Smoking and Depression among Medical School Students: A Cross-Sectional Study from Turkey's Largest Province.

Background: To examine the prevalence of smoking among medical faculty students in Turkey, and to explore the associations between smoking, depression, and other factors.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among medical students in Konya, Turkey, from November 2018 to February 2019. The first section included eight questions pertaining to sociodemographic details.

The Relationship between COVID-19 Severity and Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)/ exposure history in healthcare workers: a multi-center study.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought countries' health services into sharp focus. It was drawn to our group's attention that healthcare workers (HCWs) had a lower mortality rate against higher COVID-19 incidence compared to the general population in Turkey. Since risk of exposure to tuberculosis bacillus among healthcare workers are higher than the population, we aimed to investigate if there is a relationship between BCG and exposure history with COVID-19 severity in infected HCWs.

Complementary and alternative medicine use amongst Turkish type 2 diabetic patients: A cross-sectional study.

Background: There is a worldwide tendency in the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Type 2 diabetic patients' attitude towards CAM use differs depending on several patient characteristics.

Objective: To determine the awareness, knowledge and the frequency of CAM use; to determine the independent demographic characteristics making it more probable to use CAM in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Evaluation of quality of life and depression levels in individuals with Type 2 diabetes.

Introduction: Improving the quality of life in diabetic individuals is known to reduce morbidity and mortality. We aimed to investigate the quality of life and depression symptomatology situations and the related factors in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) in this study.

Materials And Methods: In this study, 440 adult patients with Type 2 DM and under treatment admitted to Selcuk University Family Medicine Outpatient Diabetes Education Clinic were included in the study.

Evaluation of Netrin-1 Levels and Albuminuria in Patients With Diabetes.

Background: Netrin-1 is a diagnostic biomarker that has been identified recently for chronic renal failure (CRF) in animal experiments. Netrin-1 levels in urine have been shown to have increased significantly at the acute kidney damage. Human studies on the relation between the CRF and plasma netrin-1 levels have not been found in the literature.

8-Isoprostane and Coenzyme Q10 Levels in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome.

Background: Metabolic syndrome has become an important health problem, which involves obesity, hyperlipidemia, insulin resistance, and high blood pressure values. The components of metabolic syndrome are all suggested as independent cardiovascular disease risk factors along with high mortality and morbidity rates accompanied by many organ and system complications.

Objective: We aimed to determine 8-isoprostane (8-IsoP) and coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) levels in patients with metabolic syndrome and healthy individuals and demonstrate whether there was any relation between these parameters and metabolic syndrome criteria.

Plasma netrin-1 levels significantly increase in smokers.

Objectives: Netrin-1 is a laminin like protein that has recently been suggested to involve in the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis and treatment targets. The relationship between netrin-1 and atherosclerosis has not been evaluated in a human research previously and the effect of smoking on plasma netrin-1 levels as well. In this study, we aimed to evaluate plasma netrin-1 levels in smokers and non-smokers and the impact of smoking on netrin-1 levels.

Assessment of atrial electromechanical delay and P-wave dispersion in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Objectives: Diabetes mellitus is an independent and strong risk factor for development of atrial fibrillation (AF). Electrophysiologic and electromechanical abnormalities are associated with a higher risk of AF. In this study we aimed to determine the correlation of atrial conduction abnormalities between the surface electrocardiographic and tissue Doppler echocardiographic measurements in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients.

Arterial stiffness and carotid intima-media thickness in diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

Background: We investigated the relationship between peripheral neuropathy and parameters of arterial stiffness and carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Material And Methods: The study included 161 patients (80 females and 81 males), 69 of whom had peripheral neuropathy. All patients underwent 24-h blood pressure monitoring, and arterial stiffness parameters were measured.

Evaluation of the levels of oxidative stress factors and ischemia modified albumin in the cord blood of smoker and non-smoker pregnant women.

Objective: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the oxidant and antioxidant status and a novel ischemia marker - ischemia modified albumin - in the cord blood of smoker and non-smoker pregnants.

Methods: This study was performed on 30 smoker and 60 non-smoker pregnant women. Malondialdehyde (MDA), vitamin A and E, total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and ischemia modified albumin (IMA) levels and superoxide dismutase activities (SOD) were determined in the cord blood of the contributors.

Periodontitis as a risk factor for preterm low birth weight.

Purpose: There is growing evidence showing that a number of complex human diseases are caused or are at least influenced by periodontal diseases. Such diseases include cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, diabetes mellitus and osteoporosis. The aim of study was to evaluate periodontal diseases as a risk factor for a preterm low birth weight.

Smoking status and smoke-related gingival melanin pigmentation in army recruitments.

This study aimed to define the smoking status and smoke-related gingival melanin pigmentation in army recruitments and was conducted with army recruitments in Sivas. Nine hundred eight subjects were examined. The oral and dental health of those subjects was checked and recorded.

The recurrent aphthous stomatitis frequency in the smoking cessation people.

This study was aimed to evaluate the frequency of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) within the 6-week period after quitting smoking. The study group consisted of 90 subjects. Oral, medical findings and tobacco habits were recorded for all subjects.

Evaluation of the mini-mental state examination among the elderly people in Konya, Turkey.

Objective: To evaluate cognitive function by using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) among the elderly people in Konya, Turkey, and to examine the acceptance, and screening efficacy of the MMSE in the family medicine practice setting.

Methods: A descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out between 15th December 2004 and 15th February 2005, in Konya, Turkey. Two hundred elderly people were included in the study.

A case-control study on the effect of exposure to different substances on the development of COPD.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of exposure to different substances on the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Methods: The case group consisted of 74 housewives. These were female patients who never smoked who had a diagnosis of COPD and were seen at the Cumhuriyet University Hospital in Sivas, Turkey, between January 1, 2001, and March 31, 2002.

Anencephalic infant with cleft palate and natal teeth: a case report.

Natal/neonatal teeth are very common in children with complete unilateral and bilateral cleft lip and palate. This article outlines a patient with intrauterine growth retardation, anencephaly, atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, two maxillary first natal incisor teeth, cleft palate, short neck, low-set ears, hypertelorism, retrognathia, and simian-line on the right hand. There is no conclusive evidence of a correlation between these findings and a known syndrome, suggesting that this case may be a hitherto undefined clinical combination with neonatal teeth.

Phenytoin-induced gingival overgrowth in un-cooperated epilepsy patients.

Phenytoin-induced gingival overgrowth is a well-known and frequently reported gingival lesion, which was first detected in 1939. However, there are conflicts in the literature about the agents which affect the severity of the lesion. Un-cooperative dental patients are one of the most unsuccessfully treated periodontal patient groups because of the difficulty in maintaining their oral hygiene.

Congenital epulis: report of a case.

Congenital epulis of the new-born is a rare tumour, also known as Neumann's tumour described for the first time in 1871. Epulis usually present at birth and it has marked female preponderance of 10:1. Histiogenesis is uncertain, recommended treatment is excision.