Respiratory Diseases Indicators - Albany County
Respiratory Diseases
Albany 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLRD (COPD) mortality rate per 100,000 | |||||||||
| Crude | 423 | 47.4 | 34.3 | Yes | 45.2 | No | 2nd | N/A | N/A |
| Age-Adjusted | 423 | 40.4 | 31.3 | Yes | 39.3 | No | 2nd | N/A | N/A |
| COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000 | |||||||||
| Crude | 3,125 | 35.0 | 37.8 | Yes | 31.7 | Yes | 2nd | N/A | N/A |
| Age-Adjusted | 3,125 | 33.3 | 36.7 | Yes | 29.6 | Yes | 2nd | N/A | N/A |
| Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000 | |||||||||
| Total Population - Crude | 1,200 | 13.4 | 21.0 | Yes | 12.4 | Yes | 3rd | N/A | N/A |
| Total Population - Age-adjusted | 1,200 | 14.1 | 21.0 | Yes | 12.4 | Yes | 3rd | N/A | N/A |
| 0-4 years | 221 | 46.4 | 61.7 | Yes | 37.8 | Yes | 4th | 25.0 | No |
| 0-17 years | 363 | 19.4 | 31.5 | Yes | 16.6 | Yes | 4th | 17.3 | No |
| 5-64 years | 741 | 10.3 | 16.2 | Yes | 9.3 | Yes | 3rd | 7.7 | No |
| 65+ years | 238 | 19.5 | 30.0 | Yes | 19.5 | No | 3rd | 11.0 | No |
| Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000 | |||||||||
| Crude | 15 | 16.8* | 14.2 | No | 9.5 | No | 4th | N/A | N/A |
| Age-Adjusted | 15 | 14.9* | 13.4 | No | 8.6 | No | 4th | N/A | N/A |
| Behavior/Risk Indicator (2003) | County Rate | CI # | NYS Rate | CI # | Upstate | CI # | |||
| % of adults with current asthma | 9.8 | ± 2.9 | 7.9 | ± 0.6 | 7.9 | ± 0.6 | 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
