporosis Study, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2025)
8. The Impact of Osteoporosis Virtual Training Course for General Practitioners, Archives of Osteoporosis (2025)
9. Allele Frequency of Genetic Variations Related to the Ugt1a1 Gene-Drug Pair in a Group of Iranian Population, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2024)
10. Contribution of Bone Turnover Markers (Btms) and Vitamin D to Bone Health in Iranian Elderly Women, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2024)
11. Cumulative Incidence and Treatment Effectiveness of Low Bone Mineral Density Among People Living With Hiv in Iran (2021–2023), AIDS Research and Therapy (2024)
12. Dietary Calcium Intake Among Iranian Adults: Iranian Multicenter Osteoporosis Study (Imos-2021), PLoS ONE (2024)
13. Dietary Total, Plant, and Animal Protein Intake in Relation to Cardiovascular Outcomes and Inflammatory Factors in Elderly Men: A Cross-Sectional Study, Food Science and Nutrition (2024)
14. Dietary Total, Plant, and Animal Protein Intake in Relation to Cardiovascular Outcomes and Inflammatory Factors in Elderly Men: A Cross-Sectional Study, Food Science and Nutrition (2024)
15. Erratum: Correction: The Association Between Quality of Life and Diabetes: The Bushehr Elderly Health Program (Bmc Geriatrics (2024) 24 1 (267)), BMC geriatrics (2024)
16. Evaluation of the Prevalence of Cardiometabolic Disorders (Diabetes, Hypertension, and Hyperlipidemia) Diagnosed, Undiagnosed, Treated, and Treatment Goal in the Elderly: Bushehr Elderly Health Program (Beh), BMC Endocrine Disorders (2024)
17. Identifying Determinants for Falls Among Iranian Older Adults: Insights From the Bushehr Elderly Health Program, BMC Geriatrics (2024)
18. Mortality and Re-Fracture Rates in Low Trauma Hip Fracture, BMC Geriatrics (2024)
19. Neural Egfl Like 1 As a Novel Gene for Trabecular Bone Score in Older Adults: The Bushehr Elderly Health (Beh) Program, PLoS ONE (2024)
20. Overlap Between Osteosarcopenia and Frailty and Their Association With Poor Health Conditions: The Bushehr Elderly Health Program, Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research (2024)
21. Plant Protein Substitution for Animal Protein and Its Association With Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Elderly Men: A Substitution Analysis, Nutrition and Healthy Aging (2024)
22. Protocol for Preliminary, Multicenteric Validation of Pocosteo Device: A Point of Care Tool for Proteomic and Genomic Study of Osteoporosis, Biology Methods and Protocols (2024)
23. The Association Between Anti-Diabetic Agents and Osteoporosis, Sarcopenia, and Osteosarcopenia Among Iranian Older Adults; Bushehr Elderly Health (Beh) Program, DARU# Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (2024)
24. The Association Between Osteoporosis and Quality of Life Among Older Adults in Southern Iran: Findings From the Bushehr Elderly Health Program, BMC Geriatrics (2024)
25. The Association Between Quality of Life and Diabetes: The Bushehr Elderly Health Program, BMC Geriatrics (2024)
26. The Impact of Osteosarcopenia and Its Parameters on Mortality of Covid-19 In-Hospitalized Older Patients: The Findings of Beh (Bushehr Elderly Health) Program, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2024)
27. The Process of Hip Fracture Management Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Iran, BMC Geriatrics (2024)
28. Association Between Pre-Diabetes or Diabetes and Cognitive Impairment in a Community-Dwelling Older Population: Bushehr Elderly Health (Beh) Program, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2023)
29. Bibliometric Analysis of Publications on Trabecular Bone Score (Tbs), Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2023)
30. Health-Related Quality of Life in Osteoporosis Patients With and Without Fractures in Tehran, Iran, Journal of Bone Metabolism (2023)
31. Inequality in the Distribution of Bone Densitometer Devices in Iran, Iranian Journal of Epidemiology (2023)
32. Iran Osteoporosis Registry: Protocol for Nationwide Study, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2023)
33. Mind the Osteoporosis Care Gap With Timely Diagnosis: An Executive Summary of Nationwide Osteoporosis Campaigns 2019–2021, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2023)
34. Osteoporosis E-Learning Courses: A Systematic Review to Develop a Comprehensive Virtual Course for General Practitioners, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2023)
35. Osteoporosis Medication Adherence Tools: A Systematic Review, Osteoporosis International (2023)
36. Prevalence of Osteoporosis in the Iranian Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2023)
37. Prevalence of Osteosarcopenic Obesity and Related Factors Among Iranian Older People: Bushehr Elderly Health (Beh) Program, Archives of Osteoporosis (2023)
38. Relationship Between Caffeine Intake and Small for Gestational Age and Preterm Birth: A Dose-Response Meta-Analysis, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition (2023)
39. The Association of Cardiovascular Diseases Risk Scores and Osteosarcopenia Among Older Adult Populations: The Results of Bushehr Elderly Health (Beh) Program, Calcified Tissue International (2023)
40. The Association of Osteoporosis and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Score Based on the Framingham and Acc/Aha Risk Prediction Models: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Bushehr Elderly Health Program, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2023)
