TY  - JOUR
TI  - The Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study: PURE Turkey
AB  - Objective: The Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology(PURE) study is a prospective cohort study that collectsdata on social, environmental, and individual risk factors andchronic diseases among residents of 25 countries in the rangeof 35 to 70 years of age, living in rural and urban areas. ThePURE study is directed by the Population Health Research Institute of McMaster University in Canada. In Turkey, the studyis conducted by the Metabolic Syndrome Society.Methods: In Turkey, the study is being conducted in 8 cities.The initial fieldwork began in 2008. Questionnaires werecompleted, and anthropometric measurements, blood andurine samples, handgrip strength evaluations, electrocardiogram readings, and spirometer and body compositionmeasurements were obtained. Each year, participants werefollowed up via telephone. Every third year, questionnaires,field measurements, and biological data sampling were repeated.Results: PURE Turkey has 4056 participants (female:60.7%, male: 39.3%; mean age: 50±9.1 years). Among them,43.9% had metabolic syndrome and 52.8% were obese. Theprevalence of hypertension was 41.1% and proportion ofcontrolled hypertension was 34%. A total of 2098 (51.7%)of the participants had a total cholesterol of ≥200 mg/dL orwere using a lipid lowering agent. In patients with diabetes,79.8% had low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels ≥100mg/dL. Although a dramatic change was not observed inthose parameters in the follow-up years, the prevalence ofdiabetes mellitus increased from 13.7% in 2008 to 21% in2015. The baseline and follow-up data of the PURE studywere analyzed with the other countries participating in thestudy and reported for international publication.Conclusion: The PURE study is a large, ongoing, prospective epidemiological study that is investigating the “causes ofthe causes” of noncommunicable diseases in the world. In addition to revealing the health status of nations, the study alsohas the potential to affect health politics.
AU  - INVESTİGATORS, PURE
AU  - ÇALIK, Burcu Tümerdem
AU  - Oguz, Aytekin
AU  - Telci Caklili, Ozge
DO  - 10.5543/tkda.2018.32967
PY  - 2018
JO  - Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi
VL  - 46
IS  - 7
SN  - 1016-5169
SP  - 613
EP  - 623
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/353000
ER  -