Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators - Suffolk County

Heart Disease and Stroke
Suffolk 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 12,530 276.2 296.2 Yes 306.6 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 12,530 263.6 256.7 Yes 251.9 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 1,572 81.3 103.0 Yes 96.7 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 5,893 129.9 143.7 Yes 155.4 Yes 1st N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 390-459)                  
    Crude 94,698 208.7 186.0 Yes 188.6 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 94,698 193.6 168.7 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 10,364 228.4 247.6 Yes 248.1 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 10,364 218.0 214.2 No 203.6 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 1,286 66.5 84.7 Yes 79.5 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 4,996 110.1 125.5 Yes 129.8 Yes 1st N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 390-398, 402, 404-429)                  
    Crude 68,074 150.1 128.4 Yes 132.2 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 68,074 138.7 116.3 Yes 114.1 Yes 4th N/A N/A
CORONARY HEART DISEASE                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I11, I20-I25)                  
    Crude 7,844 172.9 203.2 Yes 183.8 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 7,844 164.6 175.8 Yes 150.8 Yes 3rd 166.0 Yes
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 1,017 52.6 70.4 Yes 61.2 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 3,941 86.9 105.5 Yes 99.2 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 402, 410-414, 429)                  
    Crude 30,676 67.6 54.8 Yes 54.8 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 30,676 61.0 49.5 Yes 47.3 Yes 4th N/A N/A
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I50)                  
    Crude 847 18.7 13.5 Yes 19.7 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 847 18.0 11.4 Yes 15.7 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 43 2.2 1.7 No 2.1 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 424 9.3 7.1 Yes 10.7 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 428)                  
    Crude 14,945 32.9 33.2 No 32.9 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 14,945 31.3 29.7 Yes 27.9 Yes 4th N/A N/A
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE (STROKE)                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I60-I69)                  
    Crude 1,307 28.8 30.1 No 38.7 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 1,307 27.6 26.3 No 31.9 Yes 1st 48.0 Yes
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 164 8.5 10.5 Yes 10.7 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 471 10.4 10.7 No 16.1 Yes 1st N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 430-438)                  
    Crude 13,358 29.4 27.8 Yes 29.9 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 13,358 27.5 25.2 Yes 25.8 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
HYPERTENSION Hospitalization Rate per 10,000 - Age 18+ 2,449 7.1 7.7 Yes 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 7.4 ± 2.0 7.6 ± 1.1 7.2 ± 0.6 2nd N/A N/A
% of adults with cholesterol checked in the last 5 years 82.1 ± 5.6 77.3 ± 2.6 79.3 ± 1.3 1st 80.0 Yes
% of adults ever told they have high blood pressure 23.3 ± 3.9 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