Respiratory Diseases Indicators - Rensselaer County

Respiratory Diseases
Rensselaer 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 287 61.6 34.3 Yes 45.2 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 287 55.3 31.3 Yes 39.3 Yes 4th N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 2,153 46.2 37.8 Yes 31.7 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 2,153 44.1 36.7 Yes 29.6 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 680 14.6 21.0 Yes 12.4 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 680 15.2 21.0 Yes 12.4 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      0-4 years 152 58.9 61.7 No 37.8 Yes 4th 25.0 No
      0-17 years 234 22.6 31.5 Yes 16.6 Yes 4th 17.3 No
      5-64 years 409 10.8 16.2 Yes 9.3 Yes 4th 7.7 No
      65+ years 119 19.4 30.0 Yes 19.5 No 3rd 11.0 No
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude 4 8.6* 14.2 No 9.5 No 2nd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 4 7.3* 13.4 No 8.6 No 2nd N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2003) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #      
% of adults with current asthma 10.0 ± 2.6 7.9 ± 0.6 7.9 ± 0.6 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