Respiratory Diseases Indicators - Broome County

Respiratory Diseases
Broome 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 375 63.5 34.3 Yes 45.2 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 375 45.6 31.3 Yes 39.3 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 1,435 24.3 37.8 Yes 31.7 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 1,435 21.0 36.7 Yes 29.6 Yes 1st N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 493 8.3 21.0 Yes 12.4 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 493 8.1 21.0 Yes 12.4 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      0-4 years 47 15.4 61.7 Yes 37.8 Yes 1st 25.0 Yes
      0-17 years 117 9.4 31.5 Yes 16.6 Yes 1st 17.3 Yes
      5-64 years 316 6.8 16.2 Yes 9.3 Yes 2nd 7.7 Yes
      65+ years 130 13.4 30.0 Yes 19.5 Yes 2nd 11.0 No
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude 12 20.3* 14.2 No 9.5 No 4th N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 12 14.5* 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 6.5 ± 2.2 7.9 ± 0.6 7.9 ± 0.6 1st 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