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Preliminary evidence suggests that a higher neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) may be an indicator of active ulcerative colitis (UC). However, it is not clear whether the NLR is a useful and simple indicator of clinical activity in UC after adjusting for the other inflammatory markers. We designed a retrospective study to evaluate the role of the NLR in estimating disease severity in UC patients. The study consisted of 71 patients with UC and 140 age- and sex-matched healthy individuals (control group). The NLR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, and white blood cell count were measured. The NLR values of the active UC group were elevated compared with those of the patients with inactive UC and the controls (2.59 ± 1.47, 2.03 ± 1.07, and 1.98 ± 0.85, respectively; p = 0.005). The receiver operating characteristic revealed that the optimum NLR cut-off point for active UC was 2.39. A multivariable logistic analysis showed that of the parameters studied, C-reactive protein was the only parameter able to significantly discriminate active from inactive UC (B: 0.222; p = 0.017; odds ratio: 1.248; 95% confidence interval: 1.041-1.497).

Adropin is a new marker for use in demonstrating endothelial dysfunction.

In general, PS prevalence in this region was higher than in Asia and Africa but lower than in Europe and the United States. Whereas SD prevalence varies between 2% and 12% throughout the world, the average SD prevalence was 5.2% in this study.

Amaç: Tüm dünyada yaşlıların genel nüfusa oranı giderek artmaktadır. Sağlık hizmetlerinin planlanmasında bu popülasyona yönelik epidemiyolojik çalışmalar yol gösterici olacaktır. Yöntem: [2005][2006][2007][2008][2009][2010][2011][2012][2013] Objective: All over the world, the proportion of elderly in general population tends to increase. Epidemiological studies concerning this part of the population will be guiding while planning health services. Methods: Data of a total of 2734 geriatric patients admitted between the years 2005-2013 were analyzed. Hospital-based patient registry records were used for data collection. Patients were classified into 26 different groups in terms of types of their cutaneous diseases. The data were analyzed according to age, gender, and season. Results: Among 2734 patients included in the study, 1519 were males (55.6%) and 1215 (44.4%) were females. Mean age was 70.94±5.76 years. When analyzed in decreasing order of incidence, the first five groups were eczema (20.5%), fungal skin diseases (18%), pruritus (12.8%), erythematous-squamous disease (6.7%), and viral skin diseases (5.4%). Conclusions:This study provides important data on the frequency of dermatologic diseases in elderly patients, and also shows variations in the frequency depending on age, gender, and season. We believe that this study will create awareness about the extent and patterns of dermatologic problems in geriatric patients.