Respiratory Diseases Indicators - Hamilton County

Respiratory Diseases
Hamilton 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 12 76.5* 34.3 Yes 45.2 No 4th N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 12 43.3* 31.3 No 39.3 No 2nd N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 52 33.2 37.8 No 31.7 No 2nd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 52 21.6 36.7 Yes 29.6 No 1st N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 10 6.4* 21.0 Yes 12.4 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 10 5.2* 21.0 Yes 12.4 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      0-4 years 0 0.0* 61.7 Yes 37.8 Yes 1st 25.0 Yes
      0-17 years s 3.6* 31.5 Yes 16.6 No 1st 17.3 Yes
      5-64 years 5 4.2* 16.2 Yes 9.3 No 1st 7.7 Yes
      65+ years 5 15.6* 30.0 No 19.5 No 2nd 11.0 No
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude 0 0.0* 14.2 Yes 9.5 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 0 0.0* 13.4 No 8.6 No 1st N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2003) Hamilton & Herkimer County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #      
% of adults with current asthma 6.8 ± 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