Respiratory Diseases Indicators - Suffolk County

Respiratory Diseases
Suffolk 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 1,514 34.2 34.3 No 45.2 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 1,514 34.4 31.3 Yes 39.3 Yes 1st N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 13,473 30.4 37.8 Yes 31.7 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 13,473 29.9 36.7 Yes 29.6 No 2nd N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 6,069 13.7 21.0 Yes 12.4 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 6,069 13.6 21.0 Yes 12.4 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
      0-4 years 1,243 42.4 61.7 Yes 37.8 Yes 3rd 25.0 No
      0-17 years 2,125 19.1 31.5 Yes 16.6 Yes 3rd 17.3 No
      5-64 years 3,668 10.2 16.2 Yes 9.3 Yes 3rd 7.7 No
      65+ years 1,158 21.2 30.0 Yes 19.5 Yes 3rd 11.0 No
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude 29 6.6 14.2 Yes 9.5 No 2nd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 29 6.5 13.4 Yes 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 5.9 ± 1.9 7.9 ± 0.6 7.9 ± 0.6 1st 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