Respiratory Diseases Indicators - Fulton County

Respiratory Diseases
Fulton 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 139 84.2 34.2 Yes 46.2 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 139 62.8 30.7 Yes 39.2 Yes 4th N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 991 60.0 38.4 Yes 33.9 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 991 53.0 36.8 Yes 31.0 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 291 17.6 20.3 Yes 12.3 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 291 18.7 20.4 No 12.3 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      0-4 years 65 76.9 58.8 No 35.8 Yes 4th 25.0 No
      0-17 years 100 28.5 29.4 No 16.2 Yes 4th 17.3 No
      5-64 years 178 13.6 15.5 No 9.4 Yes 4th 7.7 No
      65+ years 48 18.6 31.2 Yes 19.0 No 3rd 11.0 No
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude s 12.1* 12.1 No 8.3 No 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted s 13.0* 11.2 No 7.4 No 4th N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2008-09) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #      
% of adults with current asthma 12.5 ± 3.8 9.7 ± 1.5 10.1 ± 0.8 3rd 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