Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the survey population
| Characteristics |
Total (n = 463) |
Men (n = 166) |
Women (n = 297) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
|
Area of residence |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Urban |
153 |
33.0 |
45 |
26.5 |
108 |
36.4 |
| Rural |
276 |
59.6 |
102 |
61.4 |
174 |
58.6 |
| Estate |
34 |
7.4 |
19 |
11.5 |
15 |
5.0 |
|
Age group (yrs) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 18-29 |
61 |
13.2 |
27 |
16.3 |
34 |
12.7 |
| 30-39 |
84 |
18.1 |
23 |
13.8 |
61 |
22.8 |
| 40-49 |
117 |
25.3 |
38 |
22.9 |
79 |
29.6 |
| 50-59 |
106 |
22. 9 |
40 |
20.1 |
66 |
24.7 |
| >60 |
95 |
20.5 |
38 |
22.9 |
57 |
21.4 |
|
Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sinhala |
360 |
77.7 |
118 |
71.0 |
242 |
82.5 |
| Muslim |
27 |
5.8 |
8 |
4.8 |
19 |
6.4 |
| Sri Lankan Tamil |
42 |
9.1 |
20 |
12.1 |
22 |
7.4 |
| Indian Tamil |
34 |
7.3 |
20 |
12.1 |
14 |
4.7 |
|
Educational level |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No schooling |
27 |
58.3 |
11 |
6.6 |
16 |
5.4 |
| Up to 5 years |
113 |
24.4 |
43 |
25.9 |
70 |
23.6 |
| Up to O/L |
182 |
39.3 |
59 |
35.5 |
123 |
41.4 |
| Up to A/L |
116 |
25.1 |
46 |
27.7 |
70 |
23.6 |
| Graduate |
25 |
5.4 |
07 |
4.2 |
18 |
6.1 |
|
BMI category |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ≤ 18.5 kg.m-2 |
64 |
13.8 |
29 |
17.5 |
35 |
11.8 |
| > 18.5 - ≤ 22.9 kg.m-2 |
163 |
35.2 |
75 |
45.2 |
88 |
29.6 |
| > 23 - ≤ 24.99 kg.m-2 |
76 |
16.4 |
21 |
12.6 |
55 |
18.5 |
| > 25 - ≤ 27.5 kg.m-2 |
95 |
20.5 |
32 |
19.3 |
63 |
21.1 |
| ≥ 27.5 kg.m-2 | 65 | 14.1 | 09 | 5.4 | 56 | 18.9 |