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. 2015 Jul 13;10(7):e0131737. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131737

Table 1. Demographic and screening results for hypertension, high blood glucose and HIV of formal sector employees in Namibia.

Demographics
N % 95%CI
Age
20–29 3,150 28.1 (27.3–29.0)
30–39 3,524 31.5 (30.6–32.4)
40–49 2,363 21.1 (20.4–21.9)
50–59 1,154 10.3 (9.8–10.9)
≥60 226 2 (1.8–2.3)
Sex
Male 7,356 65.7 (64.8–66.6)
Female 3,834 34.3 (33.4–35.1)
Education
Below Secondary 5,078 45.4 (44.4–46.3)
Secondary or Higher 5,073 45.3 (44.4–46.2)
Job Type
Administration 976 8.7 (8.2–9.3)
Management 552 4.9 (4.5–5.3)
Supervisor 648 5.8 (5.4–6.2)
Labour 8,732 78 (77.2–78.8)
Sector
Administration and Business 408 3.6 (3.3–4.0)
Hotel and Restaurants 331 3.0 (2.7–3.3)
Food Manufacturing 2,504 22.4 (21.6–23.1)
Retail and Trade 1,145 10.2 (9.7–10.8)
Tourism 525 4.7 (4.3–5.1)
Wholesale 245 2.2 (1.9–2.5)
Agriculture 1,112 9.9 (9.4–10.5)
Utilities 1,264 11.3 (10.7–11.9)
Infrastructure 691 6.2 (5.7–6.6)
Fishing 1,969 17.6 (16.9–18.3)
Manufacturing 63 0.6 (0.4–0.7)
Mining 318 2.8 (2.5–3.2)
Storage and Transport 617 5.5 (5.1–5.9)
Screening Results
N % 95%CI
Blood pressure
≥140/90 mmHg (Elevated/High) 2,888 25.8 (25.0–26.6)
<140/90 mmHg (Normal) 8,223 73.5 (72.7–74.3)
Declined or Not Tested 81 0.7 (0.6–0.9)
Blood glucose
≥ 6.6 mmol/L (Elevated) 933 8.3 (7.8–8.8)
<6.6 mmol/L (Normal) 9,583 85.6 (85.0–86.3)
Declined or Not Tested 676 6.0 (5.6–6.5)
HIV
Positive 993 8.9 (8.4–9.4)
Negative 8,848 79.1 (78.3–79.8)
Declined or Not Tested 1,351 12.1 (11.5–12.7)