Respiratory Diseases Indicators - Tompkins County

Respiratory Diseases
Tompkins 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 100 33.3 34.3 No 45.2 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 100 40.2 31.3 Yes 39.3 No 2nd N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 547 18.2 37.8 Yes 31.7 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 547 23.3 36.7 Yes 29.6 Yes 1st N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 154 5.1 21.0 Yes 12.4 Yes 1st N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 154 6.8 21.0 Yes 12.4 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      0-4 years 48 37.8 61.7 Yes 37.8 No 3rd 25.0 No
      0-17 years 64 13.6 31.5 Yes 16.6 No 3rd 17.3 Yes
      5-64 years 77 3.0 16.2 Yes 9.3 Yes 1st 7.7 Yes
      65+ years 29 9.8 30.0 Yes 19.5 Yes 1st 11.0 Yes
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude s 3.3* 14.2 No 9.5 No 1st N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted s 4.0* 13.4 No 8.6 No 1st N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2003) Cortland & Tompkins County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #      
% of adults with current asthma 8.6 ± 2.5 7.9 ± 0.6 7.9 ± 0.6 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