Investigation of geographic disparities of pre-diabetes and diabetes in Florida.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetes is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States, and its precursor, pre-diabetes, is estimated to occur in one-third of American adults. Understanding the geographic disparities in the distribution of these conditions and identifying high-prevalence areas is critical to guiding control and prevention programs. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate clusters of pre-diabetes and diabetes risk in Florida and identify significant predictors of the conditions.

Methods

Data from the 2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System were obtained from the Florida Department of Health. Spatial scan statistics were used to identify and locate significant high-prevalence local clusters. The county prevalence proportions of pre-diabe

SUBMITTER: Lord J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7425001 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature