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The diabetes epidemic in Sri Lanka - a growing problemP Katulanda
Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Ceylon Med J 51:26-8. 2006..Further research is necessary to investigate the exact underlying mechanisms for the South Asian epidemic. Wider preventive programmes need to be urgently implemented to stem the tide...
Diabetes mellitus among young adults in Sri Lanka--role of GAD antibodies in classification and treatment: the Sri Lanka Young Diabetes studyP Katulanda
Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Churchill Hospital, Old Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LJ, UK
Diabetologia 51:1368-74. 2008..The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and phenotypic characteristics of diabetes subtypes based on GAD65 autoantibody (GADA) status in those with young adult-onset diabetes in Sri Lanka...
Prevalence and correlates of tobacco smoking in Sri LankaPrasad Katulanda
University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Asia Pac J Public Health 23:861-9. 2011..This study aimed to determine the prevalence and underlying sociodemographic correlates of smoking among Sri Lankans...
The distance between the lower edge of the xiphisternum and the center of the umbilicus as an indicator of abdominal obesity and cardiovascular disease riskPrasad Katulanda
Diabetes Research Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Obes Facts 3:201-4. 2010..Abdominal obesity is considered an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD)...
Prevalence and projections of diabetes and pre-diabetes in adults in Sri Lanka--Sri Lanka Diabetes, Cardiovascular Study (SLDCS)P Katulanda
Oxford Centre for Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, UK
Diabet Med 25:1062-9. 2008..Projections for the year 2030 and factors associated with diabetes and pre-diabetes are also presented...
Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Sri Lankan adultsP Katulanda
Diabetes Research Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Obes Rev 11:751-6. 2010..Urgent public health interventions are needed to control the problem at an early stage...
Work related complaints of neck, shoulder and arm among computer office workers: a cross-sectional evaluation of prevalence and risk factors in a developing countryPriyanga Ranasinghe
Diabetes Research Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Environ Health 10:70. 2011..Complaints of arms, neck and shoulders (CANS) is common among computer office workers. We evaluated an aetiological model with physical/psychosocial risk-factors...
Patterns and correlates of adult height in Sri LankaPriyanga Ranasinghe
Diabetes Research Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Econ Hum Biol 9:23-9. 2011..106), HDL cholesterol (r=-0.142) and LDL cholesterol (r=-0.104). Height was associated with household income and level of education in Sri Lanka and demonstrated a distinct increasing trend over successive generations...
Apolipoproteins in diabetes dyslipidaemia in South Asians with young adult-onset diabetes: distribution, associations and patternsGaya W Katulanda
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
Ann Clin Biochem 47:29-34. 2010..Apolipoproteins B (apoB) and AI (apoAI) are strong predictors of cardiovascular disease (CVD). We describe apolipoprotein distributions and their associations with lipids and diabetes subtype in diabetic young adult South Asians...
Can we bridge the gap? Knowledge and practices related to Diabetes Mellitus among general practitioners in a developing country: A cross sectional studyPrasad Katulanda
Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Asia Pac Fam Med 10:15. 2011..abstract:..
Work-related complaints of arm, neck and shoulder among computer office workers in an Asian country: prevalence and validation of a risk-factor questionnairePriyanga Ranasinghe
Diabetes Research Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 12:68. 2011..We evaluated the 1-year prevalence of CANS among computer office workers in Sri Lanka and tested the psychometric properties of a translated risk factor questionnaire...
Effects of Cinnamomum zeylanicum (Ceylon cinnamon) on blood glucose and lipids in a diabetic and healthy rat modelPriyanga Ranasinghe
Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Pharmacognosy Res 4:73-9. 2012..To evaluate short- and long-term effects of Cinnamomum zeylanicum on food consumption, body weight, glycemic control, and lipids in healthy and diabetes-induced rats...
Sri Lanka in global medical research: a scientific analysis of the Sri Lankan research output during 2000-2009Priyanga Ranasinghe
Diabetes Research Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
BMC Res Notes 5:121. 2012..The present study evaluated the Sri Lankan research performance in medicine as reflected by the research publications output between years 2000-2009...
Quantifying urbanization as a risk factor for noncommunicable diseaseSteven Allender
British Heart Foundation Health Promotion Research Group, Department of Public Health, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford, UK
J Urban Health 88:906-18. 2011..92; 95% CI, 2.41-3.55), and diabetes mellitus (OR?=?2.10; 95% CI, 1.58 - 2.80). There is a clear relationship between urbanicity and common modifiable risk factors for chronic disease in a representative sample of Sri Lankan adults...
Prevalence and clinical characteristics of maternally inherited diabetes and deafness caused by the mt3243A > G mutation in young adult diabetic subjects in Sri LankaP Katulanda
Oxford Centre for Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, UK, and Faculty of Medicine, University of Columbo, Sri Lanka
Diabet Med 25:370-4. 2008..We aimed to determine the prevalence and clinical characteristics of MIDD in a large South Asian cohort of young adult-onset diabetic patients from Sri Lanka...
