Respiratory Diseases Indicators - Saratoga County

Respiratory Diseases
Saratoga 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 342 52.5 34.2 Yes 46.2 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 342 52.0 30.7 Yes 39.2 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 1,793 27.5 38.4 Yes 33.9 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 1,793 26.7 36.8 Yes 31.0 Yes 1st N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 513 7.9 20.3 Yes 12.3 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 513 8.1 20.4 Yes 12.3 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      0-4 years 99 27.8 58.8 Yes 35.8 Yes 3rd 25.0 No
      0-17 years 155 10.9 29.4 Yes 16.2 Yes 2nd 17.3 Yes
      5-64 years 318 5.9 15.5 Yes 9.4 Yes 1st 7.7 Yes
      65+ years 96 11.9 31.2 Yes 19.0 Yes 1st 11.0 No
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude s 3.1* 12.1 Yes 8.3 No 1st N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted s 2.8* 11.2 Yes 7.4 No 1st N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2008-09) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #      
% of adults with current asthma 11.0 ± 3.8 9.7 ± 1.5 10.1 ± 0.8 2nd 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