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• MakaleYayıncıda açık erişim2014/r/gumushane/16418
  The evaluation of mean platelet volume levels in patients with primary and secondary Raynaud's Phenomenon

  Memetoglu, Mehmet Erdem; Kutlu, Rasim; Memetoglu, Ozge Gulsum; Kehlibar, Tamer; Yilmaz, Mehmet; Günay, Rafet; Ketenci, Bulend; Güney, Mehmet Rasit; Demirtas, Mahmut Murat; Özel, Deniz

  Background - Mean platelet volume (MPV) is an indicator of platelet activation. The pathophysiology of the primary and secondary Raynaud's Phenomenon (RP) have not been completely established. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between MPV and RP. Materials and Methods - Our study was a prospective randomized study carried out from January 2011 to March 2012. The study group consisted of 39 patients: 27 (70%) patients having primary, 12 (30%) patients having secondary RP. An age-, gender-, and body mass index-matched control group consisted of 40 healthy participants. We compared the MPV in patients with RP and control participants statistically. Results - MPV of RP group was 8.79 +/- 1.37 femtoliter (fL) while MPV of control group was 8.39 +/- 1.36 fL. Comparison of MPV of RP group and control group showed no difference (p = 0.274). The mean of MPV was significantly higher among patients with secondary RP (9.76 +/- 1.68 fl) when compared with patients with primary RP (8.37 +/- 0.96 fl) (p = 0.018). Conclusion - The results of our study suggest that MPV may be used as a marker in secondary RP.

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• MakaleAçık Erişim2013/r/gumushane/16094
  Evaluation of cardiovascular risk factors among university students in Turkey: a cross-sectional survey

  Kutlu, Rasim; Memetoglu, Mehmet Erdem

  Background - Recent data indicate increasing rates of mortality from cardiovascular (CV) disease in Turkey. This study aimed to evaluate CV disease risk factors among university students in Northern Turkey. Methods - In this cross sectional descriptive study, 302 students were randomly recruited (171 females (57%) and 131 males (43%), mean age of 20 +/- 2.1 years). Blood glucose, cholesterol profile (total, high density lipoprotein (HDL) and low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterols), triglyceride, glycosylated haemoglobin, resting blood pressure, and body mass index were measured using standard protocols. All participants were asked to complete a questionnaire including questions on lifestyle, genetic predisposition, smoking habit, and psychosocial factors. Results - The mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure of students were 127.1 +/- 13.5 mmHg and 78.3 +/- 12.4 mmHg. The mean values were 98.4 +/- 14.2 mg/dL for fasting blood glucose value, 5.4 +/- 0.4 for HbA(1c), 80.0 +/- 10.3 beats/min for heart rate, for total cholesterol 199.1 +/- 24.6 mg/dL, 43.8 +/- 9.9 mg/dL for HDL, 114.7 +/- 24.1 mg/dL for LDL, 199.1 +/- 24.6 mg/dL for trygliceride, 24.8 +/- 3.6 kg/m(2) for body mass index, 97.6 +/- 17.9 cm for waist circumference. No significant difference was observed between gender according to CV risk factors' values statistically. It was observed that 111 (36.8%) students were overweight, 32 (10.6%) were obes. About 135 (44.0%) of students had abnormally unacceptable WC value. Smoking habit was seen in 130 (43.0%) students [73 (24.2%) male and 57 (18.9%) female]. Conclusion - A substantial proportion of Turkish students were overweight or obese, and had smoking habit. Our results underscore the need to implement health promotion programmes and perform large-scale epidemiological studies within the general Turkish young adult population.

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