Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators - Queens County

Heart Disease and Stroke
Queens County
2007-2009

Indicator 3 Year
Total
County
Rate
NYS Rate Sig.Dif. NYC Rate Sig.Dif. County Ranking
Group
HP2010
Goal
HP2010
Goal Met?
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I00-I99)                  
    Crude 20,470 297.6 296.2 No 282.3 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 20,470 255.9 256.7 No 264.1 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 2,802 96.4 103.0 Yes 111.6 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 8,805 128.0 143.7 Yes 128.1 No 1st N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 390-459)                  
    Crude 118,911 172.9 186.0 Yes 182.4 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 118,911 156.9 168.7 Yes 176.7 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
DISEASE OF THE HEART                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51)                  
    Crude 18,109 263.2 247.6 Yes 246.9 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 18,109 225.7 214.2 Yes 230.5 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 2,329 80.2 84.7 Yes 91.7 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 8,269 120.2 125.5 Yes 119.9 No 2nd N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 390-398, 402, 404-429)                  
    Crude 82,465 119.9 128.4 Yes 123.5 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 82,465 108.6 116.3 Yes 119.5 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
CORONARY HEART DISEASE                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I11, I20-I25)                  
    Crude 16,845 244.9 203.2 Yes 229.0 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 16,845 209.8 175.8 Yes 213.8 No 4th 166.0 No
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 2,127 73.2 70.4 No 82.8 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 7,860 114.3 105.5 Yes 114.0 No 3rd N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 402, 410-414, 429)                  
    Crude 38,834 56.5 54.8 Yes 54.7 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 38,834 51.1 49.5 Yes 52.9 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I50)                  
    Crude 354 5.1 13.5 Yes 5.3 No 1st N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 354 4.3 11.4 Yes 4.8 No 1st N/A N/A
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 15 0.5* 1.7 Yes 1.1 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 147 2.1 7.1 Yes 2.4 No 1st N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 428)                  
    Crude 19,430 28.2 33.2 Yes 33.5 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 19,430 25.3 29.7 Yes 32.3 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE (STROKE)                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I60-I69)                  
    Crude 1,305 19.0 30.1 Yes 18.6 No 1st N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 1,305 16.8 26.3 Yes 17.7 No 1st 48.0 Yes
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 242 8.3 10.5 Yes 10.1 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 242 3.5 10.7 Yes 3.4 No 1st N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 430-438)                  
    Crude 16,977 24.7 27.8 Yes 25.0 No 1st N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 16,977 22.4 25.2 Yes 24.2 Yes 1st N/A N/A
HYPERTENSION Hospitalization Rate per 10,000 - Age 18+ 4,934 9.1 7.7 Yes 11.2 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2008-09) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # NYC CI #      
% of adults with diagnosis of heart attack, stroke, or angina N/A N/A 7.6 ± 1.1 8.1 ± 2.6 N/A N/A N/A
% of adults with cholesterol checked in the last 5 years N/A N/A 77.3 ± 2.6 74.6 ± 5.8 N/A 80.0 N/A
% of adults ever told they have high blood pressure** 29.7 ± 2.5 25.7 ± 1.9 28.8 ± 1.2 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
**: NYC county rates in the Behavior/Risk section are from the 2008 Community Health Survery conducted by the NYCDOHMH