Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators - Bronx County

Heart Disease and Stroke
Bronx County
2004-2006

Indicator 3 Year
Total
County
Rate
NYS Rate Sig.Dif. NYC Rate Sig.Dif. Ranking
Quartile
HP2010
Goal
HP2010
Goal Met?
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD10 I00-I99)                  
    Crude 12,514 307.3 320.8 Yes 310.8 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 12,514 350.4 285.2 Yes 296.2 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 1,814 125.2 108.2 Yes 120.4 No 4th N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 6,301 154.7 144.4 Yes 130.2 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD9 390-459)                  
    Crude 85,934 211.0 198.4 Yes 197.1 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 85,934 241.3 184.2 Yes 195.2 Yes 4th N/A N/A
DISEASE OF THE HEART                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD10 I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51)                  
    Crude 10,395 255.2 267.2 Yes 272.7 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 10,395 290.6 237.3 Yes 259.4 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 1,460 100.8 89.0 Yes 99.3 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 5,803 142.5 126.2 Yes 123.4 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD9 390-398, 402, 404-429)                  
    Crude 57,016 140.0 139.8 No 136.1 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 57,016 160.5 129.6 Yes 134.8 Yes 4th N/A N/A
CORONARY HEART DISEASE                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD10 I11, I20-I25)                  
    Crude 9,196 225.8 223.3 No 251.7 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 9,196 257.3 198.3 Yes 239.4 Yes 4th 166 No
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 1,282 88.5 73.9 Yes 89.4 No 4th N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 5,385 132.2 108.5 Yes 117.3 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD9 402, 410-414, 429)                  
    Crude 24,434 60.0 65.8 Yes 64.8 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 24,434 68.8 61.2 Yes 64.4 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD10 I50)                  
    Crude 402 9.9 14.6 Yes 7.5 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 402 11.1 12.7 Yes 7.0 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 21 1.4 1.8 No 1.4 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 168 4.1 6.5 Yes 2.4 Yes 1st N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD9 428)                  
    Crude 18,536 45.5 35.4 Yes 36.9 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 18,536 52.5 32.4 Yes 36.3 Yes 4th N/A N/A
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE (STROKE)                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD10 I60-I69)                  
    Crude 1,208 29.7 34.2 Yes 21.3 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 1,208 34.2 30.5 Yes 20.6 Yes 2nd 48 Yes
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 191 13.2 11.4 No 11.4 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 243 6.0 11.1 Yes 3.0 Yes 1st N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD9 430-438)                  
    Crude 11,323 27.8 28.9 Yes 26.9 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 11,323 32.0 26.7 Yes 26.6 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2003) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # NYC CI #      
% of adults with diagnosis of heart attack, stroke, or angina 5.5 ± 1.9 6.9 ± 0.5 6.0 ± 1.0 1st N/A N/A
% of adults with cholesterol checked in the last 5 years .   76.5 ± 1.5 N/A N/A N/A 80 No
% of adults ever told they have high blood pressure .   25.3 ± 1.3 N/A N/A 4 16 Yes

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