Nabi, Ari https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6844-1134
Yashooa, Raya Kh.
Faraj, Tola Abdulsattar
Mohammad, Karzan Abdulmuhsin
Mustafa, Suhad A.
Troiano, Giuseppe
Dioguari, Mario
Al-Farha, Abd Al-Bar
Capitanio, Nazzareno https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9285-051X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Università di Foggia
Article History
Received: 16 October 2025
Accepted: 25 February 2026
First Online: 25 March 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
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: The standardized and validated questionnaires were used by all participants to fill them with information on family history of CVD, stroke, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, smoking history, inflammatory diseases, and cancer. The research process follows the ethical guidelines of the Helsinki Declaration of 1964, and approved by the Salahaddin University-Erbil (Ref.No. 45/262) following informed consent of all of the participants.
: The authors declare no conflict of interest.