Respiratory Diseases Indicators - Albany County

Respiratory Diseases
Albany 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?
CLRD (COPD) mortality rate per 100,000                  
      Crude 455 50.9 34.2 Yes 46.2 No 2nd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 455 43.0 30.7 Yes 39.2 No 2nd N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 3,090 34.5 38.4 Yes 33.9 No 2nd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 3,090 32.7 36.8 Yes 31.0 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 1,136 12.7 20.3 Yes 12.3 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 1,136 13.2 20.4 Yes 12.3 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
      0-4 years 178 38.6 58.8 Yes 35.8 No 3rd 25.0 No
      0-17 years 320 17.8 29.4 Yes 16.2 No 3rd 17.3 No
      5-64 years 728 10.0 15.5 Yes 9.4 No 3rd 7.7 No
      65+ years 230 18.8 31.2 Yes 19.0 No 3rd 11.0 No
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude 8 8.9* 12.1 No 8.3 No 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 8 9.0* 11.2 No 7.4 No 3rd N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2008-09) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #      
% of adults with current asthma 13.9 ± 3.8 9.7 ± 1.5 10.1 ± 0.8 4th N/A N/A

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