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Chartbook on Effective Treatment

Cardiovascular Disease

Measures of Effective Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease

  • Treatment of Hypertension:
    • Outcome: Adults with hypertension whose blood pressure is under control.
  • Treatment of Heart Attack:
    • Process: Hospital patients with heart attack given fibrinolytic medication within 30 minutes of arrival.
    • Outcome: Inpatient deaths per 1,000 adult hospital admissions with heart attack.
  • Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure:
    • Outcome: Adult admissions for congestive heart failure per 100,000 population.
    • Cost: Total national costs of hospitalizations for congestive heart failure.
  • Measures of screening for cardiovascular disease and risk factors are in the Healthy Living chartbook.

Treatment of Hypertension

Adults Whose Hypertension Is Under Control

Adults with hypertension whose blood pressure is under control, by sex and income, 1999-2002, 2003-2006, 2007-2010, and 2011-2012

Chart shows adults with hypertension whose blood pressure is under control, by sex and income. Go to tables below for details.

Left Chart:

Sex 1999-2002 2003-2006 2007-2010 2011-2012
Total 29.4 36.2 45.9 51.8
Male 27.1 34.7 39.9 38.7
Female 35.1 44.0 55.1 55.6

 

Right Chart:

Income 1999-2002 2003-2006 2007-2010 2011-2012
Poor 27.9 31.0 45.2 43.8
Low Income 26.3 32.1 40.5 43.5
Middle Income 30.4 33.0 53.3 47.4
High Income 32.2 43.7 43.8 47.5

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2002, 2003-2006, 2007-2010, and 2011-2012.
Denominator: U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population age 18 and over.
Note: Rates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. Blood pressure under control is defined as having a mean systolic blood pressure <140 and mean diastolic blood pressure <90 among all hypertensive patients.

  • Importance: Although progress has been made in raising awareness of blood pressure screening and monitoring, blood pressure control among people with diagnosed high blood pressure remains a problem.
  • Trends: From 1999-2002 to 2011-2012, the percentage of adults with hypertension who had their blood pressure under control improved overall and for both sexes. The percentage also improved for all income groups except middle-income adults.
  • Groups With Disparities: In all years, the percentage of adults with hypertension who had their blood pressure under control was lower for men than for women.

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Page last reviewed July 2015
Page originally created September 2015

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