The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between biochemical, hematological, and inflammatory parameters and pain in patients with nociplastic pain. In this cross-sectional study, a total of 8632 patients, aged between 20 and 65, were evaluated according to the nociplastic pain diagnosis criteria determined by IASP. Excluding individuals who did not meet the criteria for nociplastic pain, the study included a total of 660 participants. The biochemical, hematological, and inflammatory parameters of all individuals were examined. The pain levels of the patients were assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). The patients were categorized based on nociplastic pain types and pain regions for evaluation. In this study, the female gender was more prevalent both in all nociplastic pain categories and in all pain region groups (p < 0.05). In the nociplastic pain categories, it was observed that vitamin D levels were lower in patients with chronic widespread pain, while ferritin and C-reactive protein levels were higher in patients with chronic primary musculoskeletal pain. Among patients with chronic widespread pain with low hemoglobin and/or ferritin levels, the Visual Analog Scale activity score was higher. For patients with chronic widespread pain and low vitamin D levels and/or high erythrocyte sedimentation rate levels, the Visual Analog Scale rest score was higher. In patients with fibromyalgia and high parathyroid hormone levels, the Visual Analog Scale activity score was higher. For patients with fibromyalgia and high Neutrophil/Lymphocyte ratio levels, the Visual Analog Scale rest score was higher. In patients with chronic primary musculoskeletal pain and high erythrocyte sedimentation rate and/or C-reactive protein levels, the Visual Analog Scale activity score was higher. While vitamin B12 levels were found to be lower in patients with widespread pain, no significant relationship was identified between electrolytes, other blood count results, and nociplastic pain. In our study, it was observed that levels of vitamin D in individuals with nociplastic pain were low, while erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, and Neutrophil/Lymphocyte ratio were high, and hemoglobin and ferritin levels were elevated. Furthermore, these findings were found to be associated with both the presence of pain and the severity of pain assessed using the visual analog scale.

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı okul öncesi çocuklarda ekran maruziyeti ile uyku kalitesi ve öz-düzenleme becerileri arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmaktır.Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışma Mart-Mayıs 2022 tarihleri arasında aile hekimliği polikliniğe başvuran 4-6 yaşında çocuğu olan 140 anne ile gerçekleştirildi. Çocukların yaş, cinsiyet, mevcut kronik hastalıkları, en çok kullanılan teknolojik ürün, kullanım amacı, zamanı ve süreleri sorgulandı. Çocukların uyku alışkanlıkları “Çocukların Uyku Alışkanlıkları Ölçeği (CSHQ)” ile, öz-düzenleme becerileri ise 4-6 Yaş Çocuklarına Yönelik Öz-Düzenleme Becerileri Ölçeği (Anne Formu) ile değerlendirildi.Bulgular: Çalışmamızda çocukların median yaşı 60 (48-72) aydı. Katılımcıların 75/140’ı kadındı. Evde en çok kullanılan teknolojik ürün telefondu (% 48.2). Ekran süresi %64’ünün 2 saat altında; %21.6’sının 2-4 saat arasında; %14.4’ünün 4 saat üzerindeydi. Ekran maruziyeti çok olanların anne (p=0.003) ve babalarının (p

Aim: This study aims to research the association of metabolic syndrome components with anthropometric measurements like arm circumference, neck circumference, hip circumference, waist-hip ratio, and waist-to-height ratio, which are applied rarely. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 292 patients in November-December 2019. The arm circumference, neck circumference, waist circumference, hip circumference, waist-hip ratio, waist-to-height ratio, and body mass index measurements of the patients were made. Glucose, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, systolic, and diastolic blood pressure measurements were also recorded. The association between metabolic syndrome components and anthropometric measurements was analyzed. Results: Metabolic syndrome is diagnosed in 32.8% of the participants. According to body mass index, 18.6% of the patients were normal, 34.2% were overweight, and 47.2% were obese. There was a significant difference between the patients with and without metabolic syndrome in terms of laboratory parameters, blood pressure values, and anthropometric measurements. In the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome, optimal cut-off values for arm circumference, neck circumference, hip circumference, waist-hip ratio, and waist-to-height ratio were determined as 31.75 (AUC=0.703), 34.85 (AUC=0.763), 113.75 (AUC=0.757), 0.90 (AUC=0.701), 0.61 (AUC=0.769) for females while they were 35.75 (AUC=0.573), 39.75 (AUC=0.795), 111.5 (AUC=0.607), 0.96 (AUC=0.888), 0.61 (AUC=0.888) for males respectively. Conclusion: A significant correlation was detected between arm circumference, neck circumference, hip circumference, waist-hip ratio, and waist-to-height ratio, and metabolic syndrome components. However, low-density lipoprotein was not correlated with neck circumference and high-density lipoprotein with waist-to-height ratio. Keywords: metabolic syndrome, anthropometric measurement, body mass index, obesity, lipid profile