Respiratory Diseases Indicators - Montgomery County

Respiratory Diseases
Montgomery 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 93 63.3 34.3 Yes 45.2 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 93 44.2 31.3 Yes 39.3 No 2nd N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 661 45.0 37.8 Yes 31.7 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 661 37.4 36.7 No 29.6 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 187 12.7 21.0 Yes 12.4 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 187 12.7 21.0 Yes 12.4 No 3rd N/A N/A
      0-4 years 29 34.5 61.7 Yes 37.8 No 3rd 25.0 No
      0-17 years 46 13.8 31.5 Yes 16.6 No 3rd 17.3 Yes
      5-64 years 118 10.5 16.2 Yes 9.3 No 3rd 7.7 No
      65+ years 40 15.5 30.0 Yes 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) Montgomery & Fulton County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #      
% of adults with current asthma 12.7 ± 3.2 7.9 ± 0.6 7.9 ± 0.6 4th 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