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ABNORMAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE AND THE FETO-MATERNAL OUTCOME

Kaluarachchi, A; DeAlwis, D; Gnanasekeream, R; Gunawdnsa, N; Wijeratne, C N; Seneviratne, H R (2001)

Objective: To determine the maternal/ fetal outcome of abnormal glucose tolerance in pregnancy. Setting : The University Obstetric Unit, De Soysa Hospital for Women, Colombo. Design : A retrospective descriptive ...
Adult health promotion record (AHPR) - a tool for prevention of lifestyle related epidemic chronic diseases

Katulanda, P.; Wickramasinghe, K.; Ranasinghe, D.C.; Matthews, D.R.; Sheriff, M.H.R. (2008)

Background: The disease epidemiology in Sri Lanka has changed and the non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have become main causes of mortality and morbidity. Most epidemic chronic diseases are related to lifestyle and have ...
Alcohol consumption among adults in Sri Lanka - prevalence, pattern and underlying factors

Karunaratne, K.G.N.S.; Wickramasinghe, K.; Katulanda, P.; Mahesh, J.G.; Rathnapala, D.A.V.; Constantine, G.R.; Sheriff, M.H.R. (2008)

Background: Excessive alcohol consumption is a preventable cause of mortality and morbidity. Objectives: To determine the prevalence and patterns of alcohol consumption among different sociodemographic groups in Sri Lanka. ...
Association of body height with diabetes, blood pressure and metabolic syndrome among Sri Lankan adults

Ranasinghe, P.; Jayawardena, M.A.N.A.A.D.; Ganegoda, U.A.; Constantine, G.R.; Sheriff, M.H.R.; Matthews, D.R.; Katulanda, P. (2009)

Being tall has been suggested to be associated with better cardio-vascular health and longevity. We aimed to report the relationship of height with diabetes mellitus, blood pressure (BP) and metabolic syndrome (MS) among ...
Atypical presentation of malaria in Sri Lanka associated with chloroquine resistance

Alles, H.K.; De Silva, D.; Naotunna, T.D.S.; Pathirana, P.P.S.L.; Jayasinghe, S.; sheriff, M.H.R.; Mendis, K.N. (1994)

Abstract : The classical clinical picture of malaria is one of paroxysmal fever with chills arid rigors. However in the recent past we have encountered an increasing number of Plasmodium falciparum patients with a widely ...
Body fat prevalence and its association with metabolic risk factors among patients with adult onset young diabetes in Sri Lanka

Jayawardena, M.A.R.; De Vas Gunawardena, A.N.P.; Katulanda, G.W.; Sheriff, M.H.R.; Matthews, D.R.; Gardiyarachchi, N.S.; Katulanda, P. (2010)

Objectives: To assess body fat percentage among young adult diabetic subjects and to find out associations of body fat percentage with known metabolic risk factors i.e. obesity, hypertension, blood glucose and lipids. ...
Cardiac ischaemia and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in electrocardiographs (ECGs) and their correlates among Sri Lankan adults

Caldera, T.S.K.R.D.; Liyanage, I.K.; Herath, H.R.I.S.; Constantine, G.R.; Sheriff, M.H.R.; Matthews, D.R.; Katulanda, P. (2009)

Abstract : Objectives: ECG changes and their correlates have not been previously studied among Sri Lankan adults. We aimed to analyse ischaemic changes and LVH and to determine the association between glucose tolerance ...
A comparative study on pregnancy outcomes and contraceptive use in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and those with rheumatoid arthritis or no chronic illness

Galappatthy, P.; Jayasinghe, D.J.D.; Paththinige, C.S.; Wijeratne, L.; Sheriff, M.H.R. (2009)

Abstract : Introduction: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) influences pregnancy outcomes. Objectives: To compare the pregnancy out comes and contraceptive practices in SLE with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and women with ...
Comparison of apolipoproteins B and A1 in people with versus without metabolic syndrome

Katulanda, G.W.; Katulanda, P.; Sheriff, M.H.R.; Matthews, D.R.; Brian, S. (2009)

Abstract : Introduction: Apolipoproteins B (apoB) and Al (apoAI) are better predictors of cardiovascular disease (CVD) than traditional lipid indices. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a constellation of CVD risk factors. Low ...
The cross-cultural adaptation of the Type D Personality Scale (DS-14) for use with patients diagnosed with Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) in Sri Lanka

Kumara, W. G. C.; de Zoysa, P.; Balasuriya, A.; Fernando, N. F. J. (2019-10-23)

Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) has been classified as a major cardiovascular disease in the world and is the main cause of death in Sri Lanka. Negative affectivity (NA) and social inhibition (SI) are two traits which increase ...
Derivation of anthropometric cut-off levels for defining cardiovascular disease risk in Sri Lankan adults

