Search Results - "Wickramasinghe, V. Pujitha"

The range of non-traditional anthropometric parameters to define obesity and obesity-related disease in children: a systematic review by Ranasinghe, Priyanga, Jayawardena, Ranil, Gamage, Nishadi, Pujitha Wickramasinghe, V., Hills, Andrew P.

“…Obesity is defined as an abnormal/excessive accumulation of body fat, associated with health consequences. Although overall obesity does confer a significant…”
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Baseline iron and low-grade inflammation modulate the effectiveness of iron supplementation: evidence from follow-up of pregnant Sri Lankan women by Rabindrakumar, Miruna Sudharshani Kalaimani, Wickramasinghe, V. Pujitha, Arambepola, Carukshi, Senanayake, Hemantha, Karunaratne, Veranja, Thoradeniya, Tharanga

“…Purpose We evaluated the effectiveness of iron supplementation in relation to baseline iron and inflammatory status of pregnant women and their offspring in…”
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Effects of probiotics combined with dietary and lifestyle modification on clinical, biochemical, and radiological parameters in obese children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: a randomized clinical trial by Rodrigo, Thushara, Dulani, Samaranayake, Nimali Seneviratne, Sumudu, De Silva, Arjuna P, Fernando, Jerad, De Silva, H Janaka, Jayasekera, Wickramasinghe, V Pujitha

“…Childhood obesity is a global problem associated with metabolic abnormalities. The gut-liver axis is thought to play a major role in its pathogenesis…”
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The role of haematological indices in predicting early iron deficiency among pregnant women in an urban area of Sri Lanka by Rabindrakumar, Miruna Sudharshani Kalaimani, Pujitha Wickramasinghe, V, Gooneratne, Lallindra, Arambepola, Carukshi, Senanayake, Hemantha, Thoradeniya, Tharanga

“…Early detection and treatment of iron deficiency during pregnancy is crucial for optimum pregnancy outcomes. Anaemia is a late indictor of iron deficiency…”
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Development of a New Equation for the Prediction of Resting Metabolic Rate in Sri Lankan Adults by Fairoosa, Pathima, Lanerolle, Pulani, De Lanerolle-Dias, Maduka, Wickramasinghe, V. Pujitha, Waidyatilaka, Indu

“…Resting metabolic rate (RMR) is the key determinant of the energy requirement of an individual. Measurement of RMR by indirect calorimetry is not feasible in…”
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Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its association with metabolic derangements among children with obesity by Adikaram, S G S, Samaranayake, D B D L, Atapattu, N, Kendaragama, K M D L D, Senevirathne, J T N, Wickramasinghe, V Pujitha

“…It is known that obesity is associated with vitamin D deficiency and observational studies have shown vitamin D deficiency to be linked with the development of…”
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Efficacy of a tetravalent dengue vaccine in healthy children aged 4–16 years: a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial by Biswal, Shibadas, Borja-Tabora, Charissa, Martinez Vargas, Luis, Velásquez, Hector, Theresa Alera, Maria, Sierra, Victor, Johana Rodriguez-Arenales, Edith, Yu, Delia, Wickramasinghe, V Pujitha, Duarte Moreira, Edson, Fernando, Asvini D, Gunasekera, Dulanie, Kosalaraksa, Pope, Espinoza, Felix, López-Medina, Eduardo, Bravo, Lulu, Tuboi, Suely, Hutagalung, Yanee, Garbes, Pedro, Escudero, Ian, Rauscher, Martina, Bizjajeva, Svetlana, LeFevre, Inge, Borkowski, Astrid, Saez-Llorens, Xavier, Wallace, Derek, Concepción, Alys, Villarreal, Ana Cecilia, Fernando, Asvini, Borja-Tabora, Charissa, Sirivichayakul, Chukiat, Yu, Delia, Gunasekera, Dulanie, López-Medina, Eduardo, Rodriguez-Arenales, Edith Johanna, Moreira, Edson Duarte, Espinoza, Felix, Velásquez, Hector, Reynales, Humberto, Luz, Kleber, Jimeno, Jose, Fernando, LakKumar, Bravo, Lulu, Vargas, Luis Martinez, Rivera, Luis, Alera, Maria Theresa, Manacharoen, Onanong, Lopez, Pio, Kosalaraksa, Pope, Wickramasinghe, V. Pujitha, Dietze, Reynaldo, da Cunha, Rivaldo Venâncio, Watanaveeradej, Veerachai, Sierra, Victor, Saez-Llorens, Xavier, Biswal, Shibadas, Brose, Manja, Rauscher, Martina, Bizjajeva, Svetlana, LeFevre, Inge, Borkowski, Astrid, Wallace, Derek, Escudero, Ian, Moss, Kelley, Garbes, Pedro, Meyer, Seetha, Hutagalung, Yanee, Tuboi, Suely, Tricou, Vianney

“…A substantial unmet need remains for safe and effective vaccines against dengue virus disease, particularly for individuals who are dengue-naive and those…”
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Epidemiological burden of dengue in Sri Lanka: A systematic review of literature from 2000-2020 by Fernando, LakKumar, Wickramasinghe, V. Pujitha, Kalra, Puneet, Kastner, Randee, Gallagher, Elaine

“…•Dengue cases in Sri Lanka have surged since 2009, peaking at 186,101 cases in 2017.•The highest incidence was in ages 25-49 years, while under 1 year and over…”
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Body composition reference charts for infants from birth to 24 months: Multicenter Infant Body Composition Reference Study by Murphy-Alford, Alexia J., Johnson, William, Nyati, Lukhanyo H., Santos, Ina S., Hills, Andrew P., Ariff, Shabina, Wickramasinghe, V. Pujitha, Kuriyan, Rebecca, Lucas, M.Nishani, Costa, Caroline S., Slater, Christine, Ahmad, Tanvir, Byrne, Nuala M., Divya, Priscilla J., Kurpad, Anura V., Cheikh Ismail, Leila I., Loechl, Cornelia U., Norris, Shane A.

“…Body composition assessment in the first 2 y of life provides important insights into child nutrition and health. The application and interpretation of body…”
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Serum Triglyceride to High-Density Lipoprotein Ratio as a Marker of Insulin Resistance Among 5-15-Year-Old Sri Lankan Children in an Urban Setting by Wickramasinghe, V Pujitha, Wijayawardhana, K W S M, Arambepola, C

“…Prevalence of insulin resistance (IR) among South Asian populations is relatively high. It increases with the obesity epidemic. Since determining IR is costly,…”
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The proportion of weight gain due to change in fat mass in infants with vs without rapid growth by Johnson, William, Nyati, Lukhanyo H., Ariff, Shabina, Ahmad, Tanvir, Byrne, Nuala M., Cheikh Ismail, Leila I., Costa, Caroline S., Demerath, Ellen W., Priscilla, Divya J., Hills, Andrew P., Kuriyan, Rebecca, Kurpad, Anura V., Loechl, Cornelia U., Lucas, M. Nishani, Santos, Ina S., Slater, Christine, Wickramasinghe, V. Pujitha, Norris, Shane A., Murphy-Alford, Alexia J.

“…Abstract Background There is extensive evidence that rapid infant weight gain increases the risk of childhood obesity, but this is normally based on childhood…”
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Efficacy and Safety of a Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine (TAK-003) in Children With Prior Japanese Encephalitis or Yellow Fever Vaccination by Sirivichayakul, Chukiat, Biswal, Shibadas, Saez-Llorens, Xavier, López-Medina, Eduardo, Borja-Tabora, Charissa, Bravo, Lulu, Kosalaraksa, Pope, Alera, Maria Theresa, Reynales, Humberto, Rivera, Luis, Watanaveeradej, Veerachai, Yu, Delia, Espinoza, Felix, Dietze, Reynaldo, Fernando, LakKumar, Wickramasinghe, V Pujitha, Moreira, Jr, Edson Duarte, Fernando, Asvini D, Gunasekera, Dulanie, Luz, Kleber, Venâncio da Cunha, Rivaldo, Oliveira, Ana Lucia, Rauscher, Martina, Fan, Huihao, Borkowski, Astrid, Escudero, Ian, Tuboi, Suely, Lloyd, Eric, Tricou, Vianney, Folschweiller, Nicolas, LeFevre, Inge, Vargas, Luis Martinez, Wallace, Derek

“…We explored the impact of prior Yellow fever (YF) or Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccination on the efficacy of Takeda's dengue vaccine candidate, TAK-003…”
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Correction: Infant body composition at 6 and 24 months: what are the driving factors? by Santos, Ina S., Costa, Caroline S., Hills, Andrew P., Ariff, Shabina, Wickramasinghe, V. Pujitha, Norris, Shane, Murphy-Alford, Alexia J., Slater, Christine, Lucas, Nishani, Nyati, Lukhanyo H., Kurpad, Anura V., Ahuja, Kiran D. K., Kuriyan, Rebecca

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Body composition from birth to 2 years by Hills, Andrew P., Norris, Shane A., Byrne, Nuala M., Jayasinghe, Sisitha, Murphy-Alford, Alexia J., Loechl, Cornelia U., Ismail, Leila I. Cheikh, Kurpad, Anura V., Kuriyan, Rebecca, Nyati, Lukhanyo H., Santos, Ina S., Costa, Caroline S., Wickramasinghe, V. Pujitha, Lucas, M. Nishani, Slater, Christine, Yameen, Ayesha, Ariff, Shabina

“…Providing all infants with the best start to life is a universal but challenging goal for the global community. Historically, the size and shape of infants,…”
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Infant body composition at 6 and 24 months: what are the driving factors? by Santos, Ina S., Costa, Caroline S., Hills, Andrew P., Ariff, Shabina, Wickramasinghe, V. Pujitha, Norris, Shane, Murphy-Alford, Alexia J., Slater, Christine, Lucas, Nishani, Nyati, Lukhanyo H., Kurpad, Anura V., Ahuja, Kiran D. K., Kuriyan, Rebecca

