Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators - Essex County

Heart Disease and Stroke
Essex 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 390 343.7 296.2 Yes 306.6 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 390 241.2 256.7 No 251.9 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 58 123.5 103.0 No 96.7 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 177 156.0 143.7 No 155.4 No 3rd N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 390-459)                  
    Crude 1,906 168.0 186.0 Yes 188.6 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 1,906 124.6 168.7 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 303 267.0 247.6 No 248.1 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 303 188.6 214.2 No 203.6 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 48 102.2 84.7 No 79.5 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 135 119.0 125.5 No 129.8 No 2nd N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 390-398, 402, 404-429)                  
    Crude 1,394 122.8 128.4 No 132.2 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 1,394 90.8 116.3 Yes 114.1 Yes 1st N/A N/A
CORONARY HEART DISEASE                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I11, I20-I25)                  
    Crude 215 189.5 203.2 No 183.8 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 215 135.4 175.8 Yes 150.8 No 2nd 166.0 Yes
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 37 78.8 70.4 No 61.2 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 99 87.2 105.5 No 99.2 No 2nd N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 402, 410-414, 429)                  
    Crude 516 45.5 54.8 Yes 54.8 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 516 34.7 49.5 Yes 47.3 Yes 1st N/A N/A
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I50)                  
    Crude 24 21.1 13.5 No 19.7 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 24 13.7 11.4 No 15.7 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Premature death (ages 35-64) s 2.1* 1.7 No 2.1 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 12 10.6* 7.1 No 10.7 No 3rd N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 428)                  
    Crude 406 35.8 33.2 No 32.9 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 406 25.4 29.7 Yes 27.9 No 2nd N/A N/A
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE (STROKE)                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I60-I69)                  
    Crude 64 56.4 30.1 Yes 38.7 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 64 38.7 26.3 Yes 31.9 No 4th 48.0 Yes
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 7 14.9* 10.5 No 10.7 No 4th N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 30 26.4 10.7 Yes 16.1 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 430-438)                  
    Crude 276 24.3 27.8 Yes 29.9 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 276 17.8 25.2 Yes 25.8 Yes 1st N/A N/A
HYPERTENSION Hospitalization Rate per 10,000 - Age 18+ 31 3.3 7.7 Yes 5.0 Yes 2nd 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 7.9 ± 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 73.1 ± 5.6 77.3 ± 2.6 79.3 ± 1.3 4th 80.0 No
% of adults ever told they have high blood pressure 28.2 ± 4.5 25.7 ± 1.9 27.1 ± 1.1 2nd 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