Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Sri Lanka has been experiencing rapid urbanization, with ~30% of the population residing in urban areas. We report the age and sex-specific prevalence of dysglycaemia and vitamin D (VitD) status, along with the association between the two in an urban community in Sri Lanka.Methodology: Using a stratified random sampling method, 369 subjects (116 men and 253 women) aged 18 years and above, were tested for 25OH VitD3, 75 g OGTT, and HbA1c. De...

Introduction: Visceral adiposity is shown to be associated with cardiovascular disease. Aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of visceral fat percentage (VF%) and body fat percentage (BF%), compared to anthropometric parameters, BMI waist circumference (WC), and waist – hip ratio(WHR) in predicting obesity and cardiovascular risk.Method: A descriptive cross sectional study conducted within five health divisions in Colombo district in Sri ...

Introduction: Obesity is associated with increased prevalence of cardiovascular(CV) risk factors and mortality and the CV risk factors are known to reduce following bariatric surgery. The aim of this analysis was to determine the effect of bariatric surgery on CV risk factors and CV risk score.Method: A prospective analytical study of the first 15 consecutive patients who underwent laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy procedure from 2009 to 2011 in Colombo. B...