The Association of Histologically Proven Chronic Lymphocytic Thyroiditis with Clinicopathological Features, Lymph Node Metastasis, and Recurrence Rates of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.

The influence of chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis (CLT) on clinicopathological features and behavior of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) is still debated. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the prognosis of DTC on the presence of CLT. A total of 649 total thyroidectomized patients (379 female, 270 male) with DTC, who had follow-up data for at least 36 months were included.

Frequency of thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer in thyroidectomized patients with Graves' disease.

Introduction: Incidental thyroid cancers are frequently detected in patients operated on for Graves' disease (GD). There are no clear data about the incidence and risk factors of incidental thyroid cancer in operated GD patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate the risk of thyroid carcinoma in surgically treated GD patients.

DISCORDANCE BETWEEN GH AND IGF-1 LEVELS IN TURKISH ACROMEGALIC PATIENTS.

Objective: Discordance between insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and growth hormone (GH) levels is an important problem in the follow-up of patients diagnosed with acromegaly. Our aims were to evaluate the discordance between IGF-1 and GH levels and compare the performance of different cut-off levels for the nadir in GH (GHn) in acromegalic patients.

Methods: The study included 63 acromegalic patients in a follow-up at a tertiary care university hospital facility.

Prevalence of dyslipidemia and associated risk factors in Turkish adults.

Background And Objectives: Dyslipidemia is a modifiable major risk factor for coronary heart disease. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of dyslipidemia among Turkish adults and its associations with other cardiovascular risk factors.

Methods: This study included 4309 people ages 20 to 83 years old from 7 provinces of Turkey.

Waist circumference cutoff points to predict obesity, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular risk in Turkish adults.

Objective. The waist circumference (WC) cutoff levels defined for the Caucasian people may not be representative for different ethnic groups. We determined sex specific WC cutoff points to predict obesity, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular risk in Turkish adults.

Metabolic syndrome prevalence according to ATP III and IDF criteria and related factors in Turkish adults.

Introduction: The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and its components according to Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III) and International Diabetes Federation (IDF) criteria and the risk factors affecting MS. Metabolic syndrome prevalence was evaluated according to certain quintet age groups, altitude, location and demographic features.

Material And Methods: This study was a cross-sectional survey conducted in 24 provinces from the 7 regions of Turkey.

Improvement in remission rates of the first operation in acromegalic patients.

Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the remission rates of the first operation with respect to the number of surgeons and the parameters important for the prediction of the success.

Material And Methods: The study cohort consisted of 180 acromegalic patients who presented over a 29 year. All the patients had undergone transnasal transsphenoidal adenomectomy and then octreotide treatment and/or radiotherapy were applied to the patients who were not cured.

Epidemiologic survey: reference ranges of serum insulin-like growth factor 1 levels in Caucasian adult population with immunoradiometric assay.

Gender, age adjusted, population based reference ranges are necessary to use insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) as a diagnostic marker or for therapeutic monitoring in growth hormone (GH) related diseases. The aim of the present study was to describe the serum IGF-1 distribution and to calculate age and gender specific reference values for Caucasian adult population. A representative sample of 1002 male and 1039 female, totally 2041 participants aged above 18 years old was examined.

Association of the G894T polymorphism of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene with diabetic foot syndrome foot ulcer, diabetic complications, and comorbid vascular diseases: a Turkish case-control study.

Context: There are controversial results and insufficient knowledge in the literature about the genetics of diabetes mellitus complications in the Turkish population and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene polymorphisms may act as a potential modifier of diabetic vascular complications.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the association between eNOS G894T polymorphisms and diabetes-related diseases.

Design: A Turkish case-control study was designed.