41. The Burden of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Low Back Pain in North Africa and Middle East From 1990 to 2019: Results From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases (2023)
42. The Prevalence and Predictors of Geriatric Giants in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study From the Middle East, Scientific Reports (2023)
43. The Trend of Risk for Cardiovascular Diseases During the Past Decade in Iran, Applying No-Lab and Lab-Based Prediction Models, Global Heart (2023)
44. Trend in Global Burden Attributable to Low Bone Mineral Density in Different Who Regions: 2000 and Beyond, Results From the Global Burden of Disease (Gbd) Study 2019, Endocrine Connections (2023)
45. A Review on the Recent Trend in Osteoporosis Highly Cited Papers, Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism (2022)
46. An Office-Based Cardiovascular Prediction Model Developed and Validated in Cohort Studies of a Middle-Income Country, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (2022)
47. An Office-Based Cardiovascular Prediction Model Developed and Validated in Cohort Studies of a Middle-Income Country, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (2022)
48. Association of Amino Acid Metabolites With Osteoporosis, a Metabolomic Approach: Bushehr Elderly Health Program, Metabolomics (2022)
49. Bone Mass and Microarchitecture In T2dm Patients And Corticosteroids Therapy: The Bushehr Elderly Health Program, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2022)
50. Breast Cancer Risk Factors in Iranian Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Matched Case–Control Studies, European Journal of Medical Research (2022)
51. Epidemiology of Diabetes in Iran: A Scoping Review of Studies Published During 2015–2019, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2022)
52. Evaluation of the Performance of Osteoporosis/Fracture Screening Models to Identify High-Risk Women for Osteoporosis: Bushehr Elderly Health (Beh) Program, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2022)
53. Flot (A Chemotherapy Regimen for Gastric/Esophagogastric Junction Cancer): To Be Treated As a Highly Emetogenic Regimen or a Moderately Emetogenic One? Comparison of the Emetogenic Potential of Flot Versus Folfox and Tac Regimens, Supportive Care in Cancer (2022)
54. Hiv Prevalence and Continuum of Care Among Incarcerated People in Iran From 2010 to 2017, Harm Reduction Journal (2022)
55. Iranian Guidance and Recommendation for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia: Position Statement Executive Summary, Iranian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism (2022)
56. Iranian Multi-Center Osteoporosis Study (Imos), 2021–2022: The Study Protocol, BMC Geriatrics (2022)
57. Knowledge Gaps in Diabetes Research: An Evidence Mapping of the Literature, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2022)
58. Multivariate and Gene-Based Association Testing of Sarcopenia: Bushehr Elderly Health Program (Beh), Journal of Biostatistics and Epidemiology (2022)
59. Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in a Middle Eastern Country: Performance of the Globorisk and Score Functions in Four Population-Based Cohort Studies of Iran, International Journal of Health Policy and Management (2022)
60. Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in a Middle Eastern Country: Performance of the Globorisk and Score Functions in Four Population-Based Cohort Studies of Iran, International Journal of Health Policy and Management (2022)
61. The Association of Cardio-Metabolic Risk Factors and History of Falling in Men With Osteosarcopenia: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Bushehr Elderly Health (Beh) Program, BMC Geriatrics (2022)
62. The Association of Coronary Artery Calcium Score and Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women: A Cross-Sectional Study, Journal of Bone Metabolism (2022)
63. The Association of Opioid Consumption and Osteoporosis in Old Men: Bushehr Elderly Health (Beh) Program, Archives of Osteoporosis (2022)
64. The Economic Burden of Osteoporosis in Iran in 2020, Osteoporosis International (2022)
65. Annual Incidence of Osteoporotic Hip Fractures in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, BMC Geriatrics (2021)
66. Cardio-Metabolic and Socio-Demographic Risk Factors Associated With Dependency in Basic and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Among Older Iranian Adults: Bushehr Elderly Health Program, BMC Geriatrics (2021)
67. Co-Authorship Network Analysis of Iranian Researchers on Osteoporosis, Archives of Osteoporosis (2021)
68. Direct Costs of Common Osteoporotic Fractures (Hip, Vertebral and Forearm) in Iran, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (2021)
69. Factors Associated With Tbs Worse Than Bmd in Non-Osteoporotic Elderly Population: Bushehr Elderly Health Program, BMC Geriatrics (2021)
70. Grand Multiparity Associations With Low Bone Mineral Density and Degraded Trabecular Bone Pattern, Bone Reports (2021)
71. Health Information–Seeking Behavior and Self-Care in Women With Osteoporosis: A Qualitative Study, Archives of Osteoporosis (2021)
72. Prevalence of Osteoporosis Among the Elderly Population of Iran, Archives of Osteoporosis (2021)
73. Probiotics As a New Regulator for Bone Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2021)
