Table 3.
Age-Adjusted and Age- and Prevalence-Adjusted Hospitalization Rates for Congestive Heart Failure, California Adults Aged 18 Years or Oldera , b
| County Cluster/County/Subcounty | Congestive Heart Failure | |||
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| Age-Adjusted Rate | Age- and Disease Prevalence-Adjusted Rate | |||
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| Rate (95% CI) | Group | Rate (95% CI) | Group | |
| CALIFORNIA | 270.2 (266.0-274.4) | NA | 10,633.0 (9,875.7-11,390.4) | NA |
| Alameda | 302.2 (279.5-324.9) | 4 | 11,322.5 (7,690.6-14,954.4) | 4 |
| Butte | 271.6 (238.9-304.2) | 4 | 9,497.9 (4,102.5-14,893.3) | 3 |
| Contra Costa | 236.6 (215.6-257.6) | 3 | 11,103.2 (6,375.9-15,830.5) | 3 |
| Del Norte, Siskiyou, Lassen, Trinity, Modoc, Plumas, Sierra | 174.4 (149.4-199.5) | 1 | 6,524.5c (1,776.5-11,272.6) | 1 |
| El Dorado | 203.5 (168.7-238.3) | 2 | 8,124.1 (4,445.2-11,802.9) | 2 |
| Fresno | 325.4 (286.3-364.5) | 5 | 24,644.1c (7,657.9-41,630.2) | 5 |
| Humboldt | 224.7 (184.8-264.6) | 2 | 8,367.9 (4,707.3-12,028.4) | 2 |
| Imperial | 315.6 (264.7-366.5) | 4 | 11,415.4 (5,413.9-17,417.0) | 4 |
| Kern | 316.0 (277.4-354.6) | 4 | 8,233.9c (2,509.6-13,958.2) | 2 |
| Kings | 305.1 (247.4-362.9) | 4 | 13,014.2 (7,297.9-18,730.5) | 4 |
| Lake | 188.9 (153.9-223.9) | 1 | 7,836.9 (3,340.8-12,333.0) | 1 |
| Los Angeles SPA 1 – Antelope Valley | 399.8 (346.4-453.1) | 5 | 11,294.3 (5,223.8-17,364.8) | 3 |
| Los Angeles SPA 2 – San Fernando | 280.1 (259.0-301.3) | 4 | 11,548.7 (7,947.7-15,149.8) | 4 |
| Los Angeles SPA 3 – San Gabriel Valley | 285.9 (266.3-305.5) | 4 | 12,520.9 (8,780.9-16,260.8) | 4 |
| Los Angeles SPA 4 – Metro | 392.5 (356.9-428.1) | 5 | 15,643.3 (10,340.2-20,946.4) | 5 |
| Los Angeles SPA 5 – West Area | 159.3 (141.8-176.7) | 1 | 17,293.6c (2,270.7-32,316.5) | 5 |
| Los Angeles SPA 6 – South | 539.1 (483.7-594.5) | 5 | 17,756.4 (8,623.5-26,889.3) | 5 |
| Los Angeles SPA 7 – East Area | 290.8 (265.0-316.7) | 4 | 13,957.8 (7,276.6-20,639.0) | 4 |
| Los Angeles SPA 8 – South Bay | 259.0 (240.3-277.8) | 3 | 10,761.9 (6,133.3-15,390.5) | 3 |
| Madera | 260.7 (219.0-302.5) | 3 | 7,813.2 (4,693.9-10,932.5) | 1 |
| Marin | 181.6 (156.2-207.1) | 1 | 7,872.5 (4,773.2-10,971.8) | 1 |
| Mendocino | 221.2 (177.1-265.3) | 2 | 9,182.2 (4,078.7-14,285.7) | 2 |
| Merced | 326.9 (279.2-374.7) | 5 | 12,081.6 (6,226.1-17,937.1) | 4 |
| Monterey | 229.6 (198.3-260.9) | 3 | 6,198.8 (4,213.8-8,183.8) | 1 |
| Napa | 216.7 (181.5-252.0) | 2 | 7,245.5 (3,891.1-10,599.9) | 1 |
| Nevada | 159.2 (130.1-188.3) | 1 | 6,615.4c (1,968.3-11,262.4) | 1 |
| Orange | 249.2 (232.6-265.9) | 3 | 10,249.1 (7,488.3-13,009.9) | 3 |
