Browsing by Author "Muftuoglu, Selen"

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Effects of reproductive and sociodemographic factors on obesity in Turkish women: a pilot study
(2019) Bayram, Sinem; Koseler, Esra; Kiziltan, Gul; Ok, Mebtap Akcil; Yesil, Esen; Kose, Beril; Ozdemir, Merve; Muftuoglu, Selen; Saka, Mendane; Aksoydan, Emine; Tayfur, Muhittin; Turker, Perim Fatma; Ercan, Aydan; 0000-0003-1569-7747; 0000-0002-4254-3711; AAF-4491-2021; AAG-6763-2020
Background and aim: Obesity has become a global epidemic. The current research aimed to determine sociodemographic and reproductive predictors of obesity among Turkish women. Materials and methods: Eligible subjects (n:833) were 40-64 years-old women living in Turkey. A questionnaire consisted of questions about sociodemographic and reproductive factors and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire were applied to participants by face to face interviews. Multivariate logistic regression examined the risk of being obese with a range of sociodemographic and reproductive factors. All analyses were performed with SPSS software (version 17.0; SPSS, Chicago, Ill., USA). Results: The mean BMI of women aged 51-64 years was 30.59 +/- 6.35 kg/m(2). After adjustments for all other variables, increased obesity risk remained significant in women who had two children, housewifes, minimum active ones, ex smokers and had less than high school education. For multiple regression analysis sociodemographic factors from the bivariate analyses were entered, controlling for menarch age, menopausal age, hormone RT, parity, number of stillbirth, abortion. There was significant association between family income, occupation, education and BMI. Conclusion. In summary these findings showed comparable patterns of association of sociodemographic and reproductive factors with obesity in Turkey. Specific healthy lifestyle counseling is important for decreasing obesity in childbearing age women.
The Relation Between Meal Frequency and Obesity in Adults
(2018) Muftuoglu, Selen; Ozdemir, Merve; Saka, Mendane; Ok, Mehtap Akcil; Koseler, Esra; Bayram, Sinem; Yesil, Esen; Kose, Beril; Turker, Perim; Ercan, Aydan; Aksoydan, Emine; Tayfur, Muhittin; Kiziltan, Gul; 0000-0003-1569-7747; AAF-4491-2021; AAX-4714-2021; AAG-6763-2020; AAZ-8170-2020
Objective: To determine the relation between meal frequency and obesity in adults. Methods: A cross-sectional study was done among 1829 volunteer (520 men, 1309 women) selected through a multi-stage stratified random sampling method during 2015/2016. A standardized, confidential data collection sheet was used. It included socio-demographic factors, dietary behaviors, anthropometric measurements and energy-macro and micronutrient intakes. Results: The median meal frequency of women and men were 4 and 3, respectively. Approximately 57% of men and 61% of women have skipped meals and 76.8% of them were skipped their lunch. In addition, the individuals whose BMI were under and over 25 kg/m(2) (72.4%, 78.3%, respectively) often skipped lunch. The meal frequency positively correlated with waist to hip ratio in women (p<0.05). Additionally, there were positively significant correlations between meal frequency and saturated fatty acids, fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium and iron intake (p<0.05). Conclusion: This study indicated that increased meal frequency may have a beneficial effect on micronutrients intakes and some anthropometric measurements among adults.
The relationship between quality of life and anthropometric measurements in premenopausal and postmenopausal among turkish women
(2019) Kose, Beril; Yesil, Esen; Turker, Perim Fatma; Ok, Mehtap Akcil; Bayram, Sinem; Beyaz, Esra Koseler; Ozdemir, Merve; Muftuoglu, Selen; Tayfur, Muhittin; Aksoydan, Emine; Ercan, Aydan; Saka, Mendane; Kiziltan, Gul; 0000-0003-1569-7747; AAG-6763-2020
The aim of this work was to investigate whether there is a relationship between anthropometric measurements and quality of life scores during pre and postmenopouse period. A descriptive study was carried out on 1276 women (40-64 years). Demographic features, socioeconomic attributes and anthropometric measurements were considered using a validated instrument the Turkish version of the EUROHIS (WHOQOL-8.Tr) was performed. Significant body mass index (BMI), height, waist circumference, hip circumference, waist/ height ratio differences were determined by comparing pre and postmenopausal women (p <0.05). Significantly lower quality of life scores were observed in premenopausal women (p<0.05). BMI was determined as significant predictor for quality of life for each group. The number of pregnancy, number of live birth, number of stillbirth and waist/height ratio did not show significant association with quality of life. The age of first pregnancy was stated as significant predictor for quality of life just for premenopausal women. In our study, quality of life increased as the BMI decreased in pre and postmenopausal women. Significantly lower WHO-8 EUROHIS scores were observed in premenopausal women. The age of first pregnancy affected the life quality in positive way in just premenopausal women. As the age of first pregnancy increased, quality of life score increased in premenopausal women.
The Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of Food Cravings Questionnaire (FCQ-T) in Major Depressive Disorder Patien
(2018) Muftuoglu, Selen; Kiziltan, Gul; Ok, Mehtap Akcil; AAF-4491-2021; AAZ-8170-2020
Objective: This study was planned to the reliability and validity of the FCQ-T for use in Turkish patients diagnosed with major depression. Methods: The study was conducted on 203 (144 women, 59 men) patients, aged 20-64 years, who were diagnosed with major depression at three psychiatry centers. Firstly, this study sought to assess the applicability of the FCQ-T in Turkish. In addition, all socio-demographic questions regarding their age, gender, current health status, depression duration, drug use, dieting behaviors were questioned and the anthropometric measurements were made. Confirmatory Factor Analyses were performed with AMOS version 21 and all statistical analyses were performed using SPSS for Windows, Version 17.0. Results: In this study, it was determined that the 39-item FCQ-T scale was collected under 9 factors as originally stated. According to Chi-square Goodness of Fit Index (chi(2)=4.27), Adjusted Goodness Of Fit Index (AGFI=0.96), Root Mean Residual (RMR=0.045) and Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA=0.068) shown that the FCQ-T has an excellent fit. The level of internal consistency between the items of the FCQ-T was examined by item total correlation was over 0.40 and Cronbach Alpha Internal consistency coefficients was 0.97. Test-retest reliability was found to be 0.98. This value indicates that the FCQ-T is perfectly reliable. Lastly in this study, a positive correlation was found between FCQ-T scores and all foods types (especially sweet and fatty foods), weight, BMI, waist/hip circumference and fat mass (kg). Conclusions: Based on the results of all analyses, Turkish version of the FCQ-T can be used to define eating behaviors and to measure changes in eating behavior for especially depressive individuals.