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Publication Open Access The Prevalence of Osteoporosis in the Thrace Region of Turkey: A Community-Based Study(AVES, 2014-11-26) AKYÜZ, GÜLSEREN DERYA; Keskin, Yasar; Cekin, Murat Dincer; Gunduz, Hakan; Luleci, Nimet Emel; Giray, Esra; Sur, Haydar; Akyuz, GulserenObjective: This study was planned as a community-based research study to estimate the prevalence of osteoporosis and explore related risk factors in the Thrace region of Turkey. Material and Methods: The community-based study involved a total of 620 people, 498 women and 122 men, aged between 40 and 89 years. A questionnaire on the medical history and lifestyles of the participants was applied with a face-to-face interview. Body weight height, and arm span of each participant were measured, together with bone mineral density at the middle phalanges of the second, third, and fourth digits of the non-dominant hand using dual-energy X-ray laser absorptiometry. Results: Age, clothing, lack of regular exercise, and giving birth to more than two children seem to contribute to osteoporosis, while high education, high economic level, tea and moderate alcohol consumption, oral contraceptive use, and hormone replacement therapy seem to retard osteoporosis. Osteoporotic patients had more fractures in the past. Height and weight were significantly lower in osteoporotic women. Conclusion: Lifestyle affects the prevalence of osteoporosis. Drinking tea and alcohol seems to be controversial with regard to osteoporosis risk.Publication Open Access Effectiveness of Low Level Laser Therapy on Pain and Functional Status in Ankylosing Spondylitis(BAYCINAR MEDICAL PUBL-BAYCINAR TIBBI YAYINCILIK, 2012-01-23) AKYÜZ, GÜLSEREN DERYA; Aydin, Elif; Gunduz, Osman Hakan; Akcan, Eylem; Akyuz, GulserenObjective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on pain, functional status and disease activity in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Materials and Methods: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was performed on 37 patients. Group 1 (n=19) was treated with LLLT for 10 sessions (1.2J, 30 mW), group 2 received placebo laser. LLLT was applied on the L3 to S1 supraspinous ligaments and sacroiliac joints bilaterally with a skin-contact method. Evaluation parameters were Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), at rest and during movements, the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI), and the Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life (ASQoL) questionnaire. Results: Compared with the pre-therapy, LLLT group showed significant improvement in VAS (p<0.05), ASQoL (p<0.01) and BASDAI (p<0.001) scores during movement at the end of the treatment and at the second month (p<0.05). However, there was no statistically significant difference between treatment and placebo groups. Conclusion: This is the first study to assess the effects of LLLT in patients with AS. The results show LLLT seemed to improve pain and functional status in patients with AS.