Respiratory Diseases Indicators - Orange County

Respiratory Diseases
Orange 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 445 39.1 34.2 Yes 46.2 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 445 46.7 30.7 Yes 39.2 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 3,809 33.4 38.4 Yes 33.9 No 2nd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 3,809 36.2 36.8 No 31.0 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 1,533 13.5 20.3 Yes 12.3 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 1,533 13.6 20.4 Yes 12.3 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
      0-4 years 269 33.9 58.8 Yes 35.8 No 3rd 25.0 No
      0-17 years 525 17.5 29.4 Yes 16.2 No 3rd 17.3 No
      5-64 years 1,032 10.9 15.5 Yes 9.4 Yes 4th 7.7 No
      65+ years 232 20.2 31.2 Yes 19.0 No 3rd 11.0 No
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude 11 9.7* 12.1 No 8.3 No 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 11 10.7* 11.2 No 7.4 No 3rd N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2008-09) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #      
% of adults with current asthma 10.3 ± 3.5 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