Katulanda, P.; Jayawardena, M. A. R.; Ganegoda, U. A.; Sheriff, M.H.R.; Matthews, D. R. (2009)

Abstract : Objectives: Anthropometric cut-offs derived for Caucasians may not be applicable to other populations .such as South Asians with higher CVD risk. To define population specific anthropometric cut-off values to ...
Derivation of BMI and waist circumference cut-off values for Sri Lankan adults

Katulanda, P.; Jayawardena, M. A. N. A. A. D.; Lamabadusuriya, D.; Sheriff, M.H.R.; Matthews, D. R. (2009)

Abstract : Introduction: Anthropometric cut-off values derived for Caucasians would be less sensitive to define obesity in Non-Caucasians. We aimed to derive BMI and WC cut-offs for Sri Lankan adults. Methods: Data were ...
Descriptive study of SLE patients followed up in the University of Colombo Lupus Research Clinic

Galappatthy, P.; Wazeel, A.N.; Kudalugoda Arachchi, J.; Mezamia, N.; Fernando, S.S.D.; Sheriff, M.H.R. (1999)

The university lupus research clinic follows up patients admitted or referred to the University Medical Unit with diagnosed or suspected SLE.Objectives: To find the number of patients in the lupus clinic with confirmed ...
Development and validation of a risk score for targeted screening of prevalent diabetes among adults in Sri Lanka

Katulanda, P.; Hill, N.; Thilakarathne, K.W.A.S.; Mahesh, J.G.; Sheriff, M.H.R.; Matthews, D.R. (2008)

Background: Population screening for diabetes is not undertaken due to the high costs involved. Simple tools to identify high risk individuals for confirmatory testing can be cost saving. Objectives: To develop and validate ...
Diabetes due to the mt3243 A>G mutation among young adult diabetic subjects in Sri Lanka - prevalence and clinical heterogeneity

Katulanda, P.; Silva, A.; Mahesh, J. G.; Sheriff, M.H.R.; Matthews, D. R.; McCarthy, M. I.; Gloyn, A. L. (2007)

The maternally inherited mt3243A>G mutation is associated with a variable clinical phenotype including diabetes and deafness (MIDD). The frequency of this mutation in Sri Lanka (SL) is not known. We aimed to determine the ...
Effect of family history of diabetes and socio-demographic predictors in young adult onset diabetic patients of Sri Lanka

De Vas Gunawardena, A.N.P.; Ganegoda, U.A.; Samantha, N.; Jayawardena, M.A.R.; Herath, H.R.I.S.; Katulanda, G.W.; Sheriff, M.H.R.; Katulanda, P. (2010)

Abstract: Objectives: To evaluate diabetes related complications with sociodemographic factors.To assess the effect of family history of diabetes in terms of age of onset of disease. Methods: Data obtained from a consecutive ...
Effect of Karawila (Momordica Charantia) on the glucose tolerance in maturity onset diabetes

Welihinda, J.; Karunanayake, E. H.; Jayasinghe, K. S. A.; Sheriff, M.H.R. (1983)

The hypoglycaemic action of the fresh juice of the dried extract of the fruit of Momordica charantia (Karawila) has been reported both in laboratory animals and during clinical trials with diabetic patients. Phytochemical ...
Ethnic and province specific prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka diabetes and cardiovascular study

Ranasinghe, P.; Kulatunga, A. V. S.; Constantine, G. R.; Sheriff, M.H.R.; Matthews, D. R.; Katulanda, P. (2009)

Abstract : Background: The prevalence of diabetes among Sri Lankan adults has been recently reported as 10.3%. We aimed to determine the prevalence of diabetes and the underlying risk factors among different ethnic groups ...
Exploring the relationship between urbanicity and risk factors for noncommunicable disease

Wickramasinghe, K.; Katulanda, P.; Goldacre, M.; Matthews, D.R.; Sheriff, M.H.R.; Allender, S. (2010)

: To create an 'urbanicity' scale adapted from a previously validated urbanicity scale and examine associations between urbanisation measured on this scale and chronic disease risk in Sri Lanka. Methods: Urbanisation ...
Genetic determinants of sporadic breast cancer in a cohort of sri lankan postmenopausal women

Sirisena, Nirmala; Kuruppu, Anchala; Adeyemo, AdebowaleA; Neththikumara, Nilaksha; Samaranayake, Nilakshi; Dissanayaker, Valira H. W (2017)

Background: While a range of common genetic variants have been shown to be associated with sporadic breast cancer risk in several Westem studies,little is known about their role in South Asian populations. This studywas ...

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