Respiratory Diseases Indicators - Queens County

Respiratory Diseases
Queens County
2007-2009

Indicator 3 Year
Total
County
Rate
NYS Rate Sig.Dif. NYC Rate Sig.Dif. County Ranking
Group
HP2010
Goal
HP2010
Goal Met?
CLRD (COPD) mortality rate per 100,000                  
      Crude 1,243 18.1 34.2 Yes 18.2 No 1st N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 1,243 16.0 30.7 Yes 17.5 Yes 1st N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 22,277 32.4 38.4 Yes 44.3 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 22,277 31.6 36.8 Yes 44.2 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 13,440 19.5 20.3 Yes 31.0 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 13,440 19.9 20.4 Yes 31.2 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      0-4 years 2,989 68.7 58.8 Yes 84.0 Yes 4th 25.0 No
      0-17 years 5,252 35.6 29.4 Yes 46.7 Yes 4th 17.3 No
      5-64 years 7,480 13.5 15.5 Yes 23.6 Yes 4th 7.7 No
      65+ years 2,971 32.4 31.2 No 49.7 Yes 4th 11.0 No
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude 48 7.0 12.1 Yes 17.1 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 48 6.3 11.2 Yes 16.7 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2008-09) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # NYC CI #      
% of adults with current asthma N/A N/A 9.7 ± 1.5 9.2 ± 3.3 N/A 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