| Placer | 196.3 (169.9-222.7) | 1 | 10,179.4c (553.0-19,805.7) | 3 |
| Riverside | 258.3 (242.4-274.3) | 3 | 7,878.7 (5,762.3-9,995.2) | 2 |
| Sacramento | 276.6 (256.3-296.9) | 4 | 9,406.0 (6,726.6-12,085.4) | 3 |
| San Benito | 252.3 (175.2-329.3) | 3 | 16,730.9c (0.0-34,669.1) | 5 |
| San Bernardino | 344.4 (318.2-370.5) | 5 | 12,775.2 (9,302.0-16,248.3) | 4 |
| San Diego Region 1 – North Coastal | 191.8 (166.8-216.7) | 1 | 9,031.6 (3,106.7-14,956.5) | 2 |
| San Diego Region 2 — North Central | 189.2 (161.1-217.3) | 1 | 10,827.0 (4,899.0-16,754.9) | 3 |
| San Diego Region 3 — Central | 419.9 (347.5-492.3) | 5 | 14,329.7 (8,129.2-20,530.1) | 4 |
| San Diego Region 4 — South | 357.0 (295.4-418.5) | 5 | 12,834.5 (6,621.3-19,047.6) | 4 |
| San Diego Region 5 — East | 198.7 (171.3-226.1) | 2 | 3,742.7 (2,623.8-4,861.6) | 1 |
| San Diego Region 6 — North Inland | 186.5 (159.7-213.2) | 1 | 7,352.9c (2,524.6-12,181.1) | 1 |
| San Francisco | 233.1 (207.2-258.9) | 3 | 21,102.1c (1,439.7-40,764.6) | 5 |
| San Joaquin | 366.2 (323.2-409.2) | 5 | 25,314.9 (14,549.8-36,080.1) | 5 |
| San Luis Obispo | 167.2 (142.5-191.9) | 1 | 8,056.2 (3,734.7-12,377.6) | 2 |
| San Mateo | 203.9 (178.7-229.1) | 2 | 12,556.0c (4,385.9-20,726.0) | 4 |
| Santa Barbara | 200.3 (172.8-227.8) | 2 | 16,261.1c (0.0-33,121.7) | 5 |
| Santa Clara | 208.3 (190.1-226.5) | 2 | 16,988.8 (10,321.0-23,656.6) | 5 |
| Santa Cruz | 270.5 (226.6-314.4) | 3 | 30,677.6c (0.0-73,032.0) | 5 |
| Shasta | 240.7 (210.3-271.1) | 3 | 11,044.1 (5,026.7-17,061.5) | 3 |
| Solano | 298.0 (257.8-338.3) | 4 | 8,132.8 (6,096.5-10,169.0) | 2 |
| Sonoma | 197.3 (171.8-222.9) | 1 | 8,153.6 (4,636.3-11,670.8) | 2 |
| Stanislaus | 337.0 (295.6-378.3) | 5 | 9,800.9 (5,678.4-13,923.4) | 3 |
| Sutter, Yuba | 318.9 (274.6-363.2) | 5 | 16,974.0 (9,275.1-24,673.0) | 5 |
| Tehama, Glenn, Colusa | 258.4 (215.3-301.5) | 3 | 8,172.2 (3,872.2-12,472.2) | 2 |
| Tulare | 313.9 (273.6-354.2) | 4 | 10,150.5 (5,832.6-14,468.4) | 3 |
| Tuolumne, Calaveras, Amador, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, Alpine | 209.2 (180.4-237.9) | 2 | 5,949.4 (2,827.0-9,071.7) | 1 |
| Ventura | 222.9 (194.3-251.6) | 2 | 7,906.9c (2,494.9-13,318.8) | 2 |
| Yolo | 221.7 (182.5-260.9) | 2 | 6,356.6 (3,290.6-9,422.6) | 1 |
Abbreviations: CHIS; California Health Interview Survey; OSHPD, Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development; CI, confidence interval.
a
Rates are per 100,000 individuals; Group 1 = lowest rate, Group 5 = highest rate.
b
Data were pooled from the California Health Interview Survey for 2003, 2005, and 2007 and averaged from OSHPD discharge files for 2004, 2005, and 2006.
c
Rates are unstable estimates with a coefficient of variance of more than 30%.