Respiratory Diseases Indicators - Rensselaer County

Respiratory Diseases
Rensselaer 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 282 60.5 34.2 Yes 46.2 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 282 55.4 30.7 Yes 39.2 Yes 4th N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 2,170 46.6 38.4 Yes 33.9 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 2,170 44.0 36.8 Yes 31.0 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 695 14.9 20.3 Yes 12.3 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 695 15.4 20.4 Yes 12.3 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      0-4 years 128 49.2 58.8 Yes 35.8 Yes 4th 25.0 No
      0-17 years 199 19.9 29.4 Yes 16.2 Yes 4th 17.3 No
      5-64 years 430 11.4 15.5 Yes 9.4 Yes 4th 7.7 No
      65+ years 137 22.5 31.2 Yes 19.0 No 4th 11.0 No
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude 3 6.4* 12.1 No 8.3 No 2nd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 3 5.6* 11.2 No 7.4 No 2nd N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2008-09) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #      
% of adults with current asthma 13.1 ± 3.5 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