Table 7.
Sodium intake (mg) 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 |
2729 |
102 |
2509 |
1835 |
3411 |
3100 |
196 |
3003 |
1952 |
3893 |
2574 |
116 |
2362 |
1711 |
3242 |
| Rural |
2890 |
81 |
2582 |
2025 |
3507 |
3396 |
155 |
3190 |
2448 |
4211 |
2605 |
84 |
2374 |
1870 |
3143 |
| Estate |
2477 |
156 |
2378 |
1800 |
3072 |
2889 |
184 |
2665 |
2377 |
3502 |
1954 |
200 |
2036 |
1359 |
2350 |
|
Ethnicity | |||||||||||||||
| Sinhala |
2769 |
61 |
2523 |
1934 |
3391 |
3155 |
107 |
2969 |
2228 |
3877 |
2580 |
70 |
2372 |
1825 |
3225 |
| Muslim |
3012 |
301 |
2610 |
1941 |
3910 |
2983 |
345 |
3256 |
2085 |
3760 |
3023 |
407 |
2469 |
1612 |
4023 |
| Sri Lankan Tamil |
3306 |
333 |
2797 |
1954 |
4487 |
4400 |
588 |
4492 |
2624 |
5463 |
2311 |
176 |
2189 |
1803 |
2859 |
| Indian Tamil |
2488 |
154 |
2378 |
1800 |
3072 |
2831 |
184 |
2598 |
2144 |
3467 |
1997 |
209 |
2096 |
1440 |
2363 |
|
Age group (years) | |||||||||||||||
| 18-30 |
3045 |
145 |
3071 |
2186 |
3519 |
3436 |
238 |
3179 |
2536 |
4258 |
2736 |
162 |
2873 |
1915 |
3441 |
| 31-40 |
2940 |
144 |
2532 |
2048 |
3667 |
3883 |
311 |
3856 |
2379 |
4669 |
2584 |
135 |
2390 |
1903 |
2985 |
| 41-50 |
2778 |
99 |
2536 |
2048 |
3667 |
2976 |
173 |
2655 |
2163 |
3833 |
2683 |
120 |
2480 |
2023 |
3245 |
| 51-60 |
2832 |
162 |
2448 |
1817 |
3441 |
3188 |
307 |
2560 |
2013 |
3924 |
2616 |
180 |
2211 |
1678. |
3299 |
| >61 |
2564 |
114 |
2363 |
1652 |
3265 |
3108 |
187 |
3106 |
2290 |
3822 |
2201 |
123 |
2003 |
1577 |
2511 |
|
Educational level | |||||||||||||||
| No schooling |
2290 |
193 |
2157 |
1359 |
2954 |
2923 |
279 |
2530 |
2200 |
3562 |
1855 |
206 |
1740 |
1203 |
2302 |
| Up to 5 years |
2697 |
114 |
2403 |
1847 |
3351 |
2984 |
169 |
2772 |
2198 |
3813 |
2521 |
148 |
2188 |
1684 |
3032 |
| Up to O/L |
2825 |
104 |
2500 |
1944 |
3461 |
3353 |
233 |
3200 |
2057 |
3910 |
2571 |
99 |
2371 |
1903 |
3031 |
| Up to A/L |
2971 |
113 |
2715 |
2122 |
3437 |
3300 |
187 |
2999 |
2479 |
4385 |
2755 |
136 |
2645 |
1937 |
3249 |
| Graduate |
3046 |
269 |
3126 |
1739 |
3910 |
4384 |
447 |
4432 |
3562 |
5215 |
2526 |
241 |
2663 |
1506 |
3408 |
|
BMI category | |||||||||||||||
| ≤ 18.5 kgm-2 |
2580 |
147 |
2296 |
1649 |
3383 |
3124 |
252 |
2927 |
2052 |
4219 |
2129 |
129 |
2054 |
1541 |
2793 |
| >18.5 - ≤ 22.9 kgm2 |
3029 |
114 |
2665 |
2069 |
3622 |
3464 |
192 |
3231 |
2509 |
4111 |
2659 |
121 |
2449 |
1879 |
3261 |
| >23 - ≤ 24.9 kgm-2 |
2775 |
150 |
2486 |
1914 |
3241 |
2896 |
232 |
2536 |
1958 |
3716 |
2708 |
196 |
2443 |
1858 |
3211 |
| > 25 - ≤ 27.5 kgm-2 |
2756 |
120 |
2509 |
1974 |
3405 |
3179 |
119 |
3213 |
2278 |
4126 |
2596 |
143 |
2257 |
1800 |
3240 |
| ≥ 27.5 kgm-2 | 2615 | 133 | 2351 | 1769 | 3502 | 3286 | 435 | 3810 | 2099 | 4306 | 2507 | 135 | 2255 | 1660 | 3287 |