Browsing Medicine by Subject "Cardiovascular risk"

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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 ...
Lifestyle correlates of cardiovascular risk factors in a Sri Lankan population

Pinidiyapathirage, M.J.; Kasturiratne, A.; de Silva, B.A.; Perera, D.M.; Ramanayake, R.P.J.C.; Sumathipala, W.L.A.H.; Mizoue, T.; Makaya, M. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2008)

OBJECTIVES: To determine the association between selected lifestyle risk behaviours (physical activity-PA, smoking and fruit, vegetable and alcohol consumption) and cardiovascular risk factors in an urban Sri Lankan ...

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