The relationship between serum cytokine levels with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

TU Ciftci, O Kokturk, N Bukan, A Bilgihan - Cytokine, 2004 - Elsevier
… Author links open overlay panel Tansu Ulukavak Ciftci a , Oguz Kokturk a , Neslihan Bukan
… The significance of differences between two groups was analyzed with Mann–Whitney U test. …

Elevated C-reactive protein levels and increased cardiovascular risk in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

…, TU Ciftci, E Mollarecep, B Ciftci - International heart journal, 2005 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is associated with cardiovascular morbidity and
mortality. Inflammatory processes associated with OSAS may contribute to cardiovascular …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of nasal continuous positive airway pressure in uncontrolled nocturnal asthmatic patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

TU Ciftci, B Ciftci, SF Guven, O Kokturk, H Turktas - Respiratory medicine, 2005 - Elsevier
… Author links open overlay panel Tansu Ulukavak Ciftci a , Bulent Ciftci b , Selma Firat Guven
b , Oguz … Differences between two groups were analyzed with the Mann–Whitney U-test. …

[HTML][HTML] The predictors of COVID-19 mortality in a nationwide cohort of Turkish patients

…, B Ergan, VA Oguz, O Kilinc, M Ercelik, TU Ciftci… - Respiratory …, 2021 - Elsevier
… The Mann-Whitney U test was performed to compare survivors and non-survivors for
nonnormal numerical variables. Cohen's ″d″ effect size was calculated for numerical variables. …

Association of serotonin transporter gene polymorphism with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

M Ylmaz, YA Bayazit, TU Ciftci, ME Erdal… - The …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
… , 0.2% (w/v) bovine serum albumin, and 1 U Taq polymerase (MBI Fermentas). PCR conditions
were 2 … Mann-Whitney U test was also used for confirmation of the results as indicated. …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of ocular surface health in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

…, HT Akçam, F Uzun, Ş Özdek, TU Çiftçi - Turkish journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… The chi-square test was used in comparisons of qualitative data; the Mann-Whitney U test
was used in comparisons of quantitative data. Spearman correlation analysis was used to …

Comparison of serum adiponectin and tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels between patients with and without obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

A Kanbay, O Kokturk, TU Ciftci, Y Tavil, N Bukan - Respiration, 2008 - karger.com
Background: The obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is closely associated with
cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the …

[HTML][HTML] Serum homocysteine levels and cardiovascular morbidity in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

O Kokturk, TU Ciftci, E Mollarecep, B Ciftci - Respiratory medicine, 2006 - Elsevier
… Differences between two groups were analyzed with the Mann–Whitney U test. We applied
a Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons. Categorical data were analyzed by x 2 with …

Comparison of right ventricular functions by tissue Doppler imaging in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome with or without hypertension

Y Tavil, A Kanbay, N Şen, TU Çiftçi, A Abacı… - The international journal …, 2007 - Springer
Objective To evaluate the right ventricular function in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
syndrome (OSAS) independent from systemic hypertension (HT) and to determine the …

Relationship between sleep complaints and proinflammatory cytokines in haemodialysis patients

Y Erten, O Kokturk, A Yuksel, S Elbeg, TU Ciftci… - …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Sleep complaints are common in end‐stage renal disease. We aimed to
investigate the relationship between sleep‐related complaints and inflammatory cytokines in …