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October 1, 2018The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s DiseaseOpen Access

Geographic Clusters of Alzheimer's Disease Mortality Rates in the USA: 2008-2012

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RARaid AminUniversity of West FloridaEYE.M. YackoUniversity of West FloridaRGRodney P. GuttmannLouisiana State University

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Implication

Spatial analysis uncovers significant geographic clusters of Alzheimer disease mortality across US counties, highlighting targeted regions for investigating underlying biopsychosocial risk factors.

Key Points

  • To determine the extent to which geographic clusters exist across the contiguous United States where Alzheimer's disease mortality rates significantly deviate from the national average.
  • Evaluated age-adjusted Alzheimer's disease mortality rates across US counties from 2008 to 2012.
  • Performed spatial cluster analysis using SaTScan disease surveillance software to detect localized rate variations.
  • Three large geographic clusters demonstrated age-adjusted Alzheimer's disease mortality at least 60% above the national average, spanning Washington State, Iowa, and North and South Dakota.
  • Significantly below-average mortality rates were detected in several regions, including New York City as well as parts of Arizona, California, Arkansas, and Texas.

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Amin et al. (2018) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9a70902e341dca26e44ad3https://doi.org/10.14283/jpad.2018.36
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