Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators - Albany County

Heart Disease and Stroke
Albany County
2007-2009

Indicator 3 Year
Total
County
Rate
NYS Rate Sig.Dif. NYS Rate exc NYC Sig.Dif. County Ranking
Group
HP2010
Goal
HP2010
Goal Met?
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I00-I99)                  
    Crude 2,861 319.9 296.2 Yes 306.6 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 2,861 257.5 256.7 No 251.9 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 418 116.5 103.0 Yes 96.7 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 1,675 187.3 143.7 Yes 155.4 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 390-459)                  
    Crude 14,277 159.6 186.0 Yes 188.6 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 14,277 139.7 168.7 Yes 163.2 Yes 1st N/A N/A
DISEASE OF THE HEART                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51)                  
    Crude 2,342 261.9 247.6 Yes 248.1 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 2,342 210.3 214.2 No 203.6 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 351 97.9 84.7 Yes 79.5 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 1,427 159.6 125.5 Yes 129.8 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 390-398, 402, 404-429)                  
    Crude 9,165 102.5 128.4 Yes 132.2 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 9,165 89.3 116.3 Yes 114.1 Yes 1st N/A N/A
CORONARY HEART DISEASE                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I11, I20-I25)                  
    Crude 1,506 168.4 203.2 Yes 183.8 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 1,506 136.1 175.8 Yes 150.8 Yes 2nd 166.0 Yes
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 250 69.7 70.4 No 61.2 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 972 108.7 105.5 No 99.2 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 402, 410-414, 429)                  
    Crude 2,983 33.4 54.8 Yes 54.8 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 2,983 29.3 49.5 Yes 47.3 Yes 1st N/A N/A
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I50)                  
    Crude 233 26.1 13.5 Yes 19.7 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 233 19.8 11.4 Yes 15.7 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 6 1.7* 1.7 No 2.1 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 147 16.4 7.1 Yes 10.7 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 428)                  
    Crude 2,469 27.6 33.2 Yes 32.9 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 2,469 23.3 29.7 Yes 27.9 Yes 1st N/A N/A
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE (STROKE)                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I60-I69)                  
    Crude 353 39.5 30.1 Yes 38.7 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 353 31.8 26.3 Yes 31.9 No 2nd 48.0 Yes
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 45 12.5 10.5 No 10.7 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 166 18.6 10.7 Yes 16.1 No 3rd N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 430-438)                  
    Crude 2,532 28.3 27.8 No 29.9 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 2,532 24.9 25.2 No 25.8 No 3rd N/A N/A
HYPERTENSION Hospitalization Rate per 10,000 - Age 18+ 387 5.4 7.7 Yes 5.0 No 3rd N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2008-09) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #      
% of adults with diagnosis of heart attack, stroke, or angina 8.0 ± 2.1 7.6 ± 1.1 7.2 ± 0.6 3rd N/A N/A
% of adults with cholesterol checked in the last 5 years 81.5 ± 5.2 77.3 ± 2.6 79.3 ± 1.3 1st 80.0 Yes
% of adults ever told they have high blood pressure 30.9 ± 4.5 25.7 ± 1.9 27.1 ± 1.1 4th 16.0 No

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