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Publication Characteristics of patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Turkey: Results from the Turkish league against rheumatism rheumatoid arthritis registry(Turkish League Against Rheumatism, 2015-01-01) Bal, Ajda; Ataman, Şebnem; Bodur, Hatice; Rezvani, Aylin; Paker, Nurdan; Taştekin, Nurettin; Karatepe, Altınay Göksel; Borman, Pınar; Yener, Mahmut; Nas, Kemal; Sezgin, Melek; Yazgan, Pelin; Tekeoğlu, İbrahim; Doğu, Beril; Altay, Zühal; Kırnap, Mehmet; Gürğan, Alev; Gür, Ali; Hizmetli, Sami; Günendi, Zafer; Erdem, Rana; Uğurlu, Hatice; İnal, Elem; Ölmez, Neşe; Kozanoğlu, Erkan; Öken, Öznur; Özel, Sumru; Dündar, Ümit; Akıncı, Ayşen; Öztürk, Cihat; Sivrioğlu, Koncuy; Duruöz, Mehmet Tuncay; Aydoğ, Ece; Çapkın, Erhan; Altan, Lale; Evcik, Deniz; Durmuş, Oğuz; Yağcı, İlker; Şendur, Ömer Faruk; Sertpoyraz, Filiz Meryem; Özgül, Ahmet; Şenel, Kazım; Çapacı, Kazım; SİVRİOĞLU, KONÇUY; ALTAN İNCEOĞLU, LALE; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dalı.; 0000-0002-4296-9480; AAG-8211-2021; AAH-1652-2021Objectives: This study investigates the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Turkey, and attempts to identify strategies for the prevention, treatment, and support of RA.Patients and methods: A total of 2,359 patients (1,966 females, 393 males; mean age 51.6 +/- 12.5 years; range 18 to 75 years) with RA from 36 centers across Turkey, who were recorded in the Turkish League Against Rheumatism (TLAR) RA Registry between September 2007 and March 2011, were evaluated. Patients' demographic and clinical data were recorded. Disease activity, functional status, and radiographic damage were measured using the Disease Activity Score 28, the Health Assessment Questionnaire, and van der Heijde modified Sharp scoring method.Results: The mean duration of academic education received was 5.2 +/- 3.8 years, and 74.6% of the patients were homemakers. Non-biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs were used by 91.0% of the patients, while 10.2% used biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs. The mean Disease Activity Score 28, Health Assessment Questionnaire, and Sharp scores were 4.0 +/- 1.4, 0.38 +/- 0.37, and 31.2 +/- 57.1, respectively. Of the patients, 17.8% were in remission and 14.1% had low disease activity rates, while 42.7% and 25.5% had moderate and high disease activity rates.Conclusion: The majority of patients with RA in Turkey are middle-aged homemakers. Despite the high rates of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs use, the majority of patients had moderate and high disease activity. These findings indicate that treatment needs of RA patients are not met sufficiently.Item Description of the registry of patients with ankylosing spondylitis in Turkey: TRASD-IP(Springer Heidelberg, 2012-01) Bodur, Hatice; Ataman, Şebnem; Buğdaycı, Derya Soy; Rezvani, Aylin; Nas, Kemal; Uzunca, Kaan; Emlakçıoğlu, Emel; Karatepe, Altınay Göksel; Durmuş, Bekir; Sezgin, Melek; Ayhan, Figen; Yazgan, Pelin; Duruöz, Tuncay; Yener, Mahmut; Gürğan, Alev; Kırnap, Mehmet; Çakar, Engin; Soydemir, Raikan; Çapkın, Erhan; Tekeoğlu, İbrahim; Aydın, Gülümser; Günendi, Zafer; Nacır, Barış; Şallı, Ali; Öztürk, Cihat; Memiş, Asuman; Turan, Yasemin; Kozanoğlu, Erkan; Sivrioğlu, Konçuy; Altan, Lale; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi.; AAH-1652-2021; 6603281363A web-based application patient follow-up program was developed to create a registry of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) by the Turkiye Romatizma Arastirma Savas Dernegi (TRASD) AS Study Group. This study describes the methodological background and patient characteristics. The patient follow-up program is a web-based questionnaire, which contains sections on socio-demographic data, anamnesis, personal and family history, systemic and musculoskeletal examination, laboratory and imaging data and treatment. Between October 1, 2007 and February 28, 2009, 1,381 patients from 41 centers were included in the registry (1,038 males [75.2%]; mean age 39.5 +/- A 10.7 years). Mean disease duration was 12.1 +/- A 8.5 years, and mean time from initial symptom to diagnosis was 5 +/- A 6.8 years (median 2 years). HLA-B27 positivity was detected in 73.7% of 262 patients tested. Manifestations of extraarticular involvement were anterior uveitis (13.2%), psoriasis and other skin and mucous membrane lesions (6%) and inflammatory bowel disease (3.8%). The prevalence of peripheral arthritis was 11.2%. In 51.7% of patients, the Bath AS Disease Activity Index was a parts per thousand yen4. But since our patients consisted of the ones with more severe disease who referred to the tertiary centers and needed a regular follow-up, they may not represent the general AS population. Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs were being used by 41.9% of patients, with 16.4% using anti-TNF agents. TRASD-IP (Izlem Programi: Follow-up program) is the first AS registry in Turkey. Such databases are very useful and provide a basis for data collection from large numbers of subjects. TRASD-IP gives information on the clinical and demographic profiles of patients, and the efficacy and safety of anti-TNF drugs, examines the impact on quality of life, and provides real-life data that may be used in cost-effectiveness analyses.Item Quality of life and related variables in patients with ankylosing spondylitis(Springer, 2011-05) Bodur, Hatice; Ataman, Şebnem; Rezvani, Aylin; Buğdaycı, Derya Soy; Çevik, Remzi; Birtane, Murat; Akıncı, Ayşen; Altay, Zuhal; Günaydın, Rezzan; Yener, Mahmut; Koçyiğit, Hikmet; Duruöz, Tuncay; Yazgan, Pelin; Çakar, Engin; Aydın, Gülümser; Hepgüler, Simin; Kırnap, Mehmet; Ölmez, Neşe; Soydemir, Raikan; Kozanoğlu, Erkan; Bal, Ajda; Karkucak, Murat; Günendi, Zafer; Altan, Lale; Sivrioğlu, Koncuy; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dalı.; 56245687600; 6603281363To evaluate quality of life (QoL) and related variables in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a chronic inflammatory disease of the spine. Nine-hundred and sixty-two patients with AS from the Turkish League Against Rheumatism AS Registry, who fulfilled the modified New York criteria, were enrolled. The patients were evaluated using the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society core outcome domains including Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), fatigue (BASDAI-question 1), pain (last week/spine/due to AS), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index (BASMI), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Radiology Index (BASRI), Maastricht Ankylosing Spondylitis Enthesitis Score (MASES) and two QoL questionnaires (the disease-specific ASQoL and generic the Short Form-36 [SF-36]). The mean ASQoL score was 7.1 +/- A 5.7. SF-36 subscales of general health, physical role and bodily pain had the poorest scores. ASQoL was strongly correlated with disease duration, BASDAI, fatigue, BASFI, BASMI, BASRI, MASES, pain and SF-36 subscales (P < 0.001). SF-36 subscales were also strongly correlated with BASDAI and BASFI. Advanced educational status and regular exercise habits positively affected QoL, while smoking negatively affected QoL. In patients with AS, the most significant variables associated with QoL were BASDAI, BASFI, fatigue and pain. ASQoL was noted to be a short, rapid and simple patient-reported outcome (PRO) instrument and strongly correlated with SF-36 subscales.Publication The influence of polymorphisms of interleukin-17A and-17F genes on susceptibility and activity of rheumatoid arthritis(Mary Ann Liebert, 2015-08-01) İnal, Esra Erkol; Görükmez, Orhan; Dündar, Ümit; Görükmez, Özlem; Yener, Mahmut; Sağ, Şebnem Özemri; Yakut, Tahsin; Görükmez, Özlem; ÖZEMRİ SAĞ, ŞEBNEM; Yakut, Tahsin; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Tıbbi Genetik Anabilim Dalı.; JKL-6598-2023; IPQ-4890-2023; GIS-1493-2022Background: The roles of interleukin (IL)-17A and IL-17F in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been previously studied. However, the relationships between polymorphisms (IL-17A G197A, the IL-17F 7488A/G, and the IL-17F 7383A/G) of these genes with RA have not been clarified yet. Aims: To investigate the impacts of these polymorphisms on the severity and susceptibility of RA in a Turkish population. Methods: One hundred sixty-one patients with RA and 88 healthy sex-, age-, and ethnicity-matched controls were enrolled in this study. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein (CRP), and disease activity scores 28 (DAS28) of all participants were recorded. The IL-17A G197A, the IL-17F 7488A/G, and 7383A/G polymorphisms were determined using the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method. Results: We found no significant difference regarding genotypes or allelic frequency distributions of the IL-17A G197A, the IL-17F 7383A/G, and 7488A/G polymorphisms between patients and healthy controls (p>0.05). There were slight, but not significant, differences in terms of CRP levels associated with the distribution of the genotypes of the IL-17F 7488A/G, and regarding DAS28 levels according to the genotype distribution of the IL-17A G197A polymorphism (p=0.062, 0.087, 0.052, respectively). Conclusions: These findings suggest that future larger scale studies with increased power should be performed to determine if the IL-17F 7488A/G and the IL-17A G197A polymorphisms are associated with the disease activity in patients with RA.