Respiratory Diseases Indicators - St Lawrence County

Respiratory Diseases
St Lawrence 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 253 75.7 34.3 Yes 45.2 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 253 70.4 31.3 Yes 39.3 Yes 4th N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 2,136 63.9 37.8 Yes 31.7 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 2,136 61.6 36.7 Yes 29.6 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 573 17.1 21.0 Yes 12.4 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 573 17.9 21.0 Yes 12.4 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      0-4 years 76 43.2 61.7 Yes 37.8 No 3rd 25.0 No
      0-17 years 118 17.0 31.5 Yes 16.6 No 3rd 17.3 Yes
      5-64 years 368 13.5 16.2 Yes 9.3 Yes 4th 7.7 No
      65+ years 129 29.1 30.0 No 19.5 Yes 4th 11.0 No
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude 3 9.0* 14.2 No 9.5 No 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 3 8.4* 13.4 No 8.6 No 3rd N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2003) Jefferson, Lewis & St. Lawrence County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #      
% of adults with current asthma 11.2 ± 3.2 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