Classifying high-prevalence neighborhoods for cardiovascular disease in Texas |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Cardiology, Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center, Panama City, FL, USA;2. Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Pakistan;3. Jackson Clinic, Universityof Tennessee, Jackson, TN, USA;4. Department of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, TX, USA;5. Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, USA |
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| Abstract: | Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one cause of death in the state of Texas. In order to develop effective healthcare policies to combat CVD, it is essential to understand what types of communities are most affected. In this paper, we develop a classification scheme to segment high-prevalence communities based on selected social and demographic characteristics. We find that while many high-prevalence areas reflect traditional relationships between socioeconomic deprivation and poor health outcomes, a subset of more affluent communities in Texas are also affected. This suggests the importance of tailored approaches to prevention that account for this diversity among high-prevalence neighborhoods. |
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| Keywords: | Cardiovascular disease Texas Cluster analysis Demographics Public health |
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