Respiratory Diseases Indicators - St Lawrence County

Respiratory Diseases
St Lawrence 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 277 84.2 34.2 Yes 46.2 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 277 76.4 30.7 Yes 39.2 Yes 4th N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 2,082 63.3 38.4 Yes 33.9 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 2,082 59.5 36.8 Yes 31.0 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 406 12.3 20.3 Yes 12.3 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 406 13.0 20.4 Yes 12.3 No 3rd N/A N/A
      0-4 years 62 34.1 58.8 Yes 35.8 No 3rd 25.0 No
      0-17 years 101 15.3 29.4 Yes 16.2 No 3rd 17.3 Yes
      5-64 years 271 10.2 15.5 Yes 9.4 No 3rd 7.7 No
      65+ years 73 16.2 31.2 Yes 19.0 No 2nd 11.0 No
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude s 6.1* 12.1 No 8.3 No 2nd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted s 6.7* 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 11.9 ± 3.5 9.7 ± 1.5 10.1 ± 0.8 3rd 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