Table 1 |
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| Demographic characteristics of the sample | ||
| Variables | Males (169) | Female (321) |
| Age (y) | 48.4 ± 15.6 | 48.1 ± 14.1 |
| BMI (kg/m2)* | 22.0 ± 3.5 | 23.7 ± 4.3 |
| Area of Residence | ||
| ·Urban | 27.8 (47) | 36.1 (116) |
| ·Rural | 60.4 (102) | 57.6 (185) |
| ·Estate | 11.8 (20) | 6.2 (20) |
| Ethnicity (%) | ||
| ·Sinhalese | 71.0 (120) | 80.1(257) |
| ·Moors | 4.7 (8) | 7.2(23) |
| ·Sri Lankan Tamil | 11.8 (20) | 7.2(23) |
| ·Indian Tamil | 12.4 (21) | 5.6(18) |
| Education level (%) | ||
| ·No Schooling | 6.5 (11) | 6.5 (21) |
| ·Upto 5 years | 27.2 (46) | 25.2(81) |
| ·Upto 11 years | 34.9(59) | 40.5(130) |
| ·Upto 13 years | 27.2(46) | 22.7(73) |
| ·Graduate | 4.1(7) | 5.0(16) |
Data are mean ± SD. Values in parenthesis are total number. *p < 0.05.
Jayawardena et al. Nutrition Journal 2012 11:63 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-11-63
