Spatial inequalities of major lower limb amputation rates in Parana state, Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this observational cross-sectional study was to analyse the spatial distribution of major lower limb amputation (MLLA) rates and associate them to socioeconomic, demographic and public healthcare access-related variables in the State of Paraná, Brazil, from 2012 to 2017.

Method

Data on MLLA, revascularisation surgeries, diagnostic exams and healthcare coverage were obtained from the Brazilian Public Hospital Information System. Socioeconomic data were obtained from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Spatial autocorrelation of the MLLA rates was tested using Moran's I method. Multivariate spatial regression models using ordinary least squares regression (OLS) and geographically weighted regression (GWR) were used to identify the variable

SUBMITTER: Franco RDL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7768970 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature