Table 1.
Comparison of baseline characteristics of selected households and the UHNS-2019 cohort
| Follow-up study, September 2020 (n 207) % | UHNS-2019, September 2019 (n 603) % | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of members in the household | |||
| 1–3 | 18·8 | 20·0 | 0·71 |
| 4–5 | 52·7 | 47·9 | 0·23 |
| ≥ 6 | 28·5 | 32·1 | 0·33 |
| Type of the family | |||
| Extended | 37·2 | 39·1 | 0·63 |
| Nuclear | 62·8 | 60·9 | 0·63 |
| Residency status | |||
| Living since birth | 58·5 | 48·8 | 0·02 |
| Permanent but not living since birth | 39·6 | 46·3 | 0·09 |
| Migrant | 1·9 | 5·0 | 0·06 |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Sinhalese | 45·5 | 37·8 | 0·11 |
| Tamil | 33·0 | 36·0 | 0·53 |
| Muslim | 21·5 | 25·9 | 0·31 |
| Other | 0·0 | 0·2 | 0·62 |
UHNS-2019, Urban Health and Nutrition Study 2019.