Table 4 Protien 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 | 47.8 | 3.6 | 41.0 | 31.8 | 53.3 | 62.7 | 11.6 | 47.7 | 37.8 | 67.1 | 41.6 | 1.4 | 38.8 | 29.7 | 50.5 |
Rural | 42.9 | 0.9 | 39.8 | 32.5 | 50.7 | 48.7 | 1.6 | 45.6 | 35.6 | 57.9 | 39.5 | 1.0 | 37.6 | 29.9 | 46.2 |
Estate | 43.7 | 2.4 | 42.1 | 32.6 | 54.9 | 50.4 | 3.1 | 53.0 | 38.8 | 61.9 | 35.1 | 2.2 | 33.8 | 27.3 | 44.4 |
Ethnicity | |||||||||||||||
Sinhala | 44.2 | 1.6 | 39.8 | 32.1 | 50.5 | 52.6 | 4.5 | 35.6 | 35.6 | 57.1 | 40.1 | 0.9 | 37.5 | 29.7 | 47.6 |
Muslim | 52.2 | 2.6 | 49.9 | 40.9 | 61.3 | 58.6 | 5.1 | 47.3 | 47.3 | 70.1 | 49.4 | 2.9 | 47.7 | 40.2 | 60.8 |
Sri Lankan Tamil | 44.1 | 3.2 | 38.8 | 29.8 | 52.8 | 54.8 | 5.5 | 38.6 | 38.6 | 65.1 | 34.4 | 1.8 | 34.0 | 27.9 | 39.6 |
Indian Tamil | 43.4 | 2.5 | 42.1 | 32.6 | 54.9 | 48.9 | 3.3 | 38.2 | 38.2 | 61.0 | 35.3 | 2.5 | 33.9 | 27.3 | 44.4 |
Age group (yrs) | |||||||||||||||
18-30 | 57.4 | 8.6 | 46.8 | 34.3 | 60.6 | 74.9 | 18.8 | 52.3 | 43.8 | 74.9 | 43.4 | 2.6 | 41.0 | 31.8 | 53.9 |
31-40 | 47.6 | 2.0 | 42.9 | 34.5 | 52.6 | 59.5 | 4.8 | 53.3 | 41.5 | 72.5 | 43.1 | 2.0 | 40.4 | 32.6 | 47.0 |
41-50 | 42.6 | 1.2 | 41.0 | 32.7 | 50.5 | 46.5 | 2.3 | 44.9 | 35.5 | 54.3 | 40.8 | 1.4 | 49.9 | 37.9 | 69.8 |
51-60 | 41.9 | 1.5 | 38.1 | 29.6 | 50.8 | 48.4 | 2.5 | 48.2 | 37.0 | 56.2 | 38.0 | 1.7 | 34.6 | 27.3 | 46.2 |
>61 | 39.1 | 1.4 | 34.4 | 29.9 | 45.4 | 43.7 | 2.5 | 40.2 | 32.2 | 54.9 | 36.0 | 1.6 | 33.5 | 28.6 | 41.0 |
Educational level | |||||||||||||||
No schooling | 33.1 | 2.0 | 33.8 | 25.3 | 38.3 | 67.7 | 22.1 | 52.3 | 43.8 | 74.9 | 31.9 | 2.7 | 32.4 | 24.2 | 41.1 |
Up to 5 years | 41.9 | 1.4 | 38.8 | 30.5 | 49.3 | 59.5 | 4.8 | 53.3 | 41.5 | 72.5 | 38.8 | 1.5 | 37.7 | 28.6 | 44.7 |
Up to O/L | 42.7 | 1.1 | 39.6 | 32.4 | 50.5 | 46.5 | 2.3 | 44.9 | 35.5 | 54.3 | 39.4 | 1.1 | 36.4 | 30.0 | 46.3 |
Up to A/L | 52.9 | 4.7 | 45.5 | 35.7 | 56.5 | 48.4 | 2.5 | 48.2 | 37.0 | 56.3 | 44.4 | 1.8 | 40.8 | 32.7 | 53.8 |
Graduate | 44.24 | 3.5 | 40.2 | 32.2 | 57.5 | 43.7 | 2.5 | 40.2 | 32.2 | 54.9 | 39.4 | 4.1 | 34.3 | 29.5 | 41.9 |
BMI Category | |||||||||||||||
≤ 18.5 kgm-2 | 41.6 | 1.2 | 39.9 | 31.8 | 46.6 | 45.8 | 2.9 | 43.0 | 35.6 | 52.4 | 38.1 | 2.3 | 34.1 | 29.6 | 43.2 |
>18.5 - ≤ 22.9 kgm2 | 47.6 | 3.4 | 41.0 | 32.5 | 53.3 | 55.6 | 7.0 | 46.0 | 36.2 | 59.1 | 40.6 | 1.6 | 37.8 | 29.4 | 50.3 |
>23 - ≤ 24.9 kgm-2 | 44.6 | 2.0 | 41.1 | 32.7 | 49.3 | 52.8 | 3.9 | 47.7 | 35.6 | 59.0 | 40.0 | 1.8 | 34.1 | 29.6 | 43.2 |
> 25 - ≤ 27.5 kgm-2 | 43.8 | 1.5 | 39.9 | 32.6 | 54.4 | 52.6 | 2.8 | 53.2 | 41.9 | 64.4 | 40.5 | 1.7 | 37.9 | 30.5 | 48.7 |
≥ 27.5 kgm-2 | 41.1 | 1.7 | 37.7 | 29.5 | 48.3 | 52.1 | 6.2 | 56.3 | 33.3 | 70.8 | 39.3 | 1.7 | 36.5 | 29.0 | 46.3 |