Association of county level poverty with mortality from primary liver cancers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The highly variable occurrence of primary liver cancers across the United States emphasize the relevance of location-based factors. Social determinants such as income, educational attainment, housing, and other factors may contribute to regional variations in outcomes. To evaluate their impact, this study identified and analyzed clusters of high mortality from primary liver cancers and the association of location-based determinants with mortality across the contiguous United States.

Methods

A geospatial analysis of age-adjusted incidence and standardized mortality rates from primary liver cancers from 2000 to 2020 was performed. Local indicators of spatial association identified hot-spots, clusters of counties with significantly higher mortality. Temporal analysis

SUBMITTER: Ledenko M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11297446 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature