Respiratory Diseases Indicators - Suffolk County

Respiratory Diseases
Suffolk 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 1,510 33.3 34.2 No 46.2 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 1,510 31.9 30.7 No 39.2 Yes 1st N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 14,970 33.0 38.4 Yes 33.9 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 14,970 31.7 36.8 Yes 31.0 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 6,353 14.0 20.3 Yes 12.3 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 6,353 14.0 20.4 Yes 12.3 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      0-4 years 1,185 42.8 58.8 Yes 35.8 Yes 4th 25.0 No
      0-17 years 2,079 18.9 29.4 Yes 16.2 Yes 4th 17.3 No
      5-64 years 3,968 10.8 15.5 Yes 9.4 Yes 4th 7.7 No
      65+ years 1,200 20.3 31.2 Yes 19.0 Yes 3rd 11.0 No
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude 32 7.1 12.1 Yes 8.3 No 2nd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 32 6.6 11.2 Yes 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 7.8 ± 3.1 9.7 ± 1.5 10.1 ± 0.8 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