Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators - Westchester County

Heart Disease and Stroke
Westchester County
2004-2006

Indicator 3 Year
Total
County
Rate
NYS Rate Sig.Dif. NYS Rate exc NYC Sig.Dif. Ranking
Quartile
HP2010
Goal
HP2010
Goal Met?
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD10 I00-I99)                  
    Crude 8,810 312.1 320.8 Yes 328.1 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 8,810 255.8 285.2 Yes 278.5 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 986 82.7 108.2 Yes 99.6 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 4,248 150.5 144.4 Yes 154.8 No 2nd N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD9 390-459)                  
    Crude 52,925 187.5 198.4 Yes 199.3 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 52,925 164.3 184.2 Yes 176.8 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
DISEASE OF THE HEART                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD10 I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51)                  
    Crude 7,100 251.6 267.2 Yes 263.2 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 7,100 206.0 237.3 Yes 223.3 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 772 64.8 89.0 Yes 81.7 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 3,584 127.0 126.2 No 128.2 No 2nd N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD9 390-398, 402, 404-429)                  
    Crude 37,082 131.4 139.8 Yes 142.5 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 37,082 114.9 129.6 Yes 126.2 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
CORONARY HEART DISEASE                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD10 I11, I20-I25)                  
    Crude 5,585 197.9 223.3 Yes 202.5 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 5,585 161.8 198.3 Yes 171.7 Yes 2nd 166 Yes
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 554 46.5 73.9 Yes 63.0 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 2,936 104.0 108.5 Yes 102.0 No 3rd N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD9 402, 410-414, 429)                  
    Crude 17,810 63.1 65.8 Yes 66.5 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 17,810 55.5 61.2 Yes 59.1 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD10 I50)                  
    Crude 505 17.9 14.6 Yes 19.8 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 505 14.2 12.7 Yes 16.5 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 18 1.5* 1.8 No 2.1 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 247 8.8 6.5 Yes 9.5 No 2nd N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD9 428)                  
    Crude 8,979 31.8 35.4 Yes 34.3 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 8,979 27.2 32.4 Yes 29.9 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE (STROKE)                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD10 I60-I69)                  
    Crude 1,113 39.4 34.2 Yes 43.6 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 1,113 32.3 30.5 No 37.0 Yes 1st 48 Yes
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 134 11.2 11.4 No 11.4 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 391 13.9 11.1 Yes 17.0 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD9 430-438)                  
    Crude 8,303 29.4 28.9 No 30.4 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 8,303 25.5 26.7 Yes 26.8 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2003) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #      
% of adults with diagnosis of heart attack, stroke, or angina 7.1 ± 2.3 6.9 ± 0.5 7.6 ± 0.5 2nd N/A N/A
% of adults with cholesterol checked in the last 5 years 78.7 ± 4.4 76.5 ± 1.5 N/A N/A 4th 80 No
% of adults ever told they have high blood pressure .   25.3 ± 1.3 N/A N/A 4 16 Yes

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