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Petter Pilesjö

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Exploring spatial patterns of cardiovascular disease in Sweden between 2000 and 2010

Författare

  • Mohammadreza Rajabi
  • Ali Mansourian
  • Petter Pilesjö
  • Daniel Oudin Åström
  • Klas Cederin
  • Kristina Sundquist

Summary, in English

AIMS: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide, including in Sweden. The main aim of this study was to explore the temporal trends and spatial patterns of CVD in Sweden using spatial autocorrelation analyses.

METHODS: The CVD admission rates between 2000 and 2010 throughout Sweden were entered as the input disease data for the analytic processes performed for the Swedish capital, Stockholm, and also for the whole of Sweden. Age-adjusted admission rates were calculated using a direct standardisation approach for men and women, and temporal trends analysis were performed on the standardised rates. Global Moran's I was used to explore the structure of patterns and Anselin's local Moran's I, together with Kulldorff's scan statistic were applied to explore the geographical patterns of admission rates.

RESULTS: The rates followed a spatially clustered pattern in Sweden with differences occurring between sexes. Accordingly, hot spots were identified in northern Sweden, with higher intensity identified for men, together with clusters in central Sweden. Cold spots were identified in the adjacency of the three major Swedish cities of Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.

CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study can serve as a basis for distribution of health-care resources, preventive measures and exploration of aetiological factors.

Avdelning/ar

  • Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap
  • MECW: The Middle East in the Contemporary World
  • Family Medicine, Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Lifestyle
  • Centrum för ekonomisk demografi
  • EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health

Publiceringsår

2018-08

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

647-658

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volym

46

Issue

6

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

SAGE Publications

Ämne

  • Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology

Aktiv

Published

Forskningsgrupp

  • Family Medicine, Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Lifestyle

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1651-1905