Association between C-peptide level and microalbuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Purpose: Latest studies suggest that C-peptide may have a beneficial biological role on diabetic nephropathy. The aim of this study is to analyze whether there is an association between serum C-peptide level and microalbuminuria in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Materials and Methods: We enrolled 184 T2DM patents and 46 healthy subjects in this study. Clinical variables and routine biochemical tests along with serum C peptide levels measured after an overnight fasting. Serum C peptide levels between 1.1 and 4.4 accepted as normal. 24-hour-urine samples were investigated and values between 30-300mgwere recorded as microalbuminuria. Pearson correlation analysis were used to determine associations between continuous variables. Results: C peptide levels were not significantly difference in T2DM patients compared to healthy controls. Serum C peptide levels showed positive correlation with insulin and microalbminuria with the Pearson correlation analysis. However, there was no significant association between other variables and C peptide levels. Conclusion: A correlation was found between microalbuminuria and serum C-peptide in this present study. Findings suggest C-peptide is related with renal complications of T2DM patients

Supporting novice mathematics teachers: The impact of an e- mentoring and video-based professional development program on teachers? noticing skills

Karadeniz Technical University Scientific Research Foundation [7178]The study was supported by Karadeniz Technical University Scientific Research Foundation with the project number 7178.This paper focuses on e-mentoring of novice mathematics teachers as professional development, and reports findings of the e-mentoring practices enriched with videos to improve noticing skills of novice teachers. A single group pre- and post-test study was conducted with the participation of 17 mentees, novice middle school mathematics teachers. Participants' noticing skills were assessed through a whole-class teaching video shown to them before and after the intervention. The responses of the teachers to the video assessment were analyzed considering attending, interpreting and decision-making dimensions of noticing. The results revealed that the ementoring program improved the novice mathematics teachers' noticing skills significantly in all dimensions.WOS:000978797700007Emerging Sources Citation IndexarticleUluslararası işbirliği ile yapılmayan - HAYIRMayıs2023YÖK - 2022-2

Efficacy of Non-invasive Serum Markers in Predicting the Prognosis of Fournier Gangrene

Objective: Fournier gangrene is a true urological emergency. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of biochemical diagnostic markers in predicting the prognosis of patients who presented to the hospital with Fournier gangrene. Materials and Methods: Sixty-eight male patients who underwent aggressive debridement and drainage for Fournier gangrene were included in the study. The patients were divided into two groups: Group 1 comprised patients who died and group 2 comprised those who survived. Fournier Gangrene Severity index (FGSI), Uludağ FGSI (UFGSI), and age-adjusted Charlson Comorbidity index (ACCI) scores, and urea, creatinine, sodium, potassium, hemogram, aspartat aminotransferaz (AST)/alanin aminotransferaz (ALT), total protein, albumin, globulin, alkaline phosphatase and lactate dehydrogenase values of all patients were recorded. The AST/ALT, albumin/globulin, neutrophil/lymphocyte, and platelet/lymphocyte ratios (PLR) were also noted. Results: The mean age of all patients was 59.04±13.99 (25-89) years. The FGSI, UFGSI, and ACCI scores of the patients in group 1 were found to be significantly worse than those in group 2. When we evaluated systemic inflammation parameters, there was a statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of the AST/ALT and neutrophil/lymphocyte ratios (NLRs) (p=0.042 and 0.023, respectively), but no significant difference was found in relation to the albumin/globulin and PLRs. Conclusion: Non-invasive serum markers, such as AST/ALT and NLR, appear to be useful in evaluating the prognosis of patients with Fournier gangrene. Therefore, we recommend the use of these ratios in the initial evaluation of this patient group

