Table 1 Patients’ socio-demographic variables and risk factors
Gender | No | (%) | |
Males | 21 | 26 | |
Females | 60 | 74 | |
Age | Mean (years) | SD (years) | |
Males | 59.38 | 10.62 | |
Females | 70.70 | 8.67 | |
BMI (kg/m 2 ) | Mean | SD | |
Males | 25.12 | 6.64 | |
Females | 23.59 | 3.73 | |
Ethnicity | No | (%) | |
Sinhalese | 59 | 73 | |
Muslim | 14 | 17 | |
Tamil | 08 | 10 | |
Comorbidities and risk factors | Frequency | (%) | |
Hypertension | 22 | 27 | |
Diabetes mellitus | 25 | 30.8 | |
Dyslipidemia | 6 | 7 | |
Ischemic Heart Disease | 7 | 8.6 | |
Smoking | Males (n) | Females (n) | |
Current | 17 | 0 | |
Ex | 30 | 0 | |
Never | 34 | 0 | |