Comparison of cardiovascilar risk factors between Sri Lankans living in Kandy and Oslo

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dc.contributor.authorTennakoon, Sampath U. B.
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Bernadett, N.
dc.contributor.authorNugegoda, Danasela, B.
dc.contributor.authorMeyer, Haakon E.
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-02T08:56:39Z
dc.date.available2024-09-02T08:56:39Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractBackground: South Asians living in western countries are known to have unfavourable cardiovascular risk profiles. Studies indicate migrants are worse off when compared to those living in country of origin. The purpose of this study was to compare selected cardiovascular risk factors between migrant Sri Lankans living in Oslo, Norway and Urban dwellers from Kandy, Sri Lanka. Methods: Data on non fasting serum lipids, blood pressure, anthropometrics and socio demographics of Sri Lankan Tamils from two almost similar population based cross sectional studies in Oslo, Norway between 2000 and 2002 (1145 participants) and Kandy, Sri Lanka in 2005 (233 participants) were compared. Combined data were analyzed using linear regression analyses. Results: Men and women in Oslo had higher HDL cholesterol. Men and women from Kandy had higher Total/HDL cholesterol ratios. Mean waist circumference and body mass index was higher in Oslo. Smoking among men was low (19.2% Oslo, 13.1% Kandy, P = 0.16). None of the women smoked. Mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure was significantly higher in Kandy than in Oslo. Conclusions: Our comparison showed unexpected differences in risk factors between Sri Lankan migrants living in Oslo and those living in Kandy Sri Lanka. Sri Lankans in Oslo had favorable lipid profiles and blood pressure levels despite being more obese.
dc.identifier.citationBMC Public Health
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.lib.pdn.ac.lk/handle/20.500.14444/642
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subjectCommunity medicine
dc.subjectCardiovascular Disease (CVD)
dc.subjectRisk factors
dc.subjectKandy
dc.subjectOslo
dc.subjectSri Lanka
dc.titleComparison of cardiovascilar risk factors between Sri Lankans living in Kandy and Oslo
dc.typeArticle
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