Respiratory Diseases Indicators - Niagara County

Respiratory Diseases
Niagara 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 398 61.9 34.2 Yes 46.2 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 398 48.0 30.7 Yes 39.2 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 3,333 51.8 38.4 Yes 33.9 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 3,333 44.2 36.8 Yes 31.0 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 791 12.3 20.3 Yes 12.3 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 791 12.1 20.4 Yes 12.3 No 3rd N/A N/A
      0-4 years 92 27.1 58.8 Yes 35.8 Yes 2nd 25.0 No
      0-17 years 179 13.0 29.4 Yes 16.2 Yes 3rd 17.3 Yes
      5-64 years 524 10.3 15.5 Yes 9.4 Yes 3rd 7.7 No
      65+ years 175 17.7 31.2 Yes 19.0 No 3rd 11.0 No
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude 8 12.4* 12.1 No 8.3 No 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 8 11.0* 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 16.7 ± 4.6 9.7 ± 1.5 10.1 ± 0.8 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