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April 12, 2010Obesity Reviews

According to WHO cut-off values for Asians, the percentage of Sri Lankan adults in the overweight, obese, and centrally obese categories were 25.2%, 9.2%, and 26.2%, respectively.

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Population

4,532 adults aged ≥18 years randomly selected for a national level study on diabetes and cardiovascular…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

PKPrasad KatulandaRJRanil JayawardenaMSM.H.R. Sheriff

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Overview

High prevalence signals need for monitoring in Sri Lanka; extends regional estimates but leaves open causal inferences.

Structured PICO

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Population
4,532 adults aged ≥18 years randomly selected for a national level study on diabetes and cardiovascular disease in Sri Lanka
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Outcome
Prevalence of overweight, obesity, and abdominal obesity

The study documents a relatively high prevalence of overweight and abdominal obesity among adults in Sri Lanka, emphasizing the need for early public health interventions.

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Katulanda et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a704a685671bbf00bc2af65https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-789x.2010.00746.x
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