Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators - Herkimer County

Heart Disease and Stroke
Herkimer 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 787 421.8 296.2 Yes 306.6 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 787 290.3 256.7 Yes 251.9 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 103 138.4 103.0 Yes 96.7 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 449 240.6 143.7 Yes 155.4 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 390-459)                  
    Crude 4,387 235.1 186.0 Yes 188.6 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 4,387 182.3 168.7 Yes 163.2 Yes 4th N/A N/A
DISEASE OF THE HEART                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51)                  
    Crude 657 352.1 247.6 Yes 248.1 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 657 241.8 214.2 Yes 203.6 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 93 124.9 84.7 Yes 79.5 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 376 201.5 125.5 Yes 129.8 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 390-398, 402, 404-429)                  
    Crude 3,114 166.9 128.4 Yes 132.2 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 3,114 129.2 116.3 Yes 114.1 Yes 4th N/A N/A
CORONARY HEART DISEASE                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I11, I20-I25)                  
    Crude 479 256.7 203.2 Yes 183.8 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 479 173.0 175.8 No 150.8 Yes 4th 166.0 No
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 67 90.0 70.4 No 61.2 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 297 159.2 105.5 Yes 99.2 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 402, 410-414, 429)                  
    Crude 1,217 65.2 54.8 Yes 54.8 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 1,217 52.0 49.5 No 47.3 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I50)                  
    Crude 40 21.4 13.5 Yes 19.7 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 40 14.2 11.4 No 15.7 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Premature death (ages 35-64) s 1.3* 1.7 No 2.1 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 13 7.0* 7.1 No 10.7 No 1st N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 428)                  
    Crude 909 48.7 33.2 Yes 32.9 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 909 35.9 29.7 Yes 27.9 Yes 4th N/A N/A
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE (STROKE)                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I60-I69)                  
    Crude 74 39.7 30.1 Yes 38.7 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 74 28.3 26.3 No 31.9 No 2nd 48.0 Yes
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 5 6.7* 10.5 No 10.7 No 1st N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 34 18.2 10.7 Yes 16.1 No 3rd N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 430-438)                  
    Crude 630 33.8 27.8 Yes 29.9 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 630 25.8 25.2 No 25.8 No 3rd N/A N/A
HYPERTENSION Hospitalization Rate per 10,000 - Age 18+ 67 4.5 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 6.8 ± 2.0 7.6 ± 1.1 7.2 ± 0.6 1st N/A N/A
% of adults with cholesterol checked in the last 5 years 80.4 ± 5.3 77.3 ± 2.6 79.3 ± 1.3 1st 80.0 Yes
% of adults ever told they have high blood pressure 28.7 ± 4.4 25.7 ± 1.9 27.1 ± 1.1 3rd 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