TABLE 2—
Self-Reported Primary Care Sensitive–Conditions and Results of Community-Based Testing of Hemoglobin A1c and Blood Pressure Among Adults Aged 50 Years and Older: The ElderSmile Program, New York, NY, November 2010–June 2012
| Primary Care–Sensitive Condition | Participants, No. (%) |
| Self-reported diabetesa | |
| No | 322 (56.5) |
| Normal (HbA1c < 5.7%) | 161 (50.0) |
| Prediabetes (HbA1c = 5.7%–6.4%) | 136 (42.2) |
| Diabetes (HbA1c ≥ 6.5%) | 25 (7.8) |
| Yes | 248 (43.5) |
| In control (HbA1c < 7.0%) | 153 (61.7) |
| Out of control (HbA1c ≥ 7.0%) | 95 (38.3) |
| Self-reported hypertensionb | |
| No | 183 (31.6) |
| Normal (SBP < 120 and DBP < 80) | 69 (37.7) |
| Prehypertension (SBP = 120–139 or DBP = 80–89) | 69 (37.7) |
| High blood pressure (SBP ≥ 140 or DBP ≥ 90) | 45 (24.6) |
| Yes | 397 (68.4) |
| Normal (SBP < 120 and DBP < 80) | 89 (22.4) |
| Prehypertension (SBP = 120–139 or DBP = 80–89) | 158 (39.8) |
| High blood pressure (SBP ≥ 140 or DBP ≥ 90) | 150 (37.8) |
Note. HbA1c = hemoglobin A1c; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure. Totals may vary because of missing values. The full study sample totaled 580 participants.
a
Participant had been told by a physician that he or she had diabetes or high blood sugar.
b
Participant had been told by a physician that he or she had hypertension or high blood pressure.