Spatial clustering of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) in the Seattle-Puget Sound region of Washington State.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Incidence of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) has been described in the United States since its inclusion in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program in 2001, and the Seattle-Puget Sound region of Washington State has among the highest rates of the registries. In this investigation, we described small-scale incidence patterns of MDS within the Seattle-Puget Sound region from 2002 to 2006 and identified potential spatial clusters to inform planning of future studies of MDS etiology.

Methods

We used a spatial disease mapping model to estimate smoothed relative risks for each census tract and to describe the spatial component of variability in the incidence rates. We also used two methods to describe the location of potential MDS clusters: the approach

SUBMITTER: Ross ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3196606 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature