Respiratory Diseases Indicators - Columbia County

Respiratory Diseases
Columbia 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 116 62.4 34.2 Yes 46.2 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 116 45.4 30.7 Yes 39.2 No 2nd N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 609 32.7 38.4 Yes 33.9 No 2nd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 609 26.8 36.8 Yes 31.0 Yes 1st N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 143 7.7 20.3 Yes 12.3 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 143 7.9 20.4 Yes 12.3 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      0-4 years 15 17.0* 58.8 Yes 35.8 Yes 1st 25.0 Yes
      0-17 years 29 7.6 29.4 Yes 16.2 Yes 1st 17.3 Yes
      5-64 years 95 6.5 15.5 Yes 9.4 Yes 2nd 7.7 Yes
      65+ years 33 10.4 31.2 Yes 19.0 Yes 1st 11.0 Yes
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude s 5.4* 12.1 No 8.3 No 2nd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted s 3.4* 11.2 No 7.4 No 2nd N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2008-09) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #      
% of adults with current asthma 8.8 ± 3.6 9.7 ± 1.5 10.1 ± 0.8 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