The metabolic syndrome, by definition, is not a disease but is a clustering of individual
metabolic risk factors including abdominal obesity, hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia …

Abstract Background The Asia-Pacific region is home to nearly half of the world's population.
The region has seen a recent rapid increase in the prevalence of obesity, type-2 diabetes …

Background Global increase of metabolic syndrome (MetS) may have affected Indonesia,
however, lack of data in this multiethnic group country warrants a nationwide study for MetS …

Introduction This study's objective was to produce robust, comparable estimates of the
prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes in the Sri Lankan adult population, where previous …

Background Dietary diversity is recognized as a key element of a high quality diet. However,
diets that offer a greater variety of energy-dense foods could increase food intake and body …

Background Malnutrition in older persons is a public health concern. This study aimed to
estimate the prevalence of malnutrition and its associated factors among community …

Introduction The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and abdominal obesity are
escalating in South Asian countries. It is well established that MetS is associated with …

The epidemic of nutrition related non-communicable diseases such as type 2 diabetes
mellitus and obesity has reached to epidemic portion in the Sri Lanka. However, to date …

Background. Presence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in patients with type 2 diabetes
mellitus (type 2 DM) increases the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Therefore …

We studied the community prevalence, patterns and predictors of hypertension in a large
sub-population of South Asian adults with a view of identifying differential risk factors. Data …