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Obesity Perception Survey Among Youth In Turkey: Instrument Development And Test-Retest Reliability, Wasantha Jayawardene, Sali̇h Pinar, Mohammad Torabi, Pengcheng Xun, Mustafa Kami̇l Özer
Obesity Perception Survey Among Youth In Turkey: Instrument Development And Test-Retest Reliability, Wasantha Jayawardene, Sali̇h Pinar, Mohammad Torabi, Pengcheng Xun, Mustafa Kami̇l Özer
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Background/aim: We aimed to develop an instrument that can assess the perceptions and opinions of young people regarding the causes and consequences of obesity and the role of individuals, families, communities, and government in addressing obesity.Materials and methods: A 36-question (101-item) survey was developed by adopting, translating, and revising multiple-choice or Likert-scale questions from existing surveys to assure construct cross-cultural validity. A two-factor mixed-effects model estimated the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) to measure the test-retest reliability of questions administered 2 weeks apart to a convenient sample of İstanbul high school and university students, aged 15?25 years (n = 122).Results: The …
The Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio And Its Relationship With Insulin Resistance In Obesity, Serdar Karakaya, Mustafa Altay, Fatma Kaplan Efe, İbrahi̇m Karadağ, Oktay Ünsal, Oktay Bulur, Murat Eser, Derun Taner Ertuğrul
The Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio And Its Relationship With Insulin Resistance In Obesity, Serdar Karakaya, Mustafa Altay, Fatma Kaplan Efe, İbrahi̇m Karadağ, Oktay Ünsal, Oktay Bulur, Murat Eser, Derun Taner Ertuğrul
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
In this study, our aim was to investigate the neutrophil/lymphocyte (N/L) ratio, variations in leukocytes and leukocyte subtypes, and the relationship between N/L ratio and insulin resistance (IR) in obesity.Materials and methods: Ninety-six patients and 40 healthy controls were included in this study. Patients' blood glucose levels, insulin levels, and hemogram parameters upon 8 h of fasting were determined. Body mass index (BMI) and Homeostasis Model Assessment-Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) values were calculated.Results: Neutrophil numbers were found to be higher among obese patients with IR than among non-IR obese patients. The N/L ratio was, moreover, found to be higher among obese …