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Disparities Data Details HDS-12 by Race and Ethnicity for 2013-16

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Disparities Details by Race and Ethnicity for 2013-16
HDS-12 : Adults with hypertension whose blood pressure is under control (age adjusted, percent, 18+ years)
This chart compares rates by population.

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2020 Baseline (year): 43.7 (2005–08)
2020 Target: 61.2 2
Desired Direction: ↑ Increase Desired
2009-12
2013-16
Data Source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS
Error Bar (I) represents the 95% confidence interval.
Additional footnotes may apply to these data. Please refer to footnotes below the data table for further information.
See also Disparities Overview by Race and Ethnicity for HDS-12

HDS-12 Increase the proportion of adults with hypertension whose blood pressure is under control

Adults with hypertension whose blood pressure is under control (age adjusted, percent, 18+ years)

2020 Baseline (year): 43.7 (2005–08)
2020 Target: 61.2 2
Desired Direction: ↑ Increase Desired
Race and Ethnicity 2013-16 Disparity
White only, not Hispanic or Latino 51.7
CI 46.2/57.1
SE 2.665		 x 1.000
Best rate
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino 41.5
CI 37.9/45.3
SE 1.811		 x 1.244
CI
1.000/ 1.390
Mexican American 40.9
CI 35.7/46.4
SE 2.580		 x 1.262
CI
1.000/ 1.443
Average group rate excluding best group rate 41.2
...
SE 3.152 		x 1.253
CI 1.000/ 1.458

Data are subject to revision and may have changed since a previous release.

Unless noted otherwise, any age-adjusted data are adjusted using the year 2000 standard population.

Data are not available or not collected for populations not shown.

CI: 95% confidence interval.
Summary measures of health disparities by Race and Ethnicity — 2013-16
  • The best group rate for this objective, 51.7% (age adjusted), was attained by White only, not Hispanic or Latino persons.
  • The worst group rate for this objective, 40.9% (age adjusted), was attained by Mexican American persons.
  • The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 10.7 percentage points.
  • The best group rate was 1.262 times the worst group rate.
  • The best group rate was 1.253 times the average rate for all other race/ethnicity groups (excluding the best), 41.2% (age adjusted).
Detailed measures of health disparities by Race and Ethnicity — 2013-16

White only, not Hispanic or Latino persons achieved the best group rate for this objective, 51.7% (age adjusted).

The best group rate was:

  • 1.244 times the rate for the Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino population.
  • 1.262 times the rate for the Mexican American population.
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