Respiratory Diseases Indicators - Queens County

Respiratory Diseases
Queens County
2004-2006

Indicator 3 Year
Total
County
Rate
NYS Rate Sig.Dif. NYC Rate Sig.Dif. Ranking
Quartile
HP2010
Goal
HP2010
Goal Met?
CLRD (COPD) mortality rate per 100,000                  
      Crude 1,218 18.1 34.3 Yes 19.4 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 1,218 16.3 31.3 Yes 18.9 Yes 1st N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 22,997 34.2 37.8 Yes 46.2 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 22,997 33.5 36.7 Yes 46.4 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 14,057 20.9 21.0 No 32.7 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 14,057 21.2 21.0 No 33.0 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      0-4 years 3,140 70.4 61.7 Yes 88.2 Yes 4th 25.0 No
      0-17 years 5,653 37.6 31.5 Yes 51.6 Yes 4th 17.3 No
      5-64 years 8,057 14.9 16.2 Yes 25.7 Yes 4th 7.7 No
      65+ years 2,860 32.5 30.0 Yes 46.2 Yes 4th 11.0 No
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude 76 11.3 14.2 No 20.7 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 76 10.7 13.4 No 20.4 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2003) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # NYC CI #      
% of adults with current asthma 6.7 ± 2.4 7.9 ± 0.6 8.0 ± 1.2 1st 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