Browsing Conference Papers by Author "Chackrewarthy, S."

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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: ...
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 ...
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 ...
Effects of white coconut oil, virgin coconut oil and grated coconut on blood glucose and serum lipids in Wistar rats

Samaranayake, H.A.E.; Chackrewarthy, S.; Karunakaran, R.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2015)

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the effects of white coconut oil (WCO), virgin coconut oil (VCO) and grated coconut on blood glucose and serum lipids in Wistar rats. METHOD: Four groups of male Wistar ...
Hypoglycaemic and Hypolipidaemic effect of an ethylacetate fraction of Artocarpus heterophyllus (jak) leaves in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

Chackrewarthy, S.; Jayasekera, S.; Thabrew, M.I.; Weerasooriya, M.K.B. (Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, 2009)

Previous investigations have shown that aqueous extracts of Artocarpus heterophyllus (jak) leaves (family Moraceae) can exert significant hypoglycaemic activity, and improve the glucose tolerance of healthy rats and humans, ...
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 metabolic syndrome in a Sri Lankan community

Chackrewarthy, S.; Gunasekera, D.; de Silva, L.D.R.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Wijekoon, C.N.; Ranawaka, U.K.; Mizoue, T.; Kato, N. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2008)

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in a Sri Lankan community. Limited information is available about MetS in Sri Lankans. DESIGN, SETTING AND METHODS: A total of 2948 individuals (1345 males ...
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 ...
Serum adiponectin levels in overweight and obese women; discrimination between insulin resistance and abdominal obesity

Chackrewarthy, S.; Medagoda, K.; Marasinghe, E.; Wijayasinghe, S. (American Association for Clinical Chemistry, 2016)

INTRODUCTION: Insulin resistance and abdominal obesity are both associated with lower serum adiponectin concentrations. Since insulin resistance and abdominal obesity are related, the extent to which the association of ...
Validation of the World Health Organization/ International Society of Hypertension (WHO/ISH) cardiovascular risk predictions in Sri Lankans based on findings from a prospective cohort study

Thulani, U.B.; Mettananda, K.C.D.; Warnakulasuriya, D.T.D.; Peiris, T.S.G.; Kasturiratne, K.T.A.A.; Ranawaka, U.K.; Chackrewarthy, S.; Dassanayake, A.S.; Kurukulasooriya, S.A.F.; Niriella, M.A.; de Silva, S.T.; Pathmeswaran, A.P.; Kato, N.; de Silva, H.J.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (Ceylon College of Physicians, 2020)

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: There are no cardiovascular(CV)-risk prediction models specifically for Sri Lankans. Different risk prediction models not validated among Sri Lankans are being used to predict CV-risk of Sri ...
Vitamin D status and its association with serum parathyroid hormone in preschool children in a Sri Lankan Community

Marasinghe, E.; Chackrewarthy, S.; Abeysena, H.T.C.S.; Rajindrajith, S. (Sri Lanka Medical Assosiation, 2012)

INTRODUCTION: Despite increased awareness of the adverse health effects of low vitamin D status, data on serum vitamin D status of Sri Lankan preschool children is scarce. AIMS: To investigate the vitamin D status and its ...

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