Spatial patterns in sociodemographic factors explain to a large extent the prevalence of hypertension and diabetes in Aragon (Spain).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The global burden of multi-morbidity has become a major public health challenge due to the multi stakeholder action required to its prevention and control. The Social Determinants of Health approach is the basis for the establishment of health as a cross-cutting element of public policies toward enhanced and more efficient decision making for prevention and management.

Objective

To identify spatially varying relationships between the multi-morbidity of hypertension and diabetes and the sociodemographic settings (2015-2019) in Aragon (a mediterranean region of Northeastern Spain) from an ecological perspective.

Materials and methods

First, we compiled data on the prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, and sociodemographic variables to build a spatial geodat

SUBMITTER: Bentue-Martinez C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9905822 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature