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. 2012 Jan 18;12:44. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-44

Table 3.

Distribution of findings from biomedical screening

Variable Levels n % 95% CI
Risk Factors

Blood Pressure

Normal (< 140/90 mm/Hg) 5,580 72.8% 71.8-73.8

Elevated (140/90-153/103 mm/Hg) 1,301 17.0% 16.1-17.8

High (≥ 154/104 mm/Hg) 767 10.0% 9.3-10.7

BMI

Underweight (< 18.5) 476 6.2% 5.7-6.7

Normal (18.5-24.9) 4,160 54.3% 53.1-55.4

Overweight (25-29.9) 1,851 24.1% 23.2-25.1

Obese (≥ 30) 1,146 14.9% 14.1-15.7

Waist Circumference

Normal 6,195 80.8% 79.9-81.7

Above limit 1,435 18.7% 17.8-19.6

Smoking behaviour

Smokes 1,346 17.6% 16.7-18.4

Never smoked 6,186 80.7% 79.8-81.6

Conditions and diseases

Hypertension

No 6,171 80.5% 79.6-81.4

Yes 1,277 16.7% 15.8-17.5

Diabetes

No 6,788 88.5% 87.8-89.3

Yes 119 1.6% 1.3-1.8

Haemoglobin

Normal 5,654 73.8% 72.8-74.7

Anaemia 479 6.2% 5.7-6.8

HIV

Positive 694 9.1% 8.4-9.7

Negative 6,057 79.0% 78.1-80.0

Hepatitis B

Positive 524 6.8% 6.3-7.4

Negative 5,621 73.3% 72.3-74.3

Syphilis

Positive 88 1.1% 0.9-1.4

Negative 6,074 79.2% 78.3-80.1