Respiratory Diseases Indicators - Montgomery County

Respiratory Diseases
Montgomery 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 87 59.6 34.2 Yes 46.2 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 87 41.4 30.7 No 39.2 No 1st N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 617 42.2 38.4 Yes 33.9 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 617 35.3 36.8 No 31.0 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 160 11.0 20.3 Yes 12.3 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 160 11.3 20.4 Yes 12.3 No 3rd N/A N/A
      0-4 years 31 34.3 58.8 Yes 35.8 No 3rd 25.0 No
      0-17 years 57 17.4 29.4 Yes 16.2 No 3rd 17.3 No
      5-64 years 98 8.8 15.5 Yes 9.4 No 3rd 7.7 No
      65+ years 31 12.3 31.2 Yes 19.0 Yes 1st 11.0 No
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude 0 0.0* 12.1 Yes 8.3 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 0 0.0* 11.2 No 7.4 No 1st N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2008-09) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #      
% of adults with current asthma 12.3 ± 3.3 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