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Table 2 Alcohol consumption among adults by the age, sex and ethnicity (Sri Lanka 2005 – 2006)

From: Prevalence, patterns and correlates of alcohol consumption and its’ association with tobacco smoking among Sri Lankan adults: a cross-sectional study

  

Male

Female

 

Total (n)

Current (%)

Former (%)

Total (n)

Current (%)

Former (%)

Age group (years)

<20

53

34.6 (18.2-51.0)

14.2 (4.8-23.5)

45

2.2 (0.2-6.7)

0.0 (0.0-0.0)

20 – 29

260

48.0 (40.9-55.0)

18.9 (13.9-23.8)

384

1.3 (0.4-2.9)

0.8 (0.1-1.7)

30 – 39

335

58.9 (52.6-65.3)

17.1 (12.8-21.4)

553

1.8 (0.5-3.1)

0.6 (0.1-1.2)

40 – 49

418

50.3 (44.0-56.6)

18.5 (14.0-22.9)

674

2.0 (0.5-3.6)

0.4 (0.1-0.8)

50 – 59

350

52.4 (45.7-59.0)

15.9 (12.0-19.8)

547

0.2 (0.1-0.6)

0.7 (0.2-1.6)

60 – 69

212

38.2 (30.9-45.6)

35.6 (28.3-42.8)

326

0.7 (0.6-2.0)

1.3 (0.2-2.4)

≥ 70

150

24.6 (15.5-33.6)

42.5 (32.7-52.2)

184

0.0 (0.0-0.0)

0.5 (0.5-1.4)

 

All

1778

*p <0.0001

*p <0.0001

2713

*p < 0.005

*p < NS

Ethnicity

Sinhalese

1524

49.4 (46.2-52.7)

22.6 (20.1-25.1)

2356

1.1 (0.6-1.7)

0.7 (0.3-1.0)

Sri Lankan Tamil

59

67.1 (52.6-81.6)

8.7 (2.4-15.0)

77

1.8 (0.1-5.4)

0.0 (0.0-0.0)

Plantation Tamil

76

65.6 (53.3-77.9)

13.4 (6.3-20.4)

88

2.5 (0.1-6.7)

2.2 (0.1-4.4)

Burgher

3

64.0 (0.1-129.9)

0.0 (0.0-0.0)

8

30.8 (5.5-56.1)

11.2 (0.4-22.0)

Sri Lankan Moor

116

7.3 (1.3-13.4)

20.1 (11.0-29.1)

184

0.0 (0.0-0.0)

0.0 (0.0-0.0)

 

All

1778

+p < 0.0001

+p < 0.05

2713

+p = NS

+p = NS

  1. *p values for age specific differences in current drinking and former drinking in males and females.
  2. +p values for ethnic specific differences in current drinking and former drinking in males and females.
  3. Data are % (95% CI), Current-current drinkers, Former-past drinkers, Confidence interval (CI), Not Significant (NS), Number of participants (n).