TY  - JOUR
TI  - Determination of Lipid Profile and Anthropometric Measurements of Multiple Sclerosis Patients: A Controlled Descriptive Study
AB  - Objective: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system. Lipid profile and anthropometric measurements might differfor patients with MS and healthy people. This study aimed to compare the lipid profiles and anthropometric measurements of patients with MS and healthyparticipants.Materials and Methods: The study was designed as a controlled descriptive study, consisting of 392 people (196 patients in the MS-MS group, and 196healthy volunteers in the control group) who presented to a state hospital in Turkey. Blood samples were collected and lipid profiles (total cholesterol, high-densitylipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides) were analyzed. Body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip and waist-to-height ratios werecalculated, and the parameters were compared between the groups. The relationship between the parameters and the presence of MS was investigated.Results: The weights, heights, hip circumferences, waist-to-hip and waist-to-height ratios of the people differed statistically significantly between the groups(p<0.05). There were no statistically significant differences between the groups in terms of the considered lipid profiles. The difference between the BMI values ofmales in the control and MS groups was statistically significant (p=0.006).Conclusion: The obtained results indicate that anthropometric measurements of patients with MS differ significantly from healthy individuals, althoughno significant difference could be observed in terms of lipid profiles. Most of the findings of this study are consistent with the literature and suggest that theanthropometric changes in individuals should be followed regularly to prevent a possible MS risk.
AU  - TANJU BESLER, Halit
AU  - AKYOL MUTLU, Aslı
AU  - Karakullukçu, Erdinç
AU  - DELİKANLI AKBAY, Gülşen
DO  - 10.4274/tnd.galenos.2019.33341
PY  - 2019
JO  - Türk Nöroloji Dergisi
VL  - 25
IS  - 4
SN  - 1301-062X
SP  - 218
EP  - 228
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/334933
ER  -