74. Relationship Between Sarcopenia and Electrocardiographic Abnormalities in Older People: The Bushehr Elderly Health Program, Frontiers in Medicine (2021)
75. Review of Osteoporotic Fracture Research in Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute; Where We Started and Where to Go, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2021)
76. Sex-Specific Incidence Rates and Risk Factors for Fracture: A 16-Year Follow-Up From the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study, Bone (2021)
77. Strategic Approaches in the Management of Osteoporosis: Conventional Review of Osteoporosis Research Center Achievements, Iranian Journal of Diabetes and Metabolism (2021)
78. Studying the Relationship Between Cognitive Impairment and Frailty Phenotype: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Bushehr Elderly Health (Beh) Program, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2021)
79. The Association Between Waterpipe Smoking and Metabolic Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study of the Bushehr Elderly Health Program, Biomedical and Environmental Sciences (2021)
80. The Associations of Statin Intake and the Trabecular Bone Score and Bone Mineral Density Status in Elderly Iranian Individuals: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Bushehr Elderly Health (Beh) Program, Archives of Osteoporosis (2021)
81. Comparison of Ewgsop-1And Ewgsop-2 Diagnostic Criteria on Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Sarcopenia Among Iranian Older People: The Bushehr Elderly Health (Beh) Program, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2020)
82. Contribution of Iran in Covid-19 Studies: A Bibliometrics Analysis, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2020)
83. Hiv Prevention Barriers in Transgender Women: A Qualitative Study, Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services (2020)
84. Iranian Multicenter Osteoporosis Studies (Imos) During Last Decade: Rationale, Main Findings, Lessons Learned and the Way Forward, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2020)
85. Osteoporosis and Cognitive Impairment Interwoven Warning Signs: Community-Based Study on Older Adults—Bushehr Elderly Health (Beh) Program, Archives of Osteoporosis (2020)
86. Osteoporosis Researches in Endocrinology & Metabolism Research Institute (Emri) of Tehran University of Medical Sciences; a Scientometrics Study, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2020)
87. Prevalence of Osteosarcopenia and Its Association With Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Iranian Older People: Bushehr Elderly Health (Beh) Program, Calcified Tissue International (2020)
88. Protocol for a Multicentre, Prospective Cohort Study of Clinical, Proteomic and Genomic Patterns Associated With Osteoporosis to Develop a Multidimensional Fracture Assessment Tool: The Pocosteo Study, BMJ open (2020)
89. The Association of Tobacco Smoking and Bone Health in the Elderly Population of Iran: Results From Bushehr Elderly Health (Beh) Program, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2020)
90. The External Validity and Performance of the No-Laboratory American Diabetes Association Screening Tool for Identifying Undiagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Among the Iranian Population, Primary Care Diabetes (2020)
91. The Landscape of Microbiota Research in Iran; a Bibliometric and Network Analysis, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2020)
92. The Hiv Treatment Cascade in People Living With Hiv in Iran in 2014: Mixed-Method Study to Measure Losses and Reasons, International Journal of STD and AIDS (2019)
93. Validity and Reliability of the Persian Version of the Confusion Assessment Method for Intensive Care Units, Nursing Practice Today (2019)
94. Cardiovascular Mortality in a Western Asian Country: Results From the Iran Cohort Consortium, BMJ Open (2018)
95. Cardiovascular Mortality in a Western Asian Country: Results From the Iran Cohort Consortium, BMJ Open (2018)
96. Estimation of Hiv Incidence and Its Trend in Three Key Populations in Iran, PLoS ONE (2018)
97. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Regarding Hiv and Tb Among Homeless People in Tehran, Iran, International Journal of Health Policy and Management (2018)
98. Prevalence of Hav Ab, Hev (Igg), Hsv2 Igg, and Syphilis Among Sheltered Homeless Adults in Tehran, 2012, International Journal of Health Policy and Management (2018)
99. Symptom-Based Versus Laboratory-Based Diagnosis of Five Sexually Transmitted Infections in Female Sex Workers in Iran, AIDS and Behavior (2018)
100. Predictors of Early Adulthood Hypertension During Adolescence: A Population-Based Cohort Study, BMC Public Health (2017)
101. Remaining Gap in Hiv Testing Uptake Among Female Sex Workers in Iran, AIDS and Behavior (2017)
102. Risk of Coronary Heart Events Based on Rose Angina Questionnaire and Ecg Besides Diabetes and Other Metabolic Risk Factors: Results of a 10-Year Follow-Up in Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study, International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism (2017)
103. Low Hiv Testing Rate and Its Correlates Among Men Who Inject Drugs in Iran, International Journal of Drug Policy (2016)
104. A New Approach to Test Validity and Clinical Usefulness of the 2013 Acc/Aha Guideline on Statin Therapy: A Population-Based Study, International Journal of Cardiology (2015)