Ceylon Journal of Medical Science
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Item The metabolism of some tryptophan derivatives(University of Ceylon. Colombo, 1949) Baptist, N.G.Item Auxology of Sri Lankan children age 5 to 18 years 3.. sitting height and sub-ischial leg length(SLMA. Colombo, 1990) Wickramanayake, T.W.; Amarasinghe, S.Sitting height (SH), leg length (LL) and the rati, SH/TH have been studied in 9070 school children between 5 and 18 years, SH and LL are not influenced by ethnicity. SH, LL and the overall increment in LL are socio-economic dependent during pre-adolescence. LL velocity is greater than SH velocity during pre-adolescence , so that LL catches up with SH before puberty, which occurs earlier in children of a higher socio-economic status. Children who become tall are those with a high LL velocity during pre-adolescence and a high SH velosity after puberty. Neither poverty nor ethnicity have any influence on the relative propotion of SH to stature.Item Sri Lanka nutritional status survey, 1988/89(SLMA. Colombo, 1990) Ratnayake, R.M.K.; Weerasinghe, S.Item Auxology of Sri Lankan children aged 5 to 18 years 2.. quetelet's body mass index(SLMA. Colombo, 1990) Wickramanayake, T.W.; Amarasinghe, S.Item Auxology of Sri Lankan children, age 5 to 18 years 1.. height, weight and growth increments(Sri Lanka Medical Association. Colombo, 1989) Amarasinghe, S.; Wikramanayake, T.W.Height and weight of 8,610 children, age 5 to 18 years, have been measured and their height and weight increments calculated. Differences in height and weights of the two major ethnic groups, Sinhalese and tamils were not significant. There were marked differences due to varying socio-ecomic-educational levels, especially in the age groups 5 to 10 years . There has been marked secular change in heights and weights during the past 50 years, the increase being more marked among the lower socio-economic groups than among the affluent.Item Observer variability in anthropometry(Sri Lanka Medical Association. Colombo, 1988) Balasuriya, S.Sixteen trained field workers, woking in eight teams, measured eight children to find the observer variability in the anthropometric measurements. All measurements were found to be subjected to a significant observer error, stature being the one with least error and skinfold thickness the one with the highest error. It is recommended that the latter measurement should not be used unless obsolutely indicated. The importance of recognising the high degree of observer error is discussed and certain precautions to reduce it are indicated.Item Nutritional status of institutionalised elderly, with special reference to iron(Sri Lanka Medical Association. Colombo, 1988) Atukorala, T.M.S.; Ranjani, L.P.P.; Sheriff, M.H.R.Iron and nutritional status were determined in 96 subjects over 60 years of age living in two homes for elders. The first group comprised of 31 males and 31 females, while the second group comprised of 34 females. Their dietary intake of energy, protein and iron was determined using the 24 hours dietary recall method and the iron nutritional status was assessed using hematological and biochemical parameters. A higher proportion of females than males had deficient energy intake, while protein intakes were low in both males and females. Iron intakes below the lowest values recommended by the WHO were seen in 7 males (22.6perc.) and 40 females (53.3perc.)Item Anthropometric study of medical students(Sri Lanka Medical Association. Colombo, 1988) Balasuriya, P.Stature, sitting height, biacromial diameter, total arm length and foot length were measured in 133 mdical students. Analysis of data showed no ethnic differences in the mean values for measurements in males and females, in contrast to some past studies. Sex differences in the mean values were significant. Stature, sitting height, total arm length showed positive correlation with each pther in both sexes. While the correlation of biocromial diameter with other measurements was low in males, there was no correlation in females. The results indicate that a significant increase in stature since 1937 and 1948 has taken place due to a disproportionate increase in length of the lower limbs compared to the trunk. The upper limbs too appear to show an increase in length proportionate to stature. There is a significant increase in the transverse diameter of the upper end of the trunk. Certain segments of the body bear a constant relation ship to stature in both sexes.Item Study of anthropometric indices used in identifying beneficiaries of food supplementation programmes(Sri Lanka Medical Association. Colombo, 1987) Fernando, D.N.; Rajapakse, L.C.Anthropometric data obtained by measuring school children in the second year in school in a defined area was used to study the relative usefulness of the commonly used anthrometric indices and modes of presentation. Indices using height, though providing more information, seem not very practicable to be determined routinely at field level. An identifying beneficiaries of an intervention programme. It seems most appropriate to use the index weight for age and consider those below the third percentile to be the beneficiaries of such programmes, as this is likely to identify almost all moderately and severely undernourished. Such an identification is important as a preventive and promotive activity aimed at reducing the problem of undernutrition among children.Item Auxology of Sri Lankan children, age 5 to 18 years 4.. is there a need for local standards?(The Sri Lanka Medical Associaion. Colombo, 1994) Wickramanayake, T.W.; Amarasinghe, S.