Citizens receiving home care services from the Extra-Mural Program who reported that they have been diagnosed or treated for high blood pressure or hypertension

Table

Unit %

Year 2024 Year 2021 Year 2018 Year 2015 Year 2012
Province
New Brunswick
53.0
52.0 - 54.0
51.8
50.6 - 52.9
52.7
51.4 - 53.9
53.0
51.8 - 54.3
55.8
54.3 - 57.3
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
52.1
50.2 - 54.1
51.0
48.7 - 53.3
51.2
48.7 - 53.7
52.2
49.7 - 54.8
54.5
51.5 - 57.4
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
54.0
51.9 - 56.1
52.0
49.7 - 54.2
55.0
52.4 - 57.7
54.9
52.3 - 57.5
55.6
52.6 - 58.5
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
53.3
51.1 - 55.5
50.9
48.6 - 53.1
52.3
49.8 - 54.8
53.4
50.6 - 56.1
54.9
51.6 - 58.2
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
48.7
45.4 - 52.0
45.2
41.3 - 49.1
47.3
43.3 - 51.2
51.0
47.0 - 54.9
56.3
51.7 - 60.9
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
50.4
45.8 - 55.1
63.8
59.0 - 68.7
54.0
48.2 - 59.7
59.6
54.5 - 64.8
55.8
49.6 - 62.0
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
54.3
51.5 - 57.2
51.8
48.2 - 55.4
52.1
48.4 - 55.8
47.5
43.4 - 51.5
57.9
53.1 - 62.6
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
55.8
51.4 - 60.2
56.3
51.4 - 61.1
58.0
53.2 - 62.8
54.1
49.6 - 58.7
60.4
54.8 - 66.0
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
55.0
50.5 - 59.5
51.8
46.1 - 57.4
47.7
41.0 - 54.5
48.8
41.8 - 55.8
62.1
54.3 - 69.9
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
43.3
39.0 - 47.6
50.2
44.6 - 55.9
52.8
46.0 - 59.7
50.5
43.2 - 57.7
47.7
39.8 - 55.6
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
48.2
41.5 - 54.9
66.8
59.8 - 73.7
53.7
45.8 - 61.7
59.6
52.0 - 67.2
51.5
43.0 - 60.0
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
47.2
41.5 - 52.9
41.0
33.1 - 49.0
55.0
47.2 - 62.7
46.4
37.9 - 54.9
54.5
44.1 - 64.9
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
52.3
45.9 - 58.8
61.2
54.4 - 68.0
54.2
45.7 - 62.6
59.7
52.6 - 66.7
61.1
52.0 - 70.3
Dieppe and Memramcook
51.5
46.6 - 56.4
54.7
47.1 - 62.2
49.8
42.0 - 57.6
43.8
35.3 - 52.3
49.9
39.0 - 60.8
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
55.9
47.8 - 63.9
43.5
34.2 - 52.8
53.9
44.1 - 63.7
67.3
56.1 - 78.6
62.1
49.7 - 74.5
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
49.7
45.2 - 54.2
45.1
39.9 - 50.3
43.4
38.3 - 48.5
54.8
49.3 - 60.4
51.9
45.6 - 58.2
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
53.8
49.3 - 58.4
50.6
46.1 - 55.1
50.7
45.4 - 56.0
55.6
50.3 - 60.8
56.4
50.2 - 62.6
Fredericton
49.9
45.8 - 54.0
48.6
44.3 - 52.8
49.0
44.0 - 54.1
52.5
46.9 - 58.2
56.7
49.4 - 63.9
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
S
45.5
32.9 - 58.1
38.3
26.6 - 50.1
46.6
33.5 - 59.7
44.8
31.0 - 58.6
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
49.3
43.5 - 55.1
45.0
38.3 - 51.7
51.8
44.6 - 59.1
48.8
42.5 - 55.1
61.4
53.9 - 69.0
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
S
56.8
42.7 - 71.0
50.7
36.5 - 65.0
49.0
36.1 - 61.8
60.5
45.1 - 75.9
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
S
46.8
32.6 - 61.1
50.8
39.5 - 62.1
40.7
27.9 - 53.4
60.6
45.9 - 75.2
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
55.1
47.0 - 63.3
55.5
46.2 - 64.8
51.2
42.1 - 60.4
56.5
45.5 - 67.5
53.2
41.1 - 65.2
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
55.7
50.9 - 60.5
55.5
50.3 - 60.8
57.6
52.5 - 62.8
53.7
48.6 - 58.7
58.1
51.7 - 64.4
Moncton
53.5
50.0 - 57.0
48.1
44.1 - 52.0
51.5
47.2 - 55.8
54.6
50.1 - 59.1
55.5
50.6 - 60.5
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
50.1
41.9 - 58.3
47.3
38.3 - 56.3
49.9
40.6 - 59.2
42.5
33.3 - 51.6
48.7
36.5 - 60.9
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
S
60.4
47.7 - 73.1
60.1
45.7 - 74.5
56.2
45.1 - 67.3
70.4
57.9 - 82.9
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
57.3
50.9 - 63.6
57.4
50.2 - 64.7
57.5
49.3 - 65.8
48.3
39.1 - 57.6
45.6
33.8 - 57.4
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
59.8
53.8 - 65.8
57.9
50.2 - 65.5
59.7
51.5 - 68.0
56.3
45.1 - 67.5
53.3
41.3 - 65.2
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
50.3
41.6 - 59.0
50.0
42.5 - 57.6
56.3
48.0 - 64.6
52.5
43.8 - 61.3
56.8
46.7 - 66.9
