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  • Alanine Transaminase (ALT) levels in normal adult Sri Lankans 
    Niriella, M.A.; Dassanayake, A.S.; Kalubowila, K.; Kalubowila, U.; de Silva, A.P.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Kato, N.; Makaya, M.; de Silva, H.J. (American Gastroenterological Association(AGA) Institute, Published by Elsevier Inc., 2009)
    BACKGROUND : Alanine transaminase (ALT) levels are widely used in screening for liver disease.The upper limit of normal (ULN) of ALT (males 30 IU/l, females 19 IU/l) have been definedfor western populations. Normal levels ...
  • Alcohol consumption and tobacco smoking in an urban adult Sri Lankan population 
    Kasturiratne, A.; Pinidiyapathirage, M.J.; Perera, H.K.K.; Fernando, E.D.P.S.; Ranasinha, C.D.; Edirisinghe, P.A.S.; Makaya, M.; Kato, N. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2008)
    BACKGROUND: Data on the prevalence and patterns of alcohol consumption and smoking in the general population in Sri Lanka are scarce. Objective: To describe patterns of alcohol use and smoking in an urban adult population ...
  • Alcohol use and alcoholic fatty liver disease: a prospective, communitybased study among adults in an urban community in Sri Lanka 
    Niriella, M.A.; Kasturiratne, A.; Beddage, T.; de Silva, S.T.; Dassanayake, A.S.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Kato, N.; de Silva, H.J. (The Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2022)
    Background: Data on alcoholic fatty liver (AFL) is limited. Therefore, we investigated alcohol use and AFL in a cohort of adults in an urban community in Sri Lanka. Methods: The study population (selected by age-stratified ...
  • Are alanine transaminase (ALT) levels useful to screen for Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in the community? 
    Niriella, M.A.; Dassanayake, A.S.; Kalubowila, K.V.U.; Rajindrajith, S.; de Silva, A.P.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Kato, N.; Makaya, M.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2009)
    BACKGROUND: The value of ALT in screening for NAFLD is controversial. Furthermore, the upper limit of normal (ULN) ALT is defined for western populations but not Asian populations. Objectives: To establish ULN ALT for an ...
  • Association between serum homocysteine and markers of insulin resistance 
    Chackrewarthy, S.; Wijayasinghe, Y.S.; Gunasekara, D.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Kato, N. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)
    OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between serum homocysteine and markers of insulin resistance in a Sri Lankan population. Similar studies conducted in other ethnic groups have shown conflicting results. METHODS: ...
  • Association of genetic variants with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in an urban Sri Lankan community 
    Kasturiratne, A.; Akiyama, K.; Niriella, M.A.; Takeuchi, F.; Isono, M.; Dassanayake, A.S.; de Silva, A.P.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Kato, N.; de Silva, H.J. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015)
  • The Burden of diabetes mellitus and impaired fasting glucose in an urban population of Sri Lanka 
    Pinidiyapathirage, M.J.; Kasturiratne, A.; Ranawaka, U.K.; Gunasekara, D.; Wijekoon, N.; Medagoda, K.; Perera, S.; Takeuchi, F.; Kato, N.; Warnakulasuriya, T.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013)
    AIMS: To describe the burden of diabetes mellitus and impaired fasting glucose in middle-aged residents (35-64 years) in an urban area of Sri Lanka. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in the Ragama Medical ...
  • The burden of diabetes mellitus in an urban population of Sri Lanka 
    Pinidiyapathirage, M.J.; Kasturiratne, A.; Williams, S.; Wijekoon, N.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Ranawaka, U.K.; Warnakulasuriya, T.; Takeuchi, F.; Kato, N.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2011)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: To describe the burden of diabetes in middle and old aged residents (35-64 years) in an urban area of Sri Lanka. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in the Ragama Medical Officer ...
  • Cardiovascular risk in a Sri Lankan community 
    Ranawaka, U.K.; Wijekoon, C.N.; Pathmeswaran, A.; de Silva, L.D.R.; Gunasekara, D.; Chackrewarthy, S.; Mizoue, T.; Kato, N. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2008)
    OBJECTIVE: Identifying the cardiovascular disease (CVD) [coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke] risk in a community is important in planning preventive strategies, but such data are lacking from Sri Lanka. We sought ...
  • Cardiovascular risk profile of the estate population of Sri Lanka 
    Pinidiyapathirage, M.J.; Chackrewarthy, S.; Perera, P.S.; Wijayasinghe, Y.S.; Williams, S.; Williams, S.S.; Kato, N.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)
    OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence of biochemical and anthropometric risk markers of cardiovascular diseases in the estate population of Sri Lanka. METHODS: Using a cross sectional design, consenting adults aged 35-64 ...
  • Characterising private and shared signatures of positive selection in 37 Asian populations 
    Liu, X.; Lu, D.; Saw, W.Y.; Wangkumhang, P.; Ngamphiw, C.; Fucharoen, S.; Lert-Itthiporn, W.; Chin-Inmanu, K.; Chau, T.N.; Anders, K.; Kasturiratne, A.; de Silva, H.J.; Katsuya, T.; Kimura, R.; Nabika, T.; Ohkubo, T.; Tabara, Y.; Takeuchi, F.; Yamamoto, K.; Yokota, M.; Mamatyusupu, D.; Yang, W.; Chung, Y.J.; Jin, L.; Hoh, B.P.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Ong, R.H.; Khor, C.C.; Dunstan, S.J.; Simmons, C.; Tongsima, S.; Suriyaphol, P.; Kato, N.; Xu, S.; Teo, Y.Y. (Nature Publishing Group, 2017)
    The Asian Diversity Project (ADP) assembled 37 cosmopolitan and ethnic minority populations in Asia that have been densely genotyped across over half a million markers to study patterns of genetic diversity and positive ...
  • The clinical utility of accurate NAFLD ultrasound grading: Results from a community-based, prospective cohort study 
    Niriella, M.A.; Ediriweera, D.S.; Kasturiratne, A.; Gunasekara, D.; de Silva, S.T.; Dassanayake, A.S.; de Silva, A.P.; Kato, N.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; de Silva, H.J. (Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd, 2021)
    OBJECTIVES: Despite its widespread use there is no consensus on ultrasound criteria to diagnose fatty liver. METHOD: In an ongoing, cohort-study, participants were initially screened in 2007 and reassessed in 2014 by ...
  • Common variants at the GCK, GCKR, G6PC2-ABCB11 andMTNR1B loci are associated with fasting glucose in two Asian populations 
    Takeuchi, F.; Katsuya, T.; Chackrewarthy, S.; Yamamoto, K.; Fujioka, A.; Serizawa, M.; Fujisawa, T.; Nakashima, E.; Ohnaka, K.; Ikegami, H.; Sugiyama, T.; Nabika, T.; Kasturiratne, A.; Yamaguchi, S.; Kono, S.; Takayanagi, R.; Yamori, Y.; Kobayashi, S.; Ogihara, T.; de Silva, A.; Wickremasinghe, R.; Kato, N. (Springer-Verlag, 2010)
  • A Comparison between revised NCEP ATP III and IDF definitions in diagnosing metabolic syndrome in an urban Sri Lankan population: the Ragama Health Study 
    Chackrewarthy, S.; Gunasekara, D.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Wijekoon, C.N.; Ranawaka, U.K.; Kato, N.; Takeuchi, F.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2013)
    Background. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) within individual cohorts varies with the definition used. The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of MetS between IDF and revised NCEP ATP III criteria ...
  • Comparison of urban diabetics with optimal and suboptimal control 
    Pinidiyapathirage, J.; Warnakulasuriya, T.; Kasturiratne, A.; Ranawaka, U.; Gunasekara, D.; Wijekoon, N.; Medagoda, K.; Perera, S.; Takeuchi, F.; Kato, N.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2011)
    INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus in Sri Lanka is increasing. We describe the characteristics of patients with optimal and suboptimal control of diabetes among known diabetics in a 35–64-year-old urban ...
  • Comparison of urban diabetics with optimal and suboptimal control 
    Pinidiyapathirage, M.; Warnakulasuriya, T.; Kasturiratne, A.; Ranawaka, U.; Gunasekera, D.; Wijekoon, N.; Medagoda, K.; Perera, S.; Takeuchi, F.; Kato, N.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (British Medical Association, London, 2011)
    Introduction The prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus in Sri Lanka is increasing. We describe the characteristics of patients with optimal and suboptimal control of diabetes among known diabetics in a 35–64-year-old urban ...
  • Correlates of serum homocysteine in a Sri Lankan population 
    Chackrewarthy, S.; Wijayasinghe, Y.S.; Gunasekera, D.; Wickremasinghe, R.; Kato, N. (American Association For Clinical Chemistry, 2010)
    Correlates of total serum homocysteine concentration in a Sri Lankan population BACKGROUND: Hyperhomocysteinemia, a possible risk factor for vascular disease occurs at a higher prevalence in South Asian countries. Serum ...
  • Dissecting the genetic structure and admixture of four geographical Malay populations 
    Deng, L.; Hoh, B.P.; Lu, D.; Saw, W.Y.; Twee-Hee Ong, R.; Kasturiratne, A.; de Silva, H.J.; Zilfalil, B.A.; Kato, N.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Teo, Y.Y.; Xu, S. (Nature Publishing Group, 2015)
    The Malay people are an important ethnic composition in Southeast Asia, but their genetic make-up and population structure remain poorly studied. Here we conducted a genome-wide study of four geographical Malay populations: ...
  • Epidemiology of hypertension in an urban population of Sri Lanka 
    Kasturiratne, A.; Pinidiyapathirage, M.J.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Kato, N.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2011)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: To describe the epidemiology of hypertension in 35-64 year old adults resident in Ragama Medical Officer of Health area in the Gampaha district, Sri Lanka. Methods: The Ragama Health Study is ...
  • Epidemiology of hypertension in an urban Sri Lankan population 
    Kasturiratne, A.; Warnakulasuriya, T.; Pinidiyapathirage, J.; Kato, N.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Pathmeswaran, A. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2011)
    INTRODUCTION: Hypertension is a common risk factor for cardiovascular disease. In Sri Lanka, despite the existence of a universal free health system, services are not available for routine screening of hypertension in the ...

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