Childhood Asthma Hospitalization Rates, Childhood Asthma Prevalence, and Their Relationships in Erie County, New York

We estimated asthma hospitalization rates, prevalence, and their relationships for children under age 15 in Erie County, New York. Information on hospitalizations was obtained from hospital discharge data, and prevalence was estimated through a mailed survey of 9271 children. The hospitalization rat...

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Published in:The Journal of asthma 2005-01, Vol.42 (8), p.653-658
Main Authors: Lin, Shao, Kielb, Christine, Chen, Zhongliang, Hwang, Syni-An
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Age Factors
Asthma - epidemiology
Asthma - therapy
asthma hospitalization
asthma prevalence
Black or African American
Black People
Child
Child Welfare
Child, Preschool
children
Cross-Sectional Studies
demographics
Female
Hispanic or Latino
hospitalization-to-prevalence ratio
Humans
Infant
Infant Welfare
Infant, Newborn
Male
New York - epidemiology
Patient Admission
Prevalence
Sex Factors
Statistics as Topic
White People
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Summary:We estimated asthma hospitalization rates, prevalence, and their relationships for children under age 15 in Erie County, New York. Information on hospitalizations was obtained from hospital discharge data, and prevalence was estimated through a mailed survey of 9271 children. The hospitalization rate was 2.3 per 1000, the lifetime prevalence was 14.1%, and the hospitalization-to-prevalence ratio was 16.3 per 1000 prevalent cases. Hospitalization rates and hospitalization-to-prevalence ratios were higher among young children relative to older children; and hospitalization rates, prevalence, and hospitalization-to-prevalence ratios were higher among males, blacks, and Buffalo residents, suggesting greater severity, poorer management, and/or less access to care among these groups. The hospitalization-to-prevalence ratio may be useful in estimating prevalence from more easily available hospitalization data.
ISSN:0277-0903
1532-4303
DOI:10.1080/02770900500264846