Table 3 Carbohydrate intake (g) of Sri Lankan adults by socio-demographic characteristics
Characteristics | All subjects (n =463) | Men (n = 166) | Women (n = 297) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | ±SE | Median | Percentiles | Mean | ±SE | Median | Percentiles | Mean | ±SE | Median | Percentiles | ||||
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 |