Four-site skinfolds thickness percentiles of schoolchildren and adolescents in Turkey.

Objective: The primary purpose of the current study was to establish Turkish smoothed centile charts and Lambda, Mu, Sigma (LMS) tables for four-site skinfold thickness based on a population-based sample, and secondary purpose was to elaborate a reference for the percentage of body fat.

Design: A cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted between January and May 2017. Triceps, biceps and subscapular, suprailiac skinfold thicknesses were measured using Holtain skinfold caliper.

Are we using drugs rationally? A survey study from Turkey.

Objectives: To investigate the rational use of drugs from patient's perspective.

Methods: This study was conducted at the Afyon Kocatepe University Training and Research Hospital between February and March 2013. Data were collected with a questionnaire.

Unwanted pregnancy and traditional self-induced abortion methods known among women aged 15 to 49.

Objective: To determine the traditional methods known and used to terminate an unwanted pregnancy and the fertility characteristics of married women.

Methods: The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in Turkey at Afyonkarahisar Zübeyde Hanim Child and Maternity Hospital's outpatient clinic between December 27, 2010 and January 7, 2011, and comprised married women aged 17 to 49 who presented for an examination. Questions related to socio-demographic and fertility characteristics as well as known and used traditional abortion methods were included in the questionnaire which was administered through face-to-face interviews.

Urinary incontinence in women: prevalence rates, risk factors and impact on quality of life.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence, risk factors of urinary incontinence (UI) and to assess its impact on the quality of women's life.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed 1050 female participants aged between 20-80 years. A questionnaire form, including the socio-demographic characteristics and risk factors and the "International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form" were used for the data collection.

Modulator effects of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T polymorphism on response to vitamin B12 therapy and homocysteine metabolism.

In this study, our aim was to investigate the association of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphism on the vitamin B12 therapy response in 95 patients with vitamin B12 deficiency and 92 healthy control subjects using vitamin B12, plasma total homocysteine (tHcy), and folate as the main measure of outcome. MTHFR C677T genotypes were determined by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism techniques. There were no differences in the distribution of MTHFR genotypes in the cases versus the controls.

Identifying osteoporosis in a primary care setting with quantitative ultrasound: relationship to anthropometric and lifestyle factors.

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), the "gold standard" for diagnosis of osteoporosis, is not recommended for population screening, and thus quantitative ultrasound (QUS) of the calcaneus is gaining popularity. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between QUS values and anthropometric and lifestyle factors, and to assess the diagnostic performance of QUS in predicting DXA-defined osteoporosis. Eight hundred and thirty-two women and 87 men aged 40-88 years were included in the study.