Barut, Cagatay | Sevinc, Ozdemir | Ozer, Cenk Murat | Sumbuloglu, Vildan

Article | 2008 | NEUROLOGY PSYCHIATRY AND BRAIN RESEARCH15 ( 3 ) , pp.109 - 112

We evaluated hand grip- strength in right- and left-handed individuals with different degrees of preferences. Six hundred and thirty-three individuals (343 men, 290 women) aged between 18 and 42 years (22.11 +/- 2.07) participated. Hand preference was determined using the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory. A hydraulic hand dynamometer was used to measure the grip-strengths, while sitting with the elbow in 90 degrees flexion and the Forearm in semi-pronation, lying on ail arm rest. The mean value of three trials was recorded. Statistically significant differences were observed among strongly right-handed men, weakly right-handed men, am . . .bidextrous men, weakly left-handed men, and strongly left-handed men for right-hand grip strength. The differences between strong left- and strong right-handed men, weak right-handed and strong left-handed men, ambidextrous, and strong left-handed men were the primary reasons for the significance. No statistically significant difference was found among the different hand preference groups of men for the left hand, and no statistically significant difference was detected among different hand preference,groups of women for either hand. Our study provides insight into the relationship between handedness and hand performance based on grip strength in a Turkish population Daha fazlası Daha az

Balli, Umut | Dogan, Seyma Bozkurt | Dede, Figen Ongoz | Sertoglu, Erdim | Keles, Gonca Cayir

Article | 2016 | JOURNAL OF ORAL SCIENCE58 ( 4 ) , pp.465 - 473

The aim of this clinical study was to determine levels of visceral adipose tissue-derived serpin (vaspin), omentin-1, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) of obese and non-obese periodontitis patients following nonsurgical periodontal therapy. Seventy-six subjects were separated into four groups according to periodontal and anthropometric measurements: a periodontal-healthy group, a chronic periodontitis (CP) group, a periodontal-healthy with obesity group, and a CP with obesity group. Nonsurgical periodontal treatment was administered to periodontitis patients. Before treatment and at 6 . . . weeks after treatment, GCF samples were analyzed and clinical periodontal parameters were examined. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays were used to measure the levels of vaspin, omentin-1, and TNF-a. Obese and non-obese CP patients displayed higher levels of vaspin and TNF-alpha (P < 0.008), which declined following treatment (P< 0.025), and lower omentin levels (P Daha fazlası Daha az

Balli U. | Ongoz Dede F. | Bozkurt Dogan S. | Gulsoy Z. | Sertoglu E.

Article | 2016 | Oral Diseases22 ( 7 ) , pp.673 - 680

Objective: To investigate changes in the levels of gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) chemerin and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in both obese/non-obese individuals with periodontitis following non-surgical periodontal therapy. Methods: Individuals (n = 80) were split into four groupings according to periodontal/anthropometric parameters: (i) periodontal healthy without obesity; (ii) chronic periodontitis (CP) without obesity; (iii) periodontal healthy with obesity; and (iv) CP with obesity. Individuals with periodontitis were treated with non-surgical periodontal therapy. Both GCF sampling procedures and clinical periodontal measures were perf . . .ormed prior to treatment and 6 weeks thereafter. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was utilized to measure both chemerin and IL-6 levels. Results: Greater values for chemerin and IL-6 were observed in obese individuals compared to their non-obese controls and in individuals with CP compared to their periodontal healthy controls (P Daha fazlası Daha az

Barut, Cagatay | Sevinc, Ozdemir | Sumbuloglu, Vildan

Article | 2011 | COLLEGIUM ANTROPOLOGICUM35 ( 4 ) , pp.1119 - 1124

We evaluated the asymmetric hand measurements in right- and left-handed individuals. 343 men and 290 women aged 18-42 years (22.11 +/- 2.07) participated in the study. There were no statistically significant differences when right left differences in hand length, third finger length, pal mar length, and the digit index value were evaluated according to hand preference and sex. Statistically significant differences were found for right left differences in hand width, hand-shape index, and the pal mar length/width according to hand preference. The strong left-handers, weak left-handers, and ambidextrous individuals in the study group . . .all exhibited asymmetry favoring the left and were considered together. Similarly, the strong and weak right-handers exhibited asymmetry favoring the right hand and were considered together. The difference between these two groups was significant. When the data were evaluated according to sex, significant differences were found between the subgroups. In particular, right left differences in the hand-shape index and palmar length/width values of the strong left-handers, weak left-handers, and ambidextrous individuals were found to be statistically significant according to sex; in contrast, the strong and weak right-handers showed no significant differences according to sex. These results suggest a relation of hand asymmetry to hand preference in a Turkish population Daha fazlası Daha az