Respiratory Diseases Indicators - Herkimer County

Respiratory Diseases
Herkimer 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 114 61.1 34.2 Yes 46.2 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 114 44.4 30.7 Yes 39.2 No 2nd N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 693 37.1 38.4 No 33.9 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 693 30.3 36.8 Yes 31.0 No 2nd N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 157 8.4 20.3 Yes 12.3 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 157 8.1 20.4 Yes 12.3 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      0-4 years 15 14.8* 58.8 Yes 35.8 Yes 1st 25.0 Yes
      0-17 years 29 7.4 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 47 15.6 31.2 Yes 19.0 No 2nd 11.0 No
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude 4 21.4* 12.1 No 8.3 No 4th N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 4 16.6* 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 10.9 ± 3.6 9.7 ± 1.5 10.1 ± 0.8 2nd 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