Table 6.
Dietary fiber 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 |
18.1 |
0.7 |
16.2 |
12.2 |
22.6 |
19.7 |
1.4 |
17.0 |
13.8 |
25.5 |
17.5 |
0.8 |
15.4 |
11.9 |
21.0 |
| Rural |
17.7 |
0.5 |
16.6 |
12.2 |
21.3 |
21.3 |
0.8 |
18.6 |
15.6 |
26.8 |
15.6 |
0.5 |
15.1 |
11.1 |
19.0 |
| Estate |
20.6 |
1.9 |
17.7 |
12.8 |
28.7 |
24.9 |
2.8 |
22.3 |
14.6 |
33.1 |
15.2 |
1.5 |
16.7 |
8.8 |
19.5 |
|
Ethnicity | |||||||||||||||
| Sinhala |
17.7 |
0.4 |
16.4 |
12.1 |
21.4 |
20.2 |
0.8 |
17.8 |
14.1 |
24.9 |
16.4 |
0.5 |
15.6 |
11.3 |
19.7 |
| Muslim |
18.8 |
1.4 |
18.0 |
12.8 |
24.4 |
22.4 |
2.3 |
22.7 |
16.7 |
24.8 |
17.2 |
1.7 |
15.3 |
12.1 |
19.5 |
| Sri Lankan Tamil |
18.8 |
1.3 |
17.4 |
12.4 |
26.4 |
23.8 |
2.0 |
26.4 |
15.6 |
31.8 |
14.3 |
1.0 |
13.6 |
11.1 |
18.6 |
| Indian Tamil |
20.6 |
1.9 |
17.6 |
12.8 |
28.7 |
24.5 |
2.6 |
20.8 |
15.2 |
32.7 |
15.0 |
1.6 |
15.5 |
8.7 |
19.9 |
|
Age group (years) | |||||||||||||||
| 18-30 |
18.1 |
1.0 |
16.9 |
11.7 |
22.3 |
21.6 |
1.7 |
21.0 |
14.2 |
26.5 |
15.3 |
1.1 |
14.4 |
10.7 |
19.2 |
| 31-40 |
18.6 |
0.9 |
17.1 |
13.0 |
22.1 |
22.8 |
1.8 |
20.9 |
17.0 |
27.1 |
17.0 |
0.9 |
16.4 |
12.2 |
20.0 |
| 41-50 |
18.2 |
0.7 |
17.0 |
13.4 |
22.0 |
19.9 |
1.5 |
17.4 |
14.0 |
25.5 |
17.4 |
0.8 |
16.4 |
12.9 |
20.5 |
| 51-60 |
18.8 |
0.9 |
16.5 |
12.0 |
25.4 |
23.4 |
1.6 |
20.4 |
15.6 |
31.3 |
16.0 |
1.0 |
14.4 |
10.1 |
19.6 |
| >61 |
16.6 |
0.8 |
15.6 |
10.5 |
20.4 |
19.3 |
1.4 |
18.3 |
14.8 |
23.7 |
14.8 |
1.0 |
13.0 |
9.2 |
18.8 |
|
Educational level | |||||||||||||||
| No Schooling |
15.6 |
1.2 |
19.1 |
10.5 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
2.2 |
17.2 |
10.5 |
22.1 |
14.6 |
1.4 |
15.9 |
10.1 |
18.9 |
| Up to 5 years |
17.6 |
0.8 |
15.4 |
11.8 |
20.4 |
21.9 |
1.7 |
18.3 |
14.1 |
29.1 |
15.0 |
0.8 |
13.6 |
10.8 |
18.8 |
| Up to O/L |
17.6 |
0.6 |
16.3 |
12.2 |
21.0 |
20.5 |
1.1 |
17.4 |
14.1 |
26.8 |
16.2 |
0.6 |
15.6 |
11.4 |
19.6 |
| Up to A/L |
19.9 |
0.8 |
18.4 |
13.9 |
25.3 |
22.3 |
1.3 |
21.0 |
15.8 |
26.9 |
18.2 |
1.1 |
17.7 |
12.8 |
22.1 |
| Graduate |
17.8 |
1.6 |
18.0 |
10.6 |
23.0 |
24.2 |
2.7 |
23.3 |
22.4 |
27.1 |
15.3 |
1.7 |
13.6 |
9.8 |
20.1 |
|
BMI category | |||||||||||||||
| ≤ 18.5 kgm-2 |
16.9 |
0.9 |
15.8 |
11.9 |
21.2 |
18.8 |
1.4 |
17.2 |
13.8 |
23.4 |
15.4 |
1.0 |
14.3 |
10.6 |
19.4 |
| >18.5 - ≤ 22.9 kgm-2 |
19.1 |
0.7 |
17.1 |
13.0 |
22.6 |
23.0 |
1.1 |
20.9 |
15.6 |
27.4 |
15.8 |
0.8 |
14.6 |
11.5 |
18.8 |
| >23 - ≤ 24.9 kgm-2 |
17.3 |
1.0 |
16.2 |
11.2 |
22.0 |
19.1 |
1.8 |
16.7 |
13.2 |
26.8 |
16.4 |
1.1 |
13.8 |
10.8 |
20.8 |
| > 25 - ≤ 27.5 kgm-2 |
18.2 |
0.7 |
17.0 |
13.6 |
22.4 |
20.6 |
1.4 |
17.2 |
15.8 |
26.6 |
17.4 |
0.8 |
16.4 |
13.1 |
20.9 |
| ≥ 27.5 kgm-2 | 17.2 | 1.2 | 15.5 | 9.3 | 20.4 | 23.6 | 4.4 | 21.2 | 11.9 | 33.2 | 17.3 | 0.8 | 16.4 | 13.0 | 20.6 |