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Table 3 Multi-State EHR-Based Network for Disease Surveillance (MENDS) weighted and unweighted (crude) hypertension prevalence among adults aged 20 to 84 years—City of New Orleans, 2023

From: Weighted EHR-based prevalence estimates for hypertension at the state and local levels in Louisiana

Group

Number of

Patients

Percentage

of Patients

a. Weighted

Hypertension Prevalence (95% CI)

b. Unweighted

Hypertension Prevalence (95% CI)

Percent Differencea

(a-b)/b

Overall

137,455

100.0%

48.0% (47.8%–48.3%)

48.6% (48.3%–48.9%)

−1.1%

Sex

 M²¹±ô±ð

59,408

43.2%

51.0% (50.6%–51.4%)

55.9% (55.5%–56.3%)

−8.8%

 F±ð³¾²¹±ô±ð

78,047

56.8%

45.4% (45.1%–45.7%)

43.0% (42.7%–43.4%)

5.6%

Age Group (yrs)

 20–44

63,913

46.5%

26.5% (26.2%–26.9%)

24.9% (24.5%–25.2%)

6.7%

 45–64

44,870

32.6%

62.7% (62.2%–63.1%)

61.6% (61.1%–62.0%)

1.8%

 65–84

28,672

20.9%

81.4% (80.9%–81.9%)

81.1% (80.7%–81.6%)

0.3%

Race and Ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic Asian

2,793

2.0%

32.5% (30.7%–34.3%)

31.2% (29.5%–32.9%)

4.3%

 Non-Hispanic Black

67,201

48.9%

57.3% (57.0%–57.7%)

60.0% (60.0%–60.3%)

−4.4%

‽ö¾±²õ±è²¹²Ô¾±³¦

6,390

4.6%

34.9% (33.6%–36.3%)

33.4% (32.3%–34.6%)

4.5%

 Non-Hispanic White

58,977

42.9%

38.4% (38.1%–38.8%)

38.6% (38.2%–39.0%)

−0.4%

 O³Ù³ó±ð°ù

2,094

1.5%

32.7% (30.5%–34.9%)

35.0% (32.9%–37.0%)

−6.5%

Primary Payer

 U²Ô°ì²Ô´Ç·É²Ô/°¿³Ù³ó±ð°ù/³§±ð±ô´Ú-±Ê²¹²â

35,567

25.9%

35.7% (35.2%–36.3%)

36.3% (35.8%–36.8%)

−1.6%

 Commercial or Employer-Based

52,240Ìý

38.0%

41.0% (40.5%–41.4%)

39.9% (39.5%–40.3%)

2.8%

 M±ð»å¾±³¦²¹¾±»å

24,637

17.9%

49.7% (49.0%–50.3%)

49.8% (49.2%–50.4%)

−0.2%

 M±ð»å¾±³¦²¹°ù±ð

25,011

18.2%

82.9% (82.4%–83.4%)

83.0% (82.5%–83.5%)

−0.1%

Number of Encounters (past 2 yrs)

 1–2

2,009

1.5%

13.0% (11.4%–14.5%)

13.7% (12.2%–15.2%)

−5.6%

 3–4

3,079

2.2%

18.7% (17.2%–20.1%)

19.2% (17.8%–20.6%)

−2.8%

 5–8

8,615

6.3%

24.7% (23.7%–25.7%)

24.8% (23.9%–25.7%)

−0.5%

 9–19

31,663

23.0%

32.8% (32.2%–33.3%)

33.1% (32.6%–33.7%)

−1.1%

 ≥ 20

92,089

67.0%

57.8% (57.4%–58.1%)

57.9% (57.6%–58.2%)

−0.2%

  1. aPercent differences in bold type indicate lack of overlap in the associated estimate pair’s 95% confidence intervals (CI)