2023
Cohort Profile: The Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort (RaPCo)
Agampodi S, Wickramasinghe N, Agampodi T. Cohort Profile: The Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort (RaPCo). Anuradhapura Medical Journal 2023, 17: 31. DOI: 10.4038/amj.v17i1.7757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal morbidityFirst trimesterPregnancy cohortPregnant womenFirst antenatal clinic visitEarly pregnancy miscarriageFatty liver gradePregnancy care programsFatty liver indexGestational age neonatesAntenatal clinic visitPregnancy outcome dataAnemic pregnant womenSignificant risk factorsComprehensive mental healthBaseline data collectionGestational diabetesAge neonatesClinic visitsCohort womenMetabolic syndromeMetabolic derangementsEarly pregnancyEntire cohortLiver index
2022
Fatty Liver Index is a valid predictor of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in pregnancy
Koralegedara IS, Warnasekara JN, Rathnayake A, Dayaratne KG, Agampodi SB. Fatty Liver Index is a valid predictor of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in pregnancy. BMJ Open Gastroenterology 2022, 9: e000913. PMID: 35728866, PMCID: PMC9214354, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgast-2022-000913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseFatty liver indexAdverse pregnancy outcomesFatty liver diseasePregnant womenPregnancy outcomesLiver diseaseFatty liverLiver indexFirst trimester pregnant womenGamma-glutamyl transferase levelsBody mass indexPeriod of gestationLogistic regression modelsBinary logistic regression modelIndependent predictorsMass indexPregnancy cohortEarly pregnancyMean ageTransferase levelsLiver enzymesUltrasound scanGeneral populationHealth setup