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Table 1 Distribution of demographic variables, BMI, and history of hypertension among study participants in 2003

From: Risk factors associated with disease progression and mortality in chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology: a cohort study in Medawachchiya, Sri Lanka

All participants

Number (%)

Mean age (SD), years

Women

60 (42)

38.42 (20.66)

Men

83 (58)

47.66 (18.83)

Age (years)

 <20

24 (17)

13.6 (4.0)

 20–29

16 (11)

23.6 (2.9)

 30–39

13 (9)

35.0 (3.3)

 40–49

26 (18)

43.8 (3.0)

 50–59

30 (21)

53.8 (2.6)

 60–69

20 (14)

64.0 (2.0)

 >70

14 (10)

76.6 (6.5)

BMI (kg/m2)

 <18.5

52 (42)

46.3 (23.0)

 18.5–24.9

62 (50)

44.4 (16.6)

 25–29.9

8 (6)

42.9 (11.5)

 ≥30

2 (2)

31.0 (1.4)

Hypertension

34 (24)

54.1 (15.1)

  1. BMI body mass index (kg/m2), SD standard deviation