Table 5 Prevalence (95% CI) of overweight and obesity among males by age, ethnicity, income category and education level

 < 30

16.16 (11.11, 21.48)

7.58 (2.53, 12.89)

 31–40

23.90 (20.34, 27.59)

9.07 (5.51, 12.76)

 41–50

42.12 (38.35, 46.16)

14.23 (10.46, 18.27)

 51–60

40.96 (35.90, 46.15)

16.87 (11.81, 22.05)

 > 60

43.44 (34.43, 53.18)

22.95 (13.93, 32.69)

 Sinhalese

31.67 (29.39, 34.02)

11.91 (9.64, 14.26)

 Tamil

32.98 (25.65, 40.60)

12.04 (4.71, 19.66)

 Moor

32.84 (25.87, 40.43)

15.92 (8.96, 23.52)

 ≤ LKR 6999

22.58 (6.45, 41.11)

9.68 (0.00, 28.20)

 LKR 7000–12,999

28.48 (20.53, 37.13)

13.91 (5.96, 22.56)

 LKR 13,000–24,999

34.13 (30.53, 37.80)

9.86 (6.25, 13.52)

 LKR 25,000–49,999

39.17 (35.28, 43.09)

16.11 (12.22, 20.03)

 ≥ LKR 50,000

43.75 (33.33, 54.22)

20.83 (10.42, 31.31)

 No education – grade 5

23.53 (5.88, 50.64)

11.76 (0.00, 38.87)

 Grade 6 – grade 11

30.59 (25.21, 36.21)

11.90 (6.52, 17.51)

 Ordinary level passed

33.41 (30.48, 36.49)

11.65 (8.72, 14.73)

 Advanced level passed

30.97 (26.99,35.00)

14.75 (10.77, 18.78)

 Graduate/postgraduate

31.25 (20.31, 45.23)

14.06 (3.13, 28.05)