Table 4_1_2-1

2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

Table 4_1_2.1
Adults with hypertension whose blood pressure is under control,^a United States, 1999–2002 and 2003–2006
Population group		2003–2006		1999–2002
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		36.2	2.1	29.4	1.6
Age, not age adjusted	18–39	26.4	4.1	DNA	DNA
	40–59	44.1	2.3	DNA	DNA
	60 and over	41.9	1.5	DNA	DNA
Gender	Male	34.7	2.1	27.1	1.8
Gender	Female	44.0	4.2	35.1	3.0
Ethnicity	Mexican American	27.3	2.7	16.6	3.1
	Non-Hispanic, Black	34.3	2.0	28.2	2.0
	Non-Hispanic, White	37.5	3.2	30.6	1.8
Family income^b	Negative/poor	31.0	4.0	27.9	5.2
	Near poor/low	32.1	3.8	26.3	3.6
	Middle	33.0	2.4	30.4	3.4
	High	43.7	4.4	32.2	3.5
Education, age 20 and over	Less than high school	30.0	2.8	DNA	DNA
	High school graduate	37.5	3.0	DNA	DNA
	Some college	41.1	2.5	DNA	DNA

^a Percentages are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated, using 3 age groups: 18–39, 40–59, and 60 and over. Hypertension is defined as either having elevated blood pressure (average systolic pressure of at least 140 mm Hg or average diastolic pressure of at least 90 mm Hg) or taking antihypertension medication. Blood pressure under control is defined as having average systolic blood pressure less than 140 mm Hg and average diastolic blood pressure less than 90 mm Hg based on average of 3 measurements and taking antihypertension medication.

^b Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

DNA - Data have not been analyzed.

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Current as of September 2009

Internet Citation: Table 4_1_2-1: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/4_heartdiseases/T4_1_2-1.html