Serum high sensitive C reactive protein is associated with dietary intakes in diabetic patients with and without hypertension: a cross-sectional study

Background: Serum C reactive protein (CRP) concentrations independently predict the development of diabetes, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease. However, the impact of dietary factors on serum CRP concentrations in diabetic patients has received limited attention. We aimed to investigate the association between dietary factors and serum CRP, measured using a high sensitivity (hs-)assay, among diabetic patients with and without hypertension and healthy subjects. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, diabetics with (n=325) and without hypertension (n=599) and healthy individuals (n=1220) were recruited in Mashhad, Iran. Dietary intake was assessed by 24-hour recall. Biochemical parameters including serum hs-CRP were measured using standard protocols. Stepwise multiple regression analysis was used to predict whether serum hs-CRP concentration was associated with dietary constituents. Results: hs-CRP was significantly higher among hypertensive and non-hypertensive diabetic patients compared to healthy subjects (p<0.001). The dietary intake of zinc +6.4% and calcium -3.4%, and BMI +3.9% explained approximately 13.7% of the variation in serum hs-CRP among diabetic hypertensive patients. Approximately, 9.7% of the variation in serum hs-CRP in diabetic non-hypertensive patients could be explained by BMI, and intake of sodium, iron and cholesterol. In the healthy subjects approximately 4.4% of the total variation in serum hs-CRP concentration could be explained by cholesterol consumption and waist circumference. Conclusion: Serum hs-CRP concentrations were found to be a significant predictor for hypertensive and non-hypertensive diabetic subjects. There was a significant association between dietary factors include zinc, iron, sodium and cholesterol and serum hs-CRP whilst there was an inverse association between dietary calcium and serum hs-CRP in diabetic hypertensive individuals

Studying Impact of Personality Traits on Job Performance (The Case of University of Isfahan&apos;s Personnel)

ABSTRACT Studying impact of personality traits on job performance has much importance. Because based on this, human resources managers can appoint their personals to appropriate jobs. Therefore this article was aimed to studying impact of personality traits on job performance. In order to this, personality traitsbased on big five model including extraversion, consciousness, openness to experience, agreeableness, and emotional stability has been used. Also Job performance dimensions based on the ACHIEVE modelincluding ability, clarity, help, incentive, evaluation, validity, and environment has been used.Statistical population of this study was the personalsof university of Isfahan andthe sample including 160 personals of themwere selected based onconvenience sampling method. Data collecting method was thequestionnaireincluding 50 items to measuring variables. The regression analysis and Durbin-Watson analysis has been used to analyzing data and consulting results. The results indicated that personality traitsinfluencedthe personals&apos; job performance. Also detailed results indicated thatconsciousness and openness influenced job ability. Consciousness and emotional stability influenced job recognition; also emotional stability influenced job helping.Consciousness, openness, and emotional stability influenced job motivation. Extraversion and openness influenced job evaluation, also consciousness influenced job validity. Also Results indicated that none dimensions of personality traitscouldn&apos;tinfluence environmental adaption. Finally the results of Durbin-Watsontest indicated that there isn&apos;t any self-correlation among independent variables