Respiratory Diseases Indicators - Niagara County

Respiratory Diseases
Niagara 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 397 61.0 34.3 Yes 45.2 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 397 48.1 31.3 Yes 39.3 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 2,670 41.0 37.8 Yes 31.7 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 2,670 36.0 36.7 No 29.6 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 799 12.3 21.0 Yes 12.4 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 799 12.1 21.0 Yes 12.4 No 3rd N/A N/A
      0-4 years 115 32.1 61.7 Yes 37.8 No 2nd 25.0 No
      0-17 years 188 12.7 31.5 Yes 16.6 Yes 2nd 17.3 Yes
      5-64 years 533 10.3 16.2 Yes 9.3 Yes 3rd 7.7 No
      65+ years 151 15.3 30.0 Yes 19.5 Yes 2nd 11.0 No
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude 6 9.2* 14.2 No 9.5 No 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 6 7.5* 13.4 No 8.6 No 2nd N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2003) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #      
% of adults with current asthma 9.4 ± 2.6 7.9 ± 0.6 7.9 ± 0.6 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