Introduction
Methods
Results
Age categories
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Obesity categories
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BMI (kgm
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WC (cm)
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Overweight
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Obese
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Abdominal obesity
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Mean
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95% CI
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Mean
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95% CI
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Number
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Percent
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Number
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Percent
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Number
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Percent
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Both genders
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35 to 39 Years (n = 186) | 53 | 30.2% | 32 | 39.4% | 62 | 33.0% | 22.4 | 21.59–23.30 | 78.7 | 76.28–81.07 |
40 to 44 Years (n = 220) | 74 | 31.5% | 41 | 15.4% | 87 | 40.3% | 23.8 | 22.95–24.67 | 81.1 | 79.07–83.21 |
45 to 49 Years (n = 213) | 86 | 44.0% | 25 | 13.6% | 80 | 37.5% | 23.6 | 22.79–24.33 | 81.3 | 79.52–83.14 |
50 to 54 Years (n = 201) | 55 | 31.3% | 27 | 15.1% | 60 | 31.1% | 22.9 | 21.98–23.81 | 79.8 | 77.68–81.85 |
55 to 59 Years (n = 224) | 64 | 29.0% | 30 | 12.6% | 71 | 28.0% | 22.7 | 21.87–23.55 | 81.1 | 78.90–83.29 |
60 to 64 Years (n = 182) | 59 | 32.4% | 12 | 4.9% | 47 | 27.3% | 21.6 | 20.92–22.34 | 78.0 | 75.95–79.95 |
Total (n = 1226) | 391 | 33.2% | 167 | 14.3% | 407 | 33.6% | 22.9 | 22.70–23.18 | 80.1 | 79.47–80.68 |
Male
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35 to 39 Years (n = 107) | 31 | 28.6% | 12 | 7.5% | 24 | 17.2% | 21.5 | 20.78–22.29 | 79.9 | 77.70–82.10 |
40 to 44 Years (n = 111) | 34 | 22.7% | 15 | 16.6% | 26 | 22.4% | 22.8 | 21.93–23.67 | 82.2 | 79.97–84.39 |
45 to 49 Years (n = 104) | 43 | 34.4% | 6 | 4.6% | 27 | 16.4% | 22.0 | 21.39–22.60 | 80.8 | 79.34–82.29 |
50 to 54 Years (n = 99) | 26 | 33.2% | 9 | 7.8% | 24 | 20.2% | 21.8 | 21.19–22.49 | 80.3 | 78.30–82.37 |
55 to 59 Years (n = 111) | 36 | 22.3% | 9 | 10.8% | 24 | 14.6% | 21.9 | 21.22–22.58 | 81.2 | 79.46–82.90 |
60 to 64 Years (n = 90) | 22 | 19.3% | 6 | 6.4% | 12 | 12.8% | 21.0 | 20.24–21.75 | 80.1 | 78.21–82.08 |
Total (n = 622) | 192 | 27.4% | 57 | 9.2% | 137 | 17.7% | 21.9 | 21.46–22.36 | 80.8 | 79.57–82.01 |
Female
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35 to 39 Years (n = 79) | 22 | 31.7% | 20 | 23.1% | 38 | 48.0% | 23.3 | 22.38–24.23 | 77.5 | 74.92–80.02 |
40 to 44 Years (n = 109) | 40 | 39.3% | 26 | 21.6% | 61 | 55.9% | 24.7 | 23.79–25.59 | 80.2 | 78.11–82.35 |
45 to 49 Years (n = 109) | 43 | 53.1% | 19 | 22.2% | 53 | 57.8% | 25.1 | 24.36–25.79 | 81.8 | 79.94–83.70 |
50 to 54 Years (n = 102) | 29 | 29.5% | 18 | 21.9% | 36 | 41.5% | 23.9 | 22.92–24.83 | 79.2 | 77.39–81.04 |
55 to 59 Years (n = 113) | 28 | 37.5% | 21 | 14.9% | 47 | 45.6% | 23.7 | 22.84–24.65 | 81.0 | 78.50–83.49 |
60 to 64 Years (n = 92) | 37 | 43.3% | 6 | 3.7% | 35 | 39.3% | 22.2 | 21.40–22.91 | 76.1 | 73.91–78.39 |
Total (n = 604) | 199 | 38.7% | 110 | 19.2% | 270 | 49.0% | 23.9 | 23.40–24.44 | 79.4 | 78.09–80.67 |
Characteristic
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Obesity categories
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BMI (kgm
−2
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WC (cm)
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Overweight
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Obese
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Abdominal obesity
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Mean
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95% CI
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Mean
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95% CI
