Respiratory Diseases Indicators - Orange County

Respiratory Diseases
Orange 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 462 41.3 34.3 Yes 45.2 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 462 49.2 31.3 Yes 39.3 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 3,798 34.0 37.8 Yes 31.7 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 3,798 37.1 36.7 No 29.6 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 1,756 15.7 21.0 Yes 12.4 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 1,756 16.0 21.0 Yes 12.4 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      0-4 years 373 48.8 61.7 Yes 37.8 Yes 4th 25.0 No
      0-17 years 661 21.8 31.5 Yes 16.6 Yes 4th 17.3 No
      5-64 years 1,095 11.7 16.2 Yes 9.3 Yes 4th 7.7 No
      65+ years 288 26.1 30.0 Yes 19.5 Yes 4th 11.0 No
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude 19 17.0* 14.2 No 9.5 No 4th N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 19 18.1* 13.4 No 8.6 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2003) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #      
% of adults with current asthma 9.0 ± 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