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. 2017 Jun;107(6):853–857. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.303813

TABLE 1—

Selected New York City Macroscope 2013 Indicators Important to Public Health Surveillance

Indicator and Type Definition
Smoking prevalence Current smoker recorded in structured fields (checkboxes)a
Obesity prevalence Body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2 from most recent height and weighta in vitals
Depression prevalence ICD diagnosis of depression or Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score of 10–27
Influenza vaccination prevalence CVX, CPT, or ICD code indicating receipt of influenza vaccinationa
Hypertension
 Prevalence ICD diagnosis of hypertension
 Augmented prevalence Most recent blood pressurea systolic ≥ 140 mm Hg or diastolic ≥ 90 mm Hg or ICD diagnosis of hypertension or medication prescribed for hypertensiona
 Treatment Medication prescribeda among those with ICD diagnosis of hypertension
 Control Most recent blood pressure < 140/90a mm Hg among those with ICD diagnosis of hypertension
High cholesterol
 Prevalence ICD diagnosis of high cholesterol
 Augmented prevalence Most recent total cholesterol ≥ 240b mg/dL or ICD diagnosis of high cholesterol or medication prescribed for high cholesterola
 Treatment Medication prescribeda among those with ICD diagnosis of high cholesterol
 Control Most recent total cholesterol < 240b mg/dL among those with ICD diagnosis of high cholesterol
Diabetes
 Prevalence ICD diagnosis of diabetes
 Augmented prevalence Most recent hemoglobin A1c ≥ 6.5b or ICD diagnosis of diabetes or medication prescribed for diabetesa
 Treatment Medication prescribeda among those with ICD diagnosis of diabetes
 Poor control Most recent A1c > 9b among those with ICD diagnosis of diabetes

Note. CPT = current procedural terminology; CVX = vaccine administered; ICD = International Classification of Diseases International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics; 1980) DHHS publication PHS 80-1260.

a

In calendar year.

b

In calendar year or previous calendar year.