Objective: Thyroid function, influenced by age and sex, provides important epidemiological information when evaluated at the population level. This study aimed to investigate age- and sex-related differences in thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free triiodothyronine (fT3),...

Objective: Hyperphosphatemia and high calcium X phosphate product are significant and common risk factors of cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease. However, the relationship is not clear between increased risk and hyperphosphatemia and elevated calcium...

Objective: There is an increase in platelet activation in diabetics and patients with diabetic complications. Labile hemoglobin A1c (LHbA1c), an early glycation product, can turn into other glucose metabolites which can be responsible for many kinds of pathologies observed...

Objective: Vitamin D, which is taken by foods as well as synthesized in the body, has important functions in many parts of the organism. As vitamin D is shown to take part in many vital mechanisms, the importance of the molecule is increasing and consequently the workload of...

Purpose: Although most studies showed that the increase of cardiac biomarkers due to myocardial injury during coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a strong predictor of adverse clinical events, few studies compared other causes of myocardial injury and COVID-19. In our study,...

Novadays the perc entage of the population identified as elderly is increasing at an astonishing rate. Because of improved medical care, better nutrition and an emphasis on exercise, an ever-growing number of people are living to age 65 and older. With this increase, it will become increasingly...

Objective: Ankylosing spondilitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease involving primarily the skeletal system, the peripheral joints and extra-articular structures. C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) are commonly used assays for measuring...