Health Risks and Behaviors Indicators - Albany County

Health Risks and Behaviors
Albany County
2004-2006

Indicator 3 Year
Total
County
Rate
NYS Rate Sig.Dif. NYS Rate exc NYC Sig.Dif. Ranking
Quartile
HP2010
Goal
HP2010
Goal Met?
% Pregnant Women in WIC with Anemia, Low SES (2005-07) 548 22.6 11.4 Yes 11.6 Yes 4th N/A N/A
% Pregnant Women in WIC Who Were Prepregnancy Underweight (BMI Under 19.8), Low SES (2005-07) 338 10.9 11.3 No 10.3 No 2nd N/A N/A
% Pregnant Women in WIC Who Were Prepregnancy Overweight (BMI 26 - 29), Low SES (2005-07) 414 13.4 15.4 Yes 15.3 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
% Pregnant Women in WIC Who Were Prepregnancy Very Overweight (BMI Over 29), Low SES (2005-07) 993 32.0 26.1 Yes 30.0 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
% Underweight Children in WIC, 0-4 years, Low SES (2004-06) 533 3.8 4.8 Yes 4.0 No 3rd N/A N/A
% Overweight Children in WIC, 2-4 years, Low SES (2004-06) 906 14.4 15.2 No 15.1 No 2nd N/A N/A
% Anemic Children in WIC, 6mo-4 years, Low SES (2004-06) 1,822 18.0 11.5 Yes 11.5 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2003) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #      
% adults overweight or obese (BMI 25+) 54.0 ± 4.5 56.7 ± 1.2 57.6 ± 1.1 1st N/A N/A
% adults that participated in leisure time physical activity in last 30 days 80.6 ± 3.6 74.6 ± 1.0 77.6 ± 1.0 1st N/A N/A
% adults smoking cigarettes 16.8 ± 3.2 20.3 ± 0.9 22.1 ± 0.9 1st 12 No
% adult smokers that tried to quit smoking for one day or longer 52.5 ± 10.3 58.0 ± 2.3 55.6 ± 2.3 3rd 75 No
% adults that binge drink 14.5 ± 3.5 14.1 ± 0.8 15.2 ± 0.9 2nd N/A N/A
% adults eating 5 or more servings of fruit or vegetables daily 29.6 ± 3.9 25.8 ± 1.4 N/A N/A 1st N/A N/A

s: Total suppressed for confidentiality
*: Fewer than 20 events in the numerator; therefore the rate is unstable
#: 95% confidence interval for BRFSS/Expanded BRFSS indicators

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