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Legend Colors
Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target; 
does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time; 
significant change over time; 
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Significantly better than the overall value
Significantly worse than the overall value
No significant difference with the overall value
No data on significance available
Hypertension Hospitalizations
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This shows the hypertension hospitalization visit rate per 100,000 population.
Why is this important?
More than 67 million Americans have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. Less than half of these individuals have their hypertension under control. Hypertension is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke, two of the leading causes of death in the United States, and it is also a risk factor for kidney disease.
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City/Place: Fremont
746.0
per 100,000 population
Source:
Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD)
Measurement period: 2012-2014
Maintained by: Alameda County Public Health Department
Last update: April 2016
Measurement period: 2012-2014
Maintained by: Alameda County Public Health Department
Last update: April 2016
Compared to
Technical note: Alameda County Cities and Places are approximated using Zip codes.
Graph Selections
per 100,000 population
| City/Place | Source | Measurement Period | Per 100,000 population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
There are 15 City/Place values. The lowest value is 544.4, and the highest value is 1,260.2.
Half of the values are between 748.7 and 984.9.
The middle (median) value is 917.7.
Data Source
- Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD)
Maintained By: Alameda County Public Health Department
Filed under: Health / Other Conditions, Health / Heart Disease & Stroke