Association of adverse outcomes of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy with zonulin levels.

Our aim was to investigate serum zonulin levels in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) and to determine the usefulness of zonulin in ICP follow-up. A prospective case-control study was carried out which included 88 pregnant women (44 patients with ICP and 44 controls). Maternal serum samples obtained from all participants and zonulin levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

Associations between night eating syndrome and metabolic parameters in pregnant women.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the incidence of night eating in pregnancy and the relationship between night eating scores and nutritional status, insulin resistance, and lipid profile in pregnant women.

Materials And Methods: In this study, 148 pregnant women who presented to the Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinics at Konya Training and Research Hospital in Konya were divided into two groups according to their night eating scores. These two groups were compared in terms of their nutritional attitudes and metabolic parameters.

Sleep Duration and Media Time Have a Major Impact on Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Risk Factors in Obese Children and Adolescents.

Background: Lifestyle factors sleep duration and media time during childhood differ between countries. This study examined whether sleep duration and media time affect metabolic risk factors insulin resistance (IR), blood lipid profile, and liver enzymes, and whether there is a relationship between sleep time and media time in Turkish obese children and adolescents.

Methods: Subjects included 108 obese children and adolescents (aged 10-15 years) whose lifestyle factors were assessed using a survey containing questions about sleep durations, television viewing, media use, and demographic factors.