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This collection contains abstracts of conference papers, presented at local and international conferences by the staff of the Faculty of Medicine
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Item Epidemiology of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) among adults in an urban Sri Lankan community(American Gastroenterological Association(AGA) Institute, Published by Elsevier Inc., 2008) Dassanayake, A.S.; Rajindrajith, S.; Kasturiratne, A.; Kalubowila, U.; de Silva, A.P.; Mizoue, T.; Makaya, M.; de Silva, H.J.BACKGROUND - Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasing in the Asia-Pacific region.NAFLD can progress from simple steatosis, through steatohepatitis to advanced hepatic fibrosis, cirrhosis and hepatoma. Its prevalence in Sri Lanka is not known. OBJECTIVE: To investigate community prevalence and risk factors associated with NAFLD among adults in an urban Sri Lankan population. DESIGN, SETTING AND METHODS: The sample consisted of 2985 randomly selected subjects, 35-65 years old, resident in the Ragama Medical Officer of Health area. NAFLD was diagnosed on ultrasound criteria (presence of 2 out of 3: increased hepatic echogenicity compared to spleen or kidney, blurring of hepatic vasculature, deep attenuation of ultrasound signal), when alcohol intake was <14 units/week for males and <7 units/week for females. Anthropometric and blood pressure (BP) measurements were made; fasting blood glucose and insulin, lipid profile and serum alanine transaminase (ALT) were estimated (normal cutoff values were based on revised ATP III criteria of metabolic syndrome for Asians). RESULTS: 974 (35%) individuals had NAFLD [mean age 52.8 years (SD 7.3), 605 (62.1%) females]. On multivariate analysis, male sex, presence of acanthosis nigricans, central obesity (BMI>25kg/m2 and/or waist circumference >90cm for males, >80cm females), elevated fasting plasma glucose (>100mg/dl),Insulin resistance(HOMA-IR>1), elevated diastolic BP (>85mmHg), elevated plasma triglycerides (>150mg/dl), elevated ALT (> twice the upper limit of normal), and low high density lipoprotein cholesterol (<40mg/dl for men, <50mg/dl for women) were significantly associated with NAFLD. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of NAFLD among adults in this urban Sri Lankan community is as high as in western populations. NAFLD is associated with factors that constitute the metabolic syndromeItem Is Acanthosis Nigricans a useful clinical screening test for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD) in resource poor settings(Elsevier, 2009) Niriella, M.A.; Dassanayake, A.S.; Kalubowila, K.V.U.; de Silva, A.P.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Kato, N.; Makaya, M.; de Silva, H.J.BACKGROUND: Acanthosis nigricans (AN) is an easily detectable papillomatosis and hyperkeratosis of the skin associated with insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is widely accepted as the underlying cause of Non- Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). Ultrasonography is the currently accepted tool to screen for NAFLD in the community, but is expensive and needs expertise. OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether AN would be an useful screening test for NAFLD in an adult Sri Lankan population. METHODS: This study was part of a community based investigation −Ragama Health Study (RHS). The study population consisted of 35−64 year old adults, selected using stratified random sampling. Consenting adults were screened by a structured interview, clinical examination, liver ultrasound and collection of 10 ml venous blood. NAFLD was diagnosed based on established ultrasound criteria for fatty liver, safe alcohol consumption and absence of serum markers for Hepatitis B and C. AN was identified by the presence of dark, thick, velvety skin in the neck, body folds and creases. Results: 3012 subjects participated in the study. AN was present significantly more frequently among NAFLD patients than normal individuals in both males (37.9% vs. 4.8%, p <0.001) and females (39.8% vs. 5.8%,p<0.001). The sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value of AN for NAFLD was 37.9%, 95.2%, 78.0% for males and 39.8%, 94.2%, and 81.3% for females respectively. CONCLUSION: AN is significantly more common in NAFLD than normal individuals. Although AN has a high specificity, it is not an useful test to screen for NAFLD in the community.Item Epidemiology of non- alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in an urban Sri Lankan population(Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2008) Dassanayake, A.S.; Rajindrajith, S.; Kasturiratne, A.; Kalubowila, U.; de Silva, A.P.; Mizoue, T.; Makaya, M.; de Silva, H.J.BACKGROUND: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasing in the Asia-Pacific region. NAFLD can progress from simple steatosis, through steatohepatitis to advanced hepatic fibrosis, cirrhosis and hepatoma. Its prevalence in Sri Lanka is not known. Objective: To investigate community prevalence and risk factors associated with NAFLD among adults in an urban Sri Lankan population. DESIGN, SETTING AND METHODS: The sample consisted of 2985 randomly selected subjects, 35-65 years old, resident in the Ragama Medical Officer of Health area. NAFLD was diagnosed on ultrasound criteria (presence of 2 out of 3: increased hepatic echogenicity compared to spleen or kidney, blurring of hepatic vasculature, deep attenuation of ultrasound signal), and when alcohol intake was <14 units/week for males and <7 units/week for females. Anthropometric and blood pressure (BP) measurements were made; fasting blood glucose, lipid profile and serum alanine transaminase (ALT) were estimated (normal cutoff values were based on revised ATP III criteria of metabolic syndrome for Asians). RESULTS: 974(35%) individuals had NAFLD [mean age 52.8 years (SD 7.3), 605 (62.1%) females]. On multivariate analysis, central obesity (BMI>25kg/m2 and/or waist circumference >90cm for males, >80cm females), elevated fasting plasma glucose (>100mg/dl), elevated diastolic BP (>85mmHg), elevated plasma triglycerides (>150mg/dl), elevated ALT (>twice the upper limit of normal), and low high density lipoprotein cholesterol (<40mg/dl for men, <50mg/dl for women) were significantly associated with NAFLD. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of NAFLD among adults in this urban Sri Lankan community is as high as in western populations. NAFLD is associated with factors that constitute the metabolic syndrome.