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Number
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Percent
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Number
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Percent
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Number
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Percent
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Ethnicity
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Sinhalese | 292 | 33.3% | 122 | 13.5% | 309 | 32.9% | 22.8 | 22.49–23.21 | 79.9 | 78.97–80.77 |
Tamil | 59 | 12.7% | 17 | 3.9% | 51 | 10.6% | 21.0 | 20.57–21.43 | 75.9 | 73.32–78.58 |
Muslim | 39 | 34.4% | 28 | 39.6% | 46 | 61.3% | 26.3 | 23.99–28.52 | 87.5 | 81.66–93.27 |
Sector
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Urban | 146 | 38.0% | 74 | 22.2% | 169 | 46.9% | 24.0 | 23.58–24.46 | 83.6 | 82.47–84.66 |
Rural | 186 | 33.1% | 76 | 14.2% | 186 | 33.4% | 22.8 | 22.48–23.19 | 80.1 | 79.17–81.06 |
Plantation | 59 | 21.3% | 17 | 5.7% | 52 | 17.3% | 20.5 | 20.03–20.99 | 73.2 | 71.93–74.52 |
Education category
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No schooling | 12 | 31.5% | 5 | 10.0% | 9 | 16.9% | 21.3 | 19.28–23.39 | 74.6 | 70.12–79.12 |
Grade 5 or below | 58 | 23.6% | 29 | 13.3% | 62 | 23.7% | 22.1 | 21.11–23.15 | 77.9 | 75.52–80.32 |
Grade 6 to 10 | 127 | 25.0% | 48 | 12.9% | 129 | 31.1% | 22.4 | 22.82–23.00 | 79.4 | 77.84–81.00 |
O/L to Grade 12 | 112 | 39.7% | 44 | 15.8% | 109 | 37.8% | 23.5 | 22.81–24.23 | 80.6 | 79.14–82.17 |
A/L and above | 61 | 43.3% | 25 | 13.2% | 69 | 39.6% | 23.4 | 22.67–24.20 | 83.0 | 80.71–85.25 |
Occupation category
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Professional | 5 | 21.5% | 1 | 0.6% | 4 | 2.3% | 22.1 | 21.57–22.70 | 80.1 | 74.76–85.38 |
Technical & clerical | 21 | 45.9% | 11 | 12.1% | 24 | 34.3% | 23.6 | 22.43–24.86 | 83.9 | 80.18–87.64 |
Vendors & sellers | 48 | 27.7% | 25 | 18.6% | 53 | 33.2% | 23.2 | 22.20–24.25 | 84.7 | 81.94–87.41 |
Skilled manual workers | 61 | 23.3% | 21 | 8.4% | 44 | 15.0% | 21.4 | 20.70–22.07 | 77.9 | 76.16–79.66 |
Unskilled manual workers | 50 | 24.9% | 13 | 2.2% | 36 | 8.5% | 20.9 | 19.97–21.76 | 75.6 | 73.29–77.89 |
Retired | 24 | 39.2% | 4 | 7.4% | 13 | 11.0% | 22.6 | 21.46–23.67 | 83.3 | 80.44–86.07 |
Unemployed | 17 | 21.1% | 1 | 7.2% | 11 | 19.4% | 21.8 | 20.01–23.67 | 80.2 | 76.22–84.16 |
Housewife | 151 | 39.8% | 83 | 19.5% | 205 | 52.4% | 24.0 | 23.45–24.64 | 79.9 | 78.47–81.36 |
Income category (Rs. per month)
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<10,000 | 118 | 28.8% | 39 | 12.7% | 104 | 29.5% | 22.4 | 21.65–23.05 | 78.1 | 76.36–79.76 |
10,000 to 30,000 | 211 | 34.7% | 96 | 13.5% | 224 | 34.2% | 23.0 | 22.54–23.40 | 80.7 | 79.52–81.87 |
>30,000 | 50 | 35.4% | 27 | 18.0% | 66 | 40.3% | 23.7 | 22.83–24.66 | 81.6 | 79.34–83.84 |
Social status index
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1st quintile (richest) | 89 | 34.2% | 42 | 19.9% | 103 | 43.0% | 23.8 | 23.97–24.55 | 81.2 | 79.51–82.99 |
2nd quintile | 91 | 37.2% | 41 | 12.5% | 96 | 33.3% | 22.8 | 22.09–23.48 | 79.9 | 78.17–81.70 |
3rd quintile | 81 | 32.3% | 35 | 12.4% | 79 | 29.6% | 22.6 | 21.90–23.21 | 79.6 | 77.70–81.44 |
4th quintile | 77 | 28.1% | 37 | 12.3% | 88 | 30.2% | 22.7 | 21.97–23.41 | 79.7 | 77.91–81.51 |
5th quintile (poorest) | 43 | 17.6% | 10 | 4.3% | 35 | 13.7% | 20.1 | 19.57–20.57 | 72.3 | 70.95–73.67 |
Unsatisfactory basic needs index
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1 (poorest) | 23 | 26.8% | 3 | 4.9% | 17 | 15.6% | 21.4 | 20.08–22.71 | 78.0 | 74.91–81.14 |
2 | 38 | 10.5% | 13 | 15.7% | 39 | 31.9% | 21.6 | 19.93–23.36 | 77.5 | 71.74–83.29 |
3 | 67 | 32.3% | 25 | 12.6% | 52 | 26.7% | 22.8 | 22.20–23.38 | 79.7 | 78.17–81.33 |
4 | 99 | 34.8% | 49 | 11.9% | 120 | 33.9% | 22.5 | 21.91–23.18 | 79.2 | 77.64–80.56 |
5 (richest) | 164 | 36.9% | 77 | 20.2% | 179 | 44.9% | 24.0 | 23.27–24.67 | 82.0 | 80.35–83.62 |
Characteristic
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Obesity categories
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Overweight
