Hypertension control rate gap (by deprivation band)
Health Equity
How this indicator is defined
Methodology version v1.0
Equity gap (percentage points)
The Blood pressure at target rate for the most-advantaged deprivation band (equity stratum 1) minus the rate for the least-advantaged band (stratum 5), in percentage points. A smaller gap reflects more equitable care. The gap is not computable when either band has no eligible patients.
Data inputs
- Blood pressure at target
How patients are attributed— Attribution rule and risk adjustment.
- Risk-adjustment modelField 11 — Risk-adjustment model
- None
How comparison works— Peer group, reliability threshold, peer comparator.
- Reliability thresholdField 13 — Reliability threshold
- 30