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Browsing Conference Papers by Subject "Adult"

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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 ...
  • Genetic variants of NAFLD in an urban Sri Lankan community 
    Niriella, M.A.; Kasturiratne, A.; Akiyama, K.; Takeuchi, F.; Isono, M.; Dassanayake, A.S.; de Silva, A.P.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Kato, N.; de Silva, H.J. (Wiley Blackwell Scientific Publications, 2013)
    OBJECTIVE: Recently, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have successfully identified loci associated with susceptibility to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in populations of European descent. No large-scale ...
  • Incidence and risk factors for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in an urban, adult Sri Lankan population – a community cohort follow-up study 
    Niriella, M.; Kasturiratne, A.; de Silva, S.; Perera, R.; Subasinghe, C.; Kodisinghe, K.; Priyantha, C.; Rishikeshavan, V.; Dassanayake, A.; de Silva, A.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Kato, N.; de Silva, H.J. (Sage Publishing, 2015)
    INTRODUCTION: We previously reported a community prevalence of 33% for NAFLD in an urban, adult Sri Lankan population. We also found a significant association between patatin-like phospholipase domain containing 3 (PNPLA3) ...
  • Prevalence and risk factors for metabolic syndrome among aging adults in an urban Sri Lankan population 
    Kasturiratne, K.T.A.A.; Niriella, M.A.; de Silva, S.T.; Perera, K.R.; Subasinghe, S.K.C.E.; Kodisinghe, S.K.; Piyaratna, T.A.C.L.; Vithiya, K.; Kottachchi, D.; Ranawaka, U.K.; Jayasinghe, C.; Rajindrajith, S.; Dassanayake, A.S.; de Silva, A.P.; Pathmeswaran, A.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2015)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is assumed to be of high prevalence in the Asian region. However, its community prevalence and risk factors in South Asia is poorly studied. We determined the prevalence ...
  • The Prevalence of asthma in Sri Lankan adults 
    Amarasiri, D.L.; Undugodage, U.C.M.; Silva, H.K.M.S.; Sadikeen, A.; Gunasinghe, W.; Fernando, A.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Gunasekera, K.D. ((Wiley Blackwell Scientific Publications, 2016)
    BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Data on adult asthma is scarce in Sri Lanka. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of asthma and related symptoms amongst adults in the general population. METHODS: A multi-centered, ...
  • Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease among older adults in urban Sri Lanka - Tip of the iceburg? 
    de Silva, S.T.; Kasturiratne, A.; Chackrewarthy, S. (The International Society of Nephrology, 2015)
    INTRODUCTION: Prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing worldwide, mainly due to increasing diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HPT) in aging populations. Although these diseases affect many, data on ...
  • Prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and its risk factors in an urban adolescent cohort in Sri Lanka 
    Jayasinghe, Y.C.; Rajindrajith, S.; Kasturiratne, A.; de Silva, S.T.; Niriella, M.A.; Perera, K.R.; Subasinghe, S.K.C.E.; Kodisinghe, S.K.; Priyantha, T.A.C.L.; Vithiya, K.; Pathmeswaran, A.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2015)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: High prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is reported among adults in Sri Lanka. Although limited data on childhood obesity is available, community prevalence of NAFLD and ...

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