Table 2 Participants’ sociodemographic characteristics by presence of PAD

Sex

Male

45

3.3

1338

96.7

p = 0.8

Female

43

3.1

1353

96.9

Sector

Rural

65

2.9

2163

97.1

p = 0.1

Urban

23

4.1

528

95.9

Ethnicity

p = 0.9

Sinhala

86

3.2

2615

96.8

Others*

02

2.6

76

97.4

Religion

p < 0.05

Buddhist

66

2.8

2255

97.2

Christians

22

5.5

378

94.5

Level of education

p < 0.01

GCE O/L not completed

39

4.6

853

95.4

GCE O/L completed and above

49

2.7

1838

97.3

Monthly family income Rs:

p < 0.01

<30,000

56

4.4

1227

95.6

≥30,000 -

32

2.1

1464

97.9