Patterns and predictors of mortality in a semi-urban population-based cohort in Sri Lanka: findings from the Ragama Health Study.
Anuradhani KasthuriratneDileepa Senajith EdiriweeraShamila Thivanshi De SilvaMadunil Anuk NiriellaUthuru Beddage ThulaniArunasalam PathmeswaranAnuradha Supun DassanayakeArjuna Priyadarsin De SilvaSureka ChackrewarthyUdaya RanawakaNorihiro KatoAnanda Rajitha WickremasingheHithanadura Janaka de SilvaPublished in: BMJ open (2020)
Older age, lower income, smoking, diabetes and hypertension strongly predict mortality in this cohort. Addressing the identified modifiable predictors through behavioural modification will improve longevity in similar populations.