Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators - Nassau County

Heart Disease and Stroke
Nassau 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 14,342 353.7 296.2 Yes 306.6 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 14,342 270.9 256.7 Yes 251.9 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 1,339 76.0 103.0 Yes 96.7 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 6,114 150.8 143.7 Yes 155.4 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 390-459)                  
    Crude 87,851 216.7 186.0 Yes 188.6 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 87,851 175.6 168.7 Yes 163.2 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
DISEASE OF THE HEART                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51)                  
    Crude 12,463 307.4 247.6 Yes 248.1 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 12,463 235.0 214.2 Yes 203.6 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 1,126 63.9 84.7 Yes 79.5 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 5,561 137.1 125.5 Yes 129.8 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 390-398, 402, 404-429)                  
    Crude 62,002 152.9 128.4 Yes 132.2 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 62,002 123.4 116.3 Yes 114.1 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
CORONARY HEART DISEASE                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I11, I20-I25)                  
    Crude 10,435 257.3 203.2 Yes 183.8 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 10,435 196.5 175.8 Yes 150.8 Yes 4th 166.0 No
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 939 53.3 70.4 Yes 61.2 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 4,836 119.3 105.5 Yes 99.2 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 402, 410-414, 429)                  
    Crude 24,980 61.6 54.8 Yes 54.8 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 24,980 49.3 49.5 No 47.3 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I50)                  
    Crude 643 15.9 13.5 Yes 19.7 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 643 11.9 11.4 No 15.7 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 31 1.8 1.7 No 2.1 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 301 7.4 7.1 No 10.7 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 428)                  
    Crude 14,841 36.6 33.2 Yes 32.9 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 14,841 28.9 29.7 Yes 27.9 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE (STROKE)                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I60-I69)                  
    Crude 1,213 29.9 30.1 No 38.7 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 1,213 23.2 26.3 Yes 31.9 Yes 1st 48.0 Yes
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 127 7.2 10.5 Yes 10.7 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 331 8.2 10.7 Yes 16.1 Yes 1st N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 430-438)                  
    Crude 12,994 32.0 27.8 Yes 29.9 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 12,994 25.8 25.2 Yes 25.8 No 3rd N/A N/A
HYPERTENSION Hospitalization Rate per 10,000 - Age 18+ 2,351 7.5 7.7 No 5.0 Yes 4th 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 6.4 ± 3.3 7.6 ± 1.1 7.2 ± 0.6 1st N/A N/A
% of adults with cholesterol checked in the last 5 years 83.2 ± 4.9 77.3 ± 2.6 79.3 ± 1.3 1st 80.0 Yes
% of adults ever told they have high blood pressure 24.5 ± 4.5 25.7 ± 1.9 27.1 ± 1.1 1st 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