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
48.6
43.9 - 53.2
48.5
42.9 - 54.2
53.0
46.1 - 59.8
56.5
48.4 - 64.5
50.7
42.3 - 59.0
Riverview and Coverdale
56.4
50.5 - 62.3
56.8
50.3 - 63.3
53.1
45.3 - 60.9
62.0
53.9 - 70.1
67.3
59.0 - 75.5
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
59.6
53.5 - 65.6
51.9
43.8 - 60.0
62.0
53.1 - 70.9
55.8
46.9 - 64.7
51.9
39.8 - 64.0
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
56.3
52.6 - 60.0
54.0
50.2 - 57.8
56.0
51.6 - 60.4
55.6
51.4 - 59.9
56.2
51.5 - 61.0
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
S
47.9
36.3 - 59.5
38.3
24.6 - 52.0
57.4
44.8 - 69.9
64.1
49.2 - 79.0
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
50.1
43.8 - 56.5
51.0
44.4 - 57.7
47.6
41.8 - 53.4
46.7
40.8 - 52.7
47.0
39.0 - 55.0
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
59.3
52.0 - 66.6
55.6
47.1 - 64.2
44.3
34.8 - 53.7
46.9
38.6 - 55.3
49.7
38.2 - 61.2
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
61.0
55.5 - 66.5
47.3
40.8 - 53.8
51.5
44.0 - 59.0
61.0
53.9 - 68.0
61.7
54.0 - 69.4
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
55.4
50.3 - 60.4
53.3
47.7 - 58.8
57.9
51.7 - 64.1
57.7
51.3 - 64.0
60.6
52.7 - 68.5
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
47.7
42.3 - 53.1
53.9
47.6 - 60.1
59.2
52.0 - 66.4
46.3
39.7 - 52.9
50.9
43.1 - 58.7
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
55.5
49.2 - 61.8
57.7
49.7 - 65.6
59.7
53.0 - 66.3
47.0
37.6 - 56.5
61.0
51.1 - 70.8
Age
18-64
36.8
34.2 - 39.5
38.7
36.0 - 41.4
39.3
36.6 - 42.0
41.5
38.8 - 44.2
42.4
39.7 - 45.0
65 and over
55.8
54.7 - 56.8
55.6
54.3 - 56.8
57.5
56.1 - 58.8
58.3
56.9 - 59.7
63.9
62.2 - 65.7
Gender
Female
54.5
53.2 - 55.8
53.0
51.5 - 54.5
53.5
51.8 - 55.1
56.0
54.4 - 57.6
59.9
58.1 - 61.8
Male
51.6
50.0 - 53.1
50.2
48.5 - 51.9
51.6
49.7 - 53.5
49.0
47.0 - 50.9
49.6
47.3 - 51.9
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
S
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Language
Most comfortable in English
54.5
53.3 - 55.7
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Most comfortable in French
48.7
46.6 - 50.7
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
51.1
47.5 - 54.6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
54.2
46.2 - 62.1
60.7
51.5 - 69.9
43.2
33.4 - 53.1
54.6
45.6 - 63.6
53.9
45.4 - 62.4
Immigrant
Immigrants
60.1
53.2 - 67.0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Education level
High school or less
55.8
54.5 - 57.1
53.8
52.3 - 55.2
53.6
52.1 - 55.1
54.3
52.9 - 55.8
58.9
57.1 - 60.7
Postsecondary
49.0
47.4 - 50.7
48.6
46.6 - 50.5
51.5
49.2 - 53.7
51.0
48.5 - 53.5
54.1
51.2 - 57.0
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
51.4
48.9 - 54.0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
55.0
53.4 - 56.6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
53.5
51.5 - 55.6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$60,000 or more
46.5
43.4 - 49.6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
61.3
53.8 - 68.9
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

About

This indicator is the percentage of citizens receiving home care services from the Extra-Mural Program who reported that they have been diagnosed or treated for high blood pressure or hypertension.

Source

New Brunswick Health Council, Home Care Survey

Calculations

This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of respondents who answered "yes" by the number of respondents who answered "yes or no" to the question: Has a doctor or any other health professional ever diagnosed you with or treated you for any of the following chronic health conditions? Please select all that apply: arthritis, asthma, emphysema or COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), chronic pain, cancer, diabetes, depression, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure or hypertension, a mood disorder other than depression, such as bipolar disorder, mania, manic depression or dysthymia, gastric reflux (or GERD), alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia, anxiety or high cholesterol.

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

XM_CHCHB_1

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