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Health Outcomes & Disparities

National Summary for 2008

1080 Grantees

 Asian
(a)
Native Hawaiian
(b1)
Pacific Islander
(b2)
Black/
African American
(c)
American Indian/
Alaska Native
(d)
White
(e)
More than One Race
(f)
Unreported/
Refused to Report
(g)
Total
(h)
HIV Positive Pregnant Women: 582 
100.0% 
SECTION A: DELIVERIES AND LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BY RACE
Deliveries and Babies by birth weight
1.Prenatal care patients who delivered during the year7,420 575 2,761 50,473 2,863 107,898 17,397 76,454 265,841 
2.8% 0.2% 1.0% 19.0% 1.1% 40.6% 6.5% 28.8% 100.0% 
2.Deliveries performed by grantee provider 172,336 
100.0% 
3.Live Births < 1500 grams71 21 1,024 23 1,046 229 792 3,215 
4.Live Births 1500 - 2499 grams445 27 130 4,924 152 6,057 1,138 3,809 16,682 
5.Live Births = 2500 grams6,880 540 2,618 44,178 2,616 99,520 16,032 70,875 243,259 
 % Low and Very Low Birth Weight7.0% 6.3% 5.5% 11.9% 6.3% 6.7% 7.9% 6.1% 7.6% 
SECTION D: DELIVERIES AND LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BY ETHNICITY
Deliveries and Babies by birth weight
 Hispanic or Latino
(i)
All Other Including Unreported/Refused to Report
(j)
Total
(k)
1.Prenatal care patients who delivered during the year139,341 126,500 265,841 
52.4% 47.6% 100.0% 
3.Live Births < 1500 grams1,316 1,899 3,215 
4.Live Births 1500 - 2499 grams6,733 9,949 16,682 
5.Live Births = 2500 grams128,777 114,482 243,259 
 % Low and Very Low Birth Weight5.9% 9.4% 7.6% 

 Asian
(a)
Native Hawaiian
(b1)
Pacific Islander
(b2)
Black/
African American
(c)
American Indian/
Alaska Native
(d)
White
(e)
More than One Race
(f)
Unreported/
Refused to Report
(g)
*Total
(h)
SECTION B: HYPERTENSION BY RACE
Patients diagnosed with hypertension whose last blood pressure was less than 140/90
6.Total patients aged 18 + with hypertension48,451 3,495 5,803 512,447 12,488 886,135 61,986 277,262 1,828,964 
7a.Estimated # patients with controlled blood pressure34,609 1,968 3,216 289,878 7,646 572,888 36,639 178,259 1,137,467 
7b.Estimated % patients with controlled blood pressure**71.4% 56.3% 55.4% 56.6% 61.2% 64.7% 59.1% 64.3% 62.2% 
SECTION E: HYPERTENSION BY ETHNICITY
Patients diagnosed with hypertension whose last blood pressure was less than 140/90
 Hispanic or Latino
(i)
All Other Including Unreported/Refused to Report
(j)
*Total
(k)
6.Total patients aged 18 + with hypertension426,246 1,395,520 1,828,964 
7a.Estimated # patients with controlled blood pressure276,399 856,022 1,137,467 
7b.Estimated % patients with controlled blood pressure**64.8% 61.3% 62.2% 

 Asian
(a)
Native Hawaiian
(b1)
Pacific Islander
(b2)
Black/
African American
(c)
American Indian/
Alaska Native
(d)
White
(e)
More than One Race
(f)
Unreported/
Refused to Report
(g)
*Total
(h)
SECTION C: DIABETES BY RACE
Patients diagnosed with Type I or Type II diabetes: Most recent test results
9.Total patients aged 18 + with diabetes25,392 2,316 5,901 244,129 9,826 498,989 43,046 212,728 1,055,441 
10a.Estimated # patients with Hba1c < or= 9%20,359 1,245 2,880 172,132 6,778 377,806 29,049 154,443 770,227 
10b.Estimated % patients with Hba1c < or= 9%**80.2% 53.8% 48.8% 70.5% 69.0% 75.7% 67.5% 72.6% 73.0% 
11a.Estimated # patients with Hba1c < 7 %12,001 624 1,355 98,924 3,858 226,742 15,236 88,003 448,155 
11b.Estimated % patients with Hba1c < 7 %**47.4% 27.1% 23.3% 40.6% 41.1% 45.4% 35.5% 41.4% 42.5% 
SECTION F: DIABETES BY ETHNICITY
Patients diagnosed with Type I or Type II diabetes: Most recent test results
 Hispanic or Latino
(i)
All Other Including Unreported/Refused to Report
(j)
*Total
(k)
9.Total patients aged 18 + with diabetes344,871 708,169 1,055,441 
10a.Estimated # patients with Hba1c < or= 9%244,026 524,766 770,227 
10b.Estimated % patients with Hba1c < or= 9%**70.8% 74.1% 73.0% 
11a.Estimated # patients with Hba1c < 7 %131,775 315,080 448,155 
11b.Estimated % patients with Hba1c < 7 %**38.2% 44.5% 42.5% 

* Totals col (h) and col (k) are for all patients, including those patients excluded due to reporting problems (and not shown) in the race and ethnicity columns.
** %'s shown are rounded to the .1% level for table display purposes; calculations are made using %'s to 8 decimal places