“…Background/Objective Available evidence on infant body composition is limited. This study aimed to investigate factors associated with body composition at 6…”
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External validation of a prediction model for estimating fat mass in children and adolescents in 19 countries: individual participant data meta-analysis by Hudda, Mohammed T, Wells, Jonathan C K, Adair, Linda S, Alvero-Cruz, Jose R A, Ashby-Thompson, Maxine N, Ballesteros-Vásquez, Martha N, Barrera-Exposito, Jesus, Caballero, Benjamin, Carnero, Elvis A, Cleghorn, Geoff J, Davies, Peter S W, Desmond, Malgorzata, Devakumar, Delan, Gallagher, Dympna, Guerrero-Alcocer, Elvia V, Haschke, Ferdinand, Horlick, Mary, Ben Jemaa, Houda, Khan, Ashraful I, Mankai, Amani, Monyeki, Makama A, Nashandi, Hilde L, Ortiz-Hernandez, Luis, Plasqui, Guy, Reichert, Felipe F, Robles-Sardin, Alma E, Rush, Elaine, Shypailo, Roman J, Sobiecki, Jakub G, Ten Hoor, Gill A, Valdés, Jesús, Wickramasinghe, V Pujitha, Wong, William W, Riley, Richard D, Owen, Christopher G, Whincup, Peter H, Nightingale, Claire M

“…To evaluate the performance of a UK based prediction model for estimating fat-free mass (and indirectly fat mass) in children and adolescents in non-UK…”
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Long-term efficacy and safety of a tetravalent dengue vaccine (TAK-003): 4·5-year results from a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial by Tricou, Vianney, Yu, Delia, Reynales, Humberto, Biswal, Shibadas, Saez-Llorens, Xavier, Sirivichayakul, Chukiat, Lopez, Pio, Borja-Tabora, Charissa, Bravo, Lulu, Kosalaraksa, Pope, Vargas, Luis Martinez, Alera, Maria Theresa, Rivera, Luis, Watanaveeradej, Veerachai, Dietze, Reynaldo, Fernando, LakKumar, Wickramasinghe, V Pujitha, Moreira, Edson Duarte, Fernando, Asvini D, Gunasekera, Dulanie, Luz, Kleber, Oliveira, Ana Lucia, Tuboi, Suely, Escudero, Ian, Hutagalung, Yanee, Lloyd, Eric, Rauscher, Martina, Zent, Olaf, Folschweiller, Nicolas, LeFevre, Inge, Espinoza, Felix, Wallace, Derek

“…About half of the world's population lives in dengue-endemic areas. We aimed to evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of two doses of the tetravalent…”
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Levels and Correlates of Objectively Measured Sedentary Behavior in Young Children: SUNRISE Study Results from 19 Countries by KARIIPPANON, KATHARINA E., CHONG, KAR HAU, JANSSEN, XANNE, TOMAZ, SIMONE A., RIBEIRO, EVELYN H. C., MUNAMBAH, NYARADZAI, CHAN, CECILIA H. S., CHATHURANGANA, PW PRASAD, DRAPER, CATHERINE E., EL HAMDOUCHI, ASMAA, FLORINDO, ALEX A., GUAN, HONGYAN, HA, AMY S., HOSSAIN, MOHAMMAD SOROWAR, KIM, DONG HOON, VAN KIM, THANH, KOH, DENISE C. L., LÖF, MARIE, PHAM, BANG NGUYEN, POH, BEE KOON, REILLY, JOHN J., STAIANO, AMANDA E., SUHERMAN, ADANG, TANAKA, CHIAKI, TANG, HONG KIM, TREMBLAY, MARK S., WEBSTER, E. KIPLING, WICKRAMASINGHE, V. PUJITHA, WONG, JYH EIIN, OKELY, ANTHONY D.

“…There is a paucity of global data on sedentary behavior during early childhood. The purpose of this study was to examine how device-measured sedentary behavior…”
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The Long-Term Consequences of Early Life Exposure to Tsunami and Conflict on Adolescents in Sri Lanka by Devakumar, Delan, Busert, Laura, Sathiadas, Manoji Gitanjali, Jayawardana, Pushpika, Arulpragasam, Angela, Osmond, Clive, Fall, Caroline H. D., Wells, Jonathan C. K., Wickramasinghe, V. Pujitha

“…The consequences for adolescent health due to early life exposure to natural disasters combined with war are not known. We collected data from adolescents aged…”
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Prevalence of different states of glucose intolerance in Sri Lankan children and adolescents with obesity and its relation to other comorbidities by Ciba, Iris, Warnakulasuriya, Loretta S., Adikaram, Adikaram V. N., Bergsten, Peter, Dahlbom, Marie, Fernando, Manel M. A., Rytter, Elisabet, Samaranayake, Dulani L., Silva, K. D. Renuka Ruchira, Wickramasinghe, V. Pujitha, Forslund, Anders H.

“…Background South Asian adults have higher prevalence of obesity comorbidities than other ethnic groups. Whether this also is true for Sri Lankan children with…”
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