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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants (N = 277)

From: Knowledge, attitude and practice related to diabetes mellitus among the general public in Galle district in Southern Sri Lanka: a pilot study

Variable		Number	Percentage %
Age	18–34	113	40.8
	35–64	156	56.3
	Above or equal to 65	8	2.9
Gender	Male	115	41.5
Gender	Female	162	58.5
Ethnic group	Sinhalese	269	97.1
	Sri Lankan Moors	8	2.9
	Tamil	0	0
Level of education	Up to grade 5	6	2.2
	Up to O/L^a	49	17.7
	Up to A/L^b	154	55.6
	Graduate	68	24.5
Employment status	Working fulltime	95	34.2
	Working part-time	25	9.0
	Unemployed	76	27.4
	House wife	42	15.1
	Retired	2	0.7
	Others^c	37	13.3

^aOrdinary level examination at grade 10
^bAdvanced level examination at grade 12
^cSchooling, attending degree courses

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