Table 3.
Carbohydrate intake (g) of Sri Lankan adults by socio-demographic characteristics
| Characteristics |
All subjects (n =463) |
Men (n = 166) |
Women (n = 297) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mean |
±SE |
Median |
Percentiles |
Mean |
±SE |
Median |
Percentiles |
Mean |
±SE |
Median |
Percentiles |
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| 25 | 75 | 25 | 75 | 25 | 75 | ||||||||||
|
Area of residence | |||||||||||||||
| Urban |
305.9 |
8.7 |
290.7 |
217.5 |
373.5 |
343.5 |
16.3 |
346.7 |
262.8 |
414.1 |
290.4 |
10.0 |
259.1 |
259.1 |
349.1 |
| Rural |
307.7 |
6.2 |
292.3 |
233.0 |
365.7 |
367.1 |
11.4 |
353.9 |
285.3 |
425.6 |
272.8 |
5.88 |
262.1 |
262.1 |
324.7 |
| Estate |
270.3 |
11.8 |
266.6 |
213.0 |
320.6 |
295.0 |
13.7 |
309.5 |
237.2 |
345.4 |
239.0 |
17.7 |
237.2 |
237.2 |
262.7 |
|
Ethnicity | |||||||||||||||
| Sinhala |
308.7 |
5.6 |
292.3 |
229.7 |
368.0 |
363.1 |
10.3 |
346.8 |
289.3 |
427.7 |
282.2 |
5.9 |
262.0 |
214.3 |
330.8 |
| Muslim |
298.0 |
13.9 |
299.9 |
245.2 |
348.4 |
316.8 |
30.7 |
282.8 |
247.3 |
404.6 |
290.0 |
15.1 |
299.9 |
245.2 |
348.4 |
| Sri Lankan Tamil |
298.9 |
17.7 |
269.9 |
203.4 |
375.1 |
367.9 |
27.3 |
369.6 |
315.9 |
402.0 |
236.1 |
12.6 |
226.8 |
199.6 |
267.2 |
| Indian Tamil |
269.9 |
11.9 |
266.6 |
213.0 |
320.6 |
288.0 |
14.7 |
300.6 |
233.8 |
341.5 |
244.2 |
18.1 |
237.7 |
196.2 |
270.8 |
|
Age group (years) | |||||||||||||||
| 18-30 |
338.9 |
15.1 |
340.2 |
233.7 |
425.8 |
401.9 |
19.0 |
400.7 |
345.5 |
440.1 |
289.0 |
18.6 |
247.7 |
206.0 |
392.2 |
| 31-40 |
305.0 |
10.8 |
299.5 |
252.8 |
344.1 |
423.6 |
28.6 |
395.8 |
309.5 |
477.8 |
305.0 |
10.8 |
299.5 |
252.8 |
344.1 |
| 41-50 |
298.7 |
8.6 |
294.6 |
232.8 |
352.1 |
330.4 |
17.1 |
316.3 |
252.4 |
381.3 |
283.4 |
9.4 |
272.6 |
226.9 |
333.3 |
| 51-60 |
291.9 |
9.4 |
273.5 |
225.5 |
348.5 |
339.1 |
13.2 |
329.0 |
275.1 |
398.1 |
263.2 |
11.4 |
235.4 |
198.2 |
321.7 |
| >61 |
273.8 |
9.1 |
261.0 |
203.9 |
324.8 |
310.2 |
16.4 |
306.6 |
233.7 |
371.9 |
249.5 |
9.35 |
239.0 |
201.4 |
390.4 |
|
Educational level | |||||||||||||||
| No schooling |
242.9 |
13.5 |
235.7 |
174.2 |
305.5 |
270.9 |
21.1 |
259.2 |
211.4 |
318.2 |
223.6 |
16.4 |
216.2 |
160.6 |
258.0 |
| Up to 5 years |
286.4 |
7.8 |
276.4 |
228.9 |
331.6 |
323.8 |
14.3 |
317.6 |
244.5 |
386.8 |
263.5 |
7.9 |
261.3 |
216.1 |
307.1 |
| Up to O/L |
309.3 |
7.7 |
290.8 |
233.2 |
364.8 |
366.8 |
15.5 |
345.5 |
290.9 |
415.5 |
281.8 |
7.4 |
262.6 |
221.1 |
329.5 |
| Up to A/L |
332.5 |
11.1 |
323.1 |
243.7 |
399.0 |
373.1 |
16.9 |
374.7 |
300.3 |
427.9 |
305.9 |
13.8 |
279.6 |
216.0 |
360.8 |
| Graduate |
284.8 |
18.5 |
239.0 |
203.6 |
343.1 |
399.2 |
22.5 |
401.6 |
323.0 |
440.4 |
240.3 |
13.5 |
232.2 |
200.0 |
293.1 |
|
BMI category | |||||||||||||||
| ≤ 18.5 kgm-2 |
292.0 |
13.3 |
254.2 |
220.1 |
329.8 |
342.6 |
23.5 |
323.7 |
237.5 |
401.9 |
250.1 |
10.3 |
238.2 |
205.7 |
268.8 |
| >18.5 - ≤ 22.9 kgm2 |
318.1 |
8.7 |
301.6 |
230.5 |
376.3 |
356.3 |
12.5 |
335.8 |
291.5 |
418.3 |
285.5 |
11.0 |
258.5 |
213.2 |
349.5 |
| >23 - ≤ 24.9 kgm-2 |
305.2 |
12.1 |
275.1 |
236.2 |
349.9 |
350.5 |
22.6 |
346.7 |
266.6 |
401.7 |
280.2 |
12.8 |
258.5 |
213.2 |
349.5 |
| > 25 - ≤ 27.5 kgm-2 |
303.4 |
9.8 |
301.9 |
236.3 |
356.3 |
363.2 |
20.3 |
368.0 |
291.3 |
426.0 |
280.9 |
9.8 |
283.1 |
214.9 |
331.7 |
| ≥ 27.5 kgm-2 | 282.4 | 10.4 | 264.6 | 221.4 | 334.1 | 325.8 | 28.2 | 317.6 | 263.4 | 378.0 | 275.5 | 11.0 | 262.8 | 211.1 | 329.4 |