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 | ||||
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 |