Respiratory Diseases Indicators - Schenectady County

Respiratory Diseases
Schenectady 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 298 65.6 34.2 Yes 46.2 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 298 47.5 30.7 Yes 39.2 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 1,666 36.7 38.4 No 33.9 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 1,666 32.4 36.8 Yes 31.0 No 2nd N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 555 12.2 20.3 Yes 12.3 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 555 12.3 20.4 Yes 12.3 No 3rd N/A N/A
      0-4 years 134 47.8 58.8 Yes 35.8 Yes 4th 25.0 No
      0-17 years 193 18.8 29.4 Yes 16.2 No 4th 17.3 No
      5-64 years 338 9.5 15.5 Yes 9.4 No 3rd 7.7 No
      65+ years 83 11.8 31.2 Yes 19.0 Yes 1st 11.0 No
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude 5 11.0* 12.1 No 8.3 No 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 5 10.2* 11.2 No 7.4 No 3rd N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2008-09) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #      
% of adults with current asthma 13.4 ± 3.4 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