Can inflammatory indexes predict the spontaneous passage of common bile duct stones?

Objectives: We aimed to determine whether inflammatory indexes (II), including the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), the C-reactive protein (CRP) to albumin ratio (CAR), the CRP-lymphocyte ratio (CLR), and the systemic immune-inflammation index (SIII) can be diagnostic for common bile duct stones (CBDSs) excretion before endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).

Backgrounds: Because of the spontaneous clearance, it is mandatory to ascertain the presence of CBDSs before ERCP.

Methods: Retrospectively, we evaluated two groups.

Sex-dependent independent prediction of incident diabetes by depressive symptoms.

Objective: To study the predictive value of depressive symptoms (DeprSs) in a general population of Turkey for type 2 diabetes.

Methods: Responses to three questions served to assess the sense of depression. Cox regression analyses were used regarding risk estimates for incident diabetes, after exclusion of prevalent cases of diabetes.

Gender-modulated risk of coronary heart disease, diabetes and coronary mortality among Turks for three major risk factors, and residual adiposity risk.

Background: We determined the proportion of the effects of body mass index (BMI) or its categories on cardiometabolic outcomes mediated through systolic blood pressure (SBP), total cholesterol and fasting glucose.

Methods: Cox regression analyses were performed for incident outcomes among Turkish Adult Risk Factor study participants in whom the three mediators had been determined (n = 2158, age 48.5 ± 11 years).

Twenty-five years of the TARF study: The 2015 survey, and temporal trends in mortality and loss to follow-up.

Objective: The aims of the present study were to examine, first, overall mortality in the Turkish Adult Risk Factor (TARF) 2015 survey, and second, distribution of cumulative mortality and temporal losses to follow-up in the 7 geographic regions of Turkey over 25 years.

Methods: Information on mode of death was obtained from first-degree relatives and/or primary health center personnel. Information regarding survivors was based on history, examination of the cardiovascular system, and Minnesota coding of electrocardiograms.