Table 2 Characteristics of study population, n (%)
Characteristic | Category | Total (n = 883) | < 10 mg/dL (n = 755) | ≥ 10 mg/dL (n = 128) | X2 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 593 (67.2) | 466 (61.7) | 127 (99.2) | 69.8 | < 0.001 |
Female | 290 (32.7) | 289 (38.3) | 1 (0.8) | |||
Age, mediana (IQR) | – | 38 (29–50) | 38 (28–50) | 41.0 (34–51) | 0.047 | |
Age group | 18–25 | 153 (17.3) | 142(18.8) | 11 (8.6) | 12.3 | 0.006 |
26–40 | 342 (38.7) | 290 (38.4) | 52 (40.6) | |||
41–55 | 253 (28.7) | 204 (27.0) | 49 (38.3) | |||
≥ 55 | 135 (15.3) | 119 (15.8) | 16 (12.5) | |||
Occupation | Farmer | 227 (25.7) | 181 (24.0) | 46 (35.9) | 51.1 | < 0.001 |
Daily wage labour | 142 (16.1) | 105 (13.9) | 37 (28.9) | |||
Housewife | 137 (15.5) | 136 (18.0) | 1 (0.8) | |||
Otherb | 120 (13.3) | 113 (15.0) | 7 (5.5) | |||
Government employee | 59 (6.7) | 51 (6.8) | 8 (6.3) | |||
Salaried employee | 84 (9.5) | 73 (9.7) | 11 (8.6) | |||
Self-employed | 57 (6.5) | 46 (6.1) | 11 (8.6) | |||
Business | 57 (6.5) | 50 (6.6) | 7 (5.5) | |||
Hospital | Thambuttegama | 556 (62.8) | 474 (62.8) | 79 (61.7) | 1.9 | 0.375 |
Galnewa | 186 (21.0) | 154 (20.4) | 32 (25.0) | |||
Rajanganaya | 144 (16.3) | 127 (16.8) | 17 (13.3) | |||
Current drinker | Yes (AUDIT ≥ 1) | 396 (44.8) | 270 (35.8) | 126 (98.4) | 173.8 | < 0.001 |
No (AUDIT < 1) | 487 (55.2) | 485 (64.2) | 2 (1.6) |