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  • Age, sex and hyperlipidemia: Is it a simple association? 
    Pathmeswaran, A.; Pinidiyapathirage, J.; Kasturiratne, A.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 2009)
    INTRODUCTION: Hyperlipidemia is a known cardiovascular disease risk factor. There are effective lifestyle, dietary and pharmacological interventions to treat hyperlipidemia. It is important to target testing for hyperlidemia ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Factors associated with osteoporosis among a sub-urban Sri Lankan population 
    Karunanayake, A.L.; Pinidiyapathirage, J.; Salgado, L.S.S. (Research Symposium 2009 - Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2009)
    Introduction : Risk factors for osteoporosis can vary from country to country. Objective: To determine the association between osteoporosis and age, physical activity, body mass index (BMI), smoking, alcohol consumption, ...
  • Impact of risk factors for non-fatal acute myocardial infarctions among Sri Lankans 
    Pinidiyapathirage, J.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2011)
    INTRODUCTION: The impact of risk factors for acute myocardial infarctions (AMI) differs across populations. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of established risk factors for the occurrence of non-fatal AMI ...
  • Physical activity tracking among Sri Lankan adults: findings from a 7-year follow-up of the Ragama Health Study 
    Pinidiyapathirage, J.; Kasturiratne, A.; Bennie, J.A.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Biddle, S.J.H.; de Silva, H.J.; Chackrewarthy, S.; Dassanayake, A.S.; Ranawaka, U.; Kato, N.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (SAGE Publications, 2021)
    ABSTRACT: Limited data are available on physical activity tracking among adults in low- and middle-income countries. Using a longitudinal design, we assessed trends and correlates of physical activity among Sri Lankan ...
  • Prevalence and predictors of default with tuberculosis treatment in Sri Lanka 
    Pinidiyapathirage, J.; Senaratne, W.; Wickremasinghe, R. (SEAMEO Regional Tropical Medicine and Public Health Project, 2008)
    The objectives of this study were to determine the default rate and predictors for default in patients undergoing antituberculosis treatment. All consenting patients with a confirmed diagnosis of tuberculosis admitted to ...
  • The Ragama Health Study: the methodology of the prospective cohort study for the establishment of diagnostic criteria for metabolic syndrome in Sri Lankans 
    Wickremasinghe, A.R.; de Silva, H.J.; de Silva, H.A.; de Silva, N.R.; Kasturiratne, A.; Pinidiyapathirage, J.; Chackrewarthy, S.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Weerasinghe, G.A.K.; Abeyewickreme, W.; Makaya, M.; Mizoue, T.; Kato, N. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2008)
    BACKGROUND: Sri Lanka is in the midst of the epidemiologic transition with non-communicable diseases being a leading cause of death and hospitalization. This pilot study is a part of an international study conducted by the ...

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