Dietary Antioxidant Quality Score (DAQS), serum lipids, markers of glucose homeostasis, blood pressure and anthropometric features among apparently metabolically healthy obese adults in two metropolises of Iran (Tabriz and Tehran): a cross-sectional study.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateAll subjects provided a written informed consent before participation in the study. The study protocol was approved and registered by the ethics committee of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (registration code: IR.TBZMED.REC.1398.460). We confirm that methods were performed in accordance with declaration of Helsinki’s guidelines and regulations. Also, legal guardians of the illiterate participants provided a written informed consent. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestThe authors declare no competing interests. Competing interest The authors declare no competing interests."

"Source of funding The work has been granted by the Research Undersecretary of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. Funding The present study was financially supported by a grant from Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. (Code: IR.TBZMED.REC.1401.647 and grant number: 72135). The funders had no role in hypothesis generation, recruiting and designing the study."

"Declarations: Ethics approval and consent to participateAll subjects provided a written informed consent before participation in the study. The study protocol was approved and registered by the ethics committee of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (registration code: IR.TBZMED.REC.1398.460). We confirm that methods were performed in accordance with declaration of Helsinki’s guidelines and regulations. Also, legal guardians of the illiterate participants provided a written informed consent.: Consent for publicationNot applicable.: Competing interestThe authors declare no competing interests. Ethics approval and consent to participate: All subjects provided a written informed consent before participation in the study. The study protocol was approved and registered by the ethics committee of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (registration code: IR.TBZMED.REC.1398.460). We confirm that methods were performed in accordance with declaration of Helsinki’s guidelines and regulations. Also, legal guardians of the illiterate participants provided a written informed consent."