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A Cross –sectional study conducted between 2005 and 2006
  • Standardized  prevalence  for Sri Lankans aged ≥20 years – 10.3%
  • Prevalence in the urban population was 16.4%
  • Prevalence in the rural population  was 8.7%
  • Prevalence of pre-diabetes in urban and rural population was 11.5% 
  • Overall prevalence of some form of dysglycaemia (sugar problems) was 21.8%
*Prevalence and projections of diabetes and pre –diabetes in adults in Sri Lanka
  Sri Lanka Diabetes, Cardiovascular Study (SLDCS)- Ceylon Medical Journal

 
 

1988*- King H, Rewers M. WHO AD HOC Diabetes Reporting Group, Global Estimates for prevalence of diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in adults. Diabetes Care 1993;16:155-77

1993a*- Fernando D. J.S. Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Diabetes Mellitus in suburban Sri Lankan Community. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 1994:70:347-349

1994a*- Mendis S, Ekanayake EM. Prevalence of coronary heart disease and cardiovascular risk factors in middle aged males in a defined population in central Sri Lanka. International Journal of Cardiology 1994; 46: 135–42.

1995 Rural and Urban- Samarage S.M. Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus in Sri Lanka. National Institute of Health Sciences- Kalutara- 1995- MSc Thesis

2000*- Malavige GN, de Alwin NM, Weerasooriya N, Fernando DJ, Siribaddana SH. Increasing diabetes and vascular risk factors in a sub-urban Sri Lankan population. Diabetes Research Clinical Practice 2002; 57: 143–5.

2004*- Illangasekera U, Rambodagalla S, Tennakoon S. Temporal trends in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in a rural community in Sri Lanka. Journal of Royal society of Health 2004; 124: 92–4.

2008*- Katulanda P. Constantine G.R. , Mahesh J. G. etal., Prevalence and projections of diabetes and pre-diabetes in adults in Sri Lanka- Sri Lanka Diabetes , Cardiovascular Study (SLDCS), Diabetic Medicine, 25(9): 1062:1069
 
 
P.Katulanda, GR Constantine,JG Mahesh, R Sheriff, RDA Senevirathna, S Wijeathne, M Wijesuriya.MIM Mc Carthy and DR Matthews.  Diabet.Med.25,1062-1069(2008)
 
*Change in the prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes in Sri Lanka (1987 to 2006)
 
 

1987 Rural - King H, Rewers M. WHO AD HOC Diabetes Reporting Group, Global Estimates for Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in adults. Diabetes Care 1993; 16 : 155-77

1995 Rural and Urban - Samarage S. M. Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus in Sri Lanka. National Institute of Health Sciences - Kalutara – 1995 – M.Sc. Thesis.

2005-2006 Rural and Urban -Katulanda P. Prevalence and projections of diabetes and pre-diabetes in adults in Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka Diabetes, Cardiovascular Study (SLDCS).

 
 
 
 
 
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