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Obese
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Abdominal obesity
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Odds ratio
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95% Confidence interval
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Odds ratio
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95% Confidence interval
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Odds ratio
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95% Confidence interval
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Age categories
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35 to 39 Years | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
40 to 44 Years | 1.37 | 0.66–2.82 | 1.19 | 0.55–2.58 | 1.43 | 0.76–2.72 |
45 to 49 Years | 2.63* | 1.23–5.61 | 0.88 | 0.36–2.14 | 1.62 | 0.79–3.30 |
50 to 54 Years | 1.55 | 0.71–3.40 | 0.92 | 0.38–2.24 | 1.15 | 0.53–2.49 |
55 to 59 Years | 1.16 | 0.54–2.49 | 0.62 | 0.23–1.67 | 1.07 | 0.50–2.31 |
60 to 64 Years | 1.18 | 0.53–2.65 | 0.21 | 0.05–0.83 | 0.94 | 0.43–2.04 |
Sex
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Male | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Female | 1.13 | 0.51–2.49 | 3.58* | 1.15–11.15 | 2.28 | 0.94–5.56 |
Ethnicity
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Sinhalese | 3.63 | 0.88–15.04 | 0.45 | 0.02–10.29 | 1.95 | 0.32–11.73 |
Tamil | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Muslim | 8.04* | 1.37–47.10 | 1.82 | 0.08–43.66 | 6.18 | 0.82–46.41 |
Sector
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Urban | 0.08 | 0.01–0.48 | 1.15 | 0.05–26.77 | 0.19 | 0.03–1.27 |
Rural | 0.06 | 0.01–0.34 | 0.96 | 0.04–22.78 | 0.15 | 0.02–0.97 |
Plantation | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Education category
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No schooling | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Grade 5 or below | 1.22 | 0.27–5.53 | 3.14 | 0.24–41.86 | 3.93 | 0.51–30.57 |
Grade 6 to 10 | 1.10 | 0.26–4.57 | 2.66 | 0.21–34.17 | 6.36 | 0.84–48.11 |
O/L to Grade 12 | 2.77 | 0.65–11.76 | 2.89 | 0.21–39.46 | 8.39* | 1.09–64.71 |
A/L and above | 2.59 | 0.56–11.90 | 2.29 | 0.16–32.34 | 10.82* | 1.34–87.44 |
Occupation category
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Professional | 0.98 | 0.08–12.23 | 0.39 | 0.01–11.34 | 0.20 | 0.02–1.84 |
Technical & clerical | 1.49 | 0.41–5.41 | 7.06 | 0.65–76.55 | 4.24 | 0.78–23.04 |
Vendors & sellers | 1.05 | 0.37–2.96 | 16.27* | 2.22–119.46 | 6.67* | 1.53–29.13 |
Skilled manual workers | 0.72 | 0.28–1.89 | 7.13* | 1.01–50.65 | 2.88 | 0.69–12.12 |
Unskilled manual workers | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Retired | 1.22 | 0.33–4.52 | 10.92 | 0.91–131.04 | 1.46 | 0.24–8.70 |
Unemployed | 0.81 | 0.20–3.35 | 1 | 2.06 | 0.28–15.31 | |
Housewife | 2.18 | 0.78–6.08 | 6.20 | 0.81–47.37 | 8.29* | 2.35–29.28 |
Income category (Rs. per month)
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<10,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
10,000 to 30,000 | 1.02 | 0.63–1.66 | 0.96 | 0.50–1.85 | 1.16 | 0.71–1.90 |
>30,000 | 1.23 | 0.56–2.69 | 2.36 | 0.88–6.31 | 2.38* | 1.1–5.17 |
Social status index
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1st quintile (richest) | 4.82* | 1.12–20.76 | 3.57 | 0.61–20.78 | 1.95 | 0.51–7.45 |
2nd quintile | 4.77* | 1.17–19.41 | 2.40 | 0.44–13.02 | 1.76 | 0.48–6.48 |
3rd quintile | 4.92* | 1.22–19.90 | 2.32 | 0.44–12.57 | 1.84 | 0.52–6.52 |
4th quintile | 3.75* | 1.15–12.21 | 3.11 | 0.77–12.57 | 2.84 | 0.99–8.15 |
5th quintile (poorest) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Unsatisfactory basic needs index
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1 (poorest) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
2 | 0.28 | 0.06–1.41 | 3.85 | 0.47–31.73 | 3.00 | 0.68–13.26 |
3 | 1.33 | 0.54–3.28 | 3.36 | 0.70–16.19 | 2.59 | 0.97–6.90 |
4 | 1.50 | 0.60–3.76 | 2.31 | 0.45–11.87 | 3.36* | 1.20–9.39 |
5 (richest) | 1.47 | 0.55–3.95 | 3.52 | 0.68–18.15 | 4.60* | 1.60–13.25 |