Tip 2 diyabetes mellituslu hastalarda C peptid ile mikroalbuminüri ilişkisi

Purpose: Latest studies suggest that C-peptide may have a beneficial biological role on diabetic nephropathy. The aim of this study is to analyze whether there is an association between serum C-peptide level and microalbuminuria in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Materials and Methods: We enrolled 184 T2DM patents and 46 healthy subjects in this study. Clinical variables and routine biochemical tests along with serum C peptide levels measured after an overnight fasting. Serum C peptide levels between 1.1 and 4.4 accepted as normal. 24hour-urine samples were investigated and values between 30-300mgwere recorded as microalbuminuria. Pearson correlation analysis were used to determine associations between continuous variables. Results: C peptide levels were not significantly difference in T2DM patients compared to healthy controls. Serum C peptide levels showed positive correlation with insülin and microalbminuria with the Pearson correlation analysis. However, there was no significant association between other variables and C peptide levels. Conclusion: A correlation was found between microalbuminuria and serum C-peptide in this present study. Findings suggest C-peptide is related with renal complications of T2DM patients.Amaç: Son dönem çalışmaları C peptitin diyabetik nefropatide yararlı etkileri olduğunu öne sürmektedir. Bu çalışmada tip 2 diyabetes mellitus (T2DM) hastalarında gözlenen mikroalbuminüri ile serum C peptit düzeylerinin ilişkili olup olmadığını analiz etmeyi amaçladık. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu amaçla 184 tip 2 diyabet hastası ve 46 sağlıklı kontrol çalışmaya alındı. Hastaların klinik özellikleri ve rutin biyokimyasal tetkiklerine ek olarak serum C peptit seviyeleri kaydedildi. Serum C peptit normal aralığı 1.1-4.4 olarak kabul edildi. Hastalardan 24 saatlik idrar toplanarak araştırıldı ve 30-300 mg aralığı mikroalbuminuri olarak kaydedildi. Değişkenler arasındaki ilişkiyi ortaya koymak amacıyla Pearson korelasyon analizi kullanıldı. Bulgular: Tip 2 diyabet hastaları sağlıklı control grubu ile karşılaştırıldığında C peptit düzeyleri arasında anlamlı farklılık saptanmadı. Pearson korelasyon analizinde C peptit düzeyleri, insulin ve mikroalbuminuri arasında pozitif korelasyon olduğu görüldü. Bununla birlikte C -peptit ve diğer değişkenler arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmadı. Sonuç: Bu çalışmada serum C peptit düzeyleri ile mikroalbuminüri varlığının ilişkili olduğunu gösterdik. Bulgular C peptitin T2DM hastalarında renal komplikasyonları ile ilişkili olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır

Comparison of the real-life clinical outcomes of warfarin with effective time in therapeutic range and NOACs: Insight from AFTER-2 Trial

BACKGROUND: We aimed to compare the long-term follow-up results of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who use vitamin K antagonist (VKA) with effective time in therapeutic range (TTR) and non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs). METHODS: A total of 1140 patients were followed at 35 different centers for five years. During the follow-up period, the INR values were studied at least 4 times a year and the TTR values were calculated according to the Roosendaal method. The effective TTR level was accepted as >60% as recommended by the guidelines. There were 254 patients in the effective TTR group and 886 patients in the NOACs group. Ischemic cerebrovascular disease/ transient ischemic attack (CVD/TIA), hemorrhagic CVD, and mortality were considered primary endpoints based on one-year and five-year follow-ups. RESULTS: Ischemic CVD/TIA (3.9% vs. 6.2%; P = 0.17) and hemorrhagic CVD (0.4% vs. 0.5%, P = 0.69), the one-year mortality rate (7.1% vs. 8.1%; P = 0.59), five-year mortality rates (24% vs. 26.3%; P = 0.46) were not different between the effective TTR and NOACs groups during the follow-up respectively. The CHA2DS2-VASC score was similar between warfarin with the effective TTR group and NOACs group (3 [2–4] vs. 3 [2–4]; P = 0.17, respectively]. Additionally, survival free-time did not differ between the warfarin with effective TTR group and each NOAC in the Kaplan-Meier analysis (dabigatran, P = 0.59; rivaroxaban, P = 0.34; apixaban, P = 0.26; and edoxaban, P = 0.14). CONCLUSION: There was no significant difference in primary outcomes between the effective TTR and NOAC groups in AF patients

Lhermitte-Duclos Disease: An Asymptomatic Case

Lhermitte-Duclos disease is a rare disorder of cerebellum that characterized by a slowly enlarging mass lesion. The exact nature of the pathogenesis of this lesion remains unclear. It most frequently seen between the 2nd and the 4th decades. In elderly ages is extremely rare. Some authors proposed that it could be diagnosed by neuroimaging findings without a pathological examination. In this report, we described a 65- year- old man, who had Lhermitte-Duclos disease which was diagnosed by MRI findings

Lumbar Spınal Aspergıllus Abscess In An Immunocompetent Patıent

Only a few species of Aspergillus cause infections in humans. But, these infections lead highly mortal abscesses by located in the central nervous system and spine. It is accentuated frequently in the literature that these infections were seen in immunocompromised patients. The aim of this case report is that spinal involvement of Aspergillus should be kept in mind even in immunocompetent patients initially considered as tuberculosis by radiology. Mortality rate may be reduced by surgical decompression and rigorous antifungal therapy