TheLur or Lor ethnicityis largely found in Iran, mostly in southern Kurdistan west of the Zagros Mountains. The Lur tribal land was divided into two main sections during the Mongol Il-Khanid rule: “Luristan Minor” and “Luristan Major” which are now known as Luristan and Kuhgilueh. The...
M. Mohebbi, Z. Mohebbi, Demography of race and ethnicity in Iran. The Internation- al Handbook of the Demography of Race and Ethnicity, Springer 2015, pp. 353-366.M. Mohebbi, Z. Mohebbi, Demography of Race and Ethnicity in Iran, in: The International...
Additional inclusion and exclusion criteria appear in the trial protocol in Supplement 1. Race and ethnicity were determined by investigators in consultation with participants using the fixed categories of American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Native ...
Ethnicity/race:Persian 61%, Azeri 16%, Kurd 10%, Arab 2%, Lur 6%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other Religions:Muslim (official) 99.4% (Shia 90-95%, Sunni 5-10%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, and Christian) 0.3%, unspecified 0.4% (2011 est.) ...
Ethnicity/race: Persian 51% Azerbaijani 24% Gilaki, Mazandarani 8% Kurd 7% Arab 3% Lur 2% Baloch 2% Turkmen 2% Other 1% Religions: Islam 98% (Shi'a 89%, Sunni 9%) Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i 2% Languages: Persian 58% ...
Mediating Effect of Perceived Overweight on the Association between Actual Obesity and Intention for Weight Control; Role of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Although obesity is expected to be associated with intention to reduce weight, this effect may be through perceived overweight. This study tested if...
She researches and writes about race, gender, memory, political trauma and silence. Aytak has a great passion for people and their lived experiences. She is interested in life-narratives; how individuals navigate and interpret their own stories, including whether and how they choose to share ...
Central obesity is commonly assessed using gender- and ethnicity-specific waist circumference (RC) cut-off values, the WC cut-offs by the IDF developed for European populations, may not be appropriate for Iranian populations. The optimal cut-off points for the diagnosis of MetS in Iran were eva...
Ethnicity/race: Persian 61%, Azeri 16%, Kurd 10%, Arab 2%, Lur 6%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other Religions: Muslim (official) 99.4% (Shia 90-95%, Sunni 5-10%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, and Christian) 0.3%, unspecified 0.4% (2011 est.) National Holiday: Republic Day, ...
Ethnicity/race:Persian 61%, Azeri 16%, Kurd 10%, Arab 2%, Lur 6%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other Religions:Muslim (official) 99.4% (Shia 90-95%, Sunni 5-10%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, and Christian) 0.3%, unspecified 0.4% (2011 est.) ...