Spatial and temporal analysis of myocardial infarction incidence in Zanjan province, Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Myocardial Infarction (MI) is a major important public health concern and has huge burden on health system across the world. This study aimed to explore the spatial and temporal analysis of the incidence of MI to identify potential clusters of the incidence of MI patterns across rural areas in Zanjan province, Iran.

Materials & methods

This was a retrospective and geospatial analysis study of the incidence of MI data from nine hospitals during 2014-2018. Three different spatial analysis methods (Spatial autocorrelation, hot spot analysis and cluster and outlier analysis) were used to identify potential clusters and high-risk areas of the incidence of MI at the study area.

Results

Three thousand eight hundred twenty patients were registered at Zanjan hospita

SUBMITTER: Soleimani M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8438974 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature