Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators - Westchester County

Heart Disease and Stroke
Westchester 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 7,809 272.9 296.2 Yes 306.6 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 7,809 216.9 256.7 Yes 251.9 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 855 70.8 103.0 Yes 96.7 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 3,897 136.2 143.7 Yes 155.4 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 390-459)                  
    Crude 48,888 170.8 186.0 Yes 188.6 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 48,888 146.1 168.7 Yes 163.2 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
DISEASE OF THE HEART                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51)                  
    Crude 6,354 222.0 247.6 Yes 248.1 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 6,354 176.1 214.2 Yes 203.6 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 667 55.2 84.7 Yes 79.5 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 3,305 115.5 125.5 Yes 129.8 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 390-398, 402, 404-429)                  
    Crude 33,554 117.2 128.4 Yes 132.2 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 33,554 100.0 116.3 Yes 114.1 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
CORONARY HEART DISEASE                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I11, I20-I25)                  
    Crude 4,911 171.6 203.2 Yes 183.8 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 4,911 135.8 175.8 Yes 150.8 Yes 2nd 166.0 Yes
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 485 40.2 70.4 Yes 61.2 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 2,682 93.7 105.5 Yes 99.2 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 402, 410-414, 429)                  
    Crude 14,606 51.0 54.8 Yes 54.8 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 14,606 43.6 49.5 Yes 47.3 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I50)                  
    Crude 463 16.2 13.5 Yes 19.7 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 463 12.5 11.4 No 15.7 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 18 1.5* 1.7 No 2.1 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 215 7.5 7.1 No 10.7 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 428)                  
    Crude 8,229 28.8 33.2 Yes 32.9 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 8,229 24.0 29.7 Yes 27.9 Yes 1st N/A N/A
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE (STROKE)                  
Mortality rates per 100,000 (ICD-10 I60-I69)                  
    Crude 921 32.2 30.1 No 38.7 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 921 25.9 26.3 No 31.9 Yes 1st 48.0 Yes
    Premature death (ages 35-64) 119 9.9 10.5 No 10.7 No 2nd N/A N/A
    Pretransport mortality 315 11.0 10.7 No 16.1 Yes 1st N/A N/A
Hospitalization rates per 10,000 (ICD-9 430-438)                  
    Crude 7,857 27.5 27.8 No 29.9 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Age-adjusted 7,857 23.3 25.2 Yes 25.8 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
HYPERTENSION Hospitalization Rate per 10,000 - Age 18+ 1,250 5.7 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 5.2 ± 1.7 7.6 ± 1.1 7.2 ± 0.6 1st N/A N/A
% of adults with cholesterol checked in the last 5 years 83.0 ± 5.2 77.3 ± 2.6 79.3 ± 1.3 1st 80.0 Yes
% of adults ever told they have high blood pressure 22.8 ± 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