Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
Open Access

Department of Geography and Geographic Information Sciences, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, USA

Publications

• Research Article   
  Spatial and Statistical Analyses of the Mortality Rates of Heart Disease in 2020 in Illinois, USA
  Author(s): Shunfu Hu*
  
  State public health agencies have collected massive mortality data at the county level over time. Those data sets are often stored in text-numeric formats, such as Comma-Separated Values (CSV). Therefore, it is very difficult for the public and even health professionals to understand the spatial patterns of mortality across a state. On the other hand, health disparity has recently become a major topic in public health research, including health disparities in urban and rural areas, males and females, socioeconomic status, and race and ethnic groups. The objectives of this research are: 1) To determine if there are statistically significant spatial clusters of the mortality rates of heart disease at the county level in Illinois in 2020; and 2) To assess whether there is a significant difference the death rates between metropolitan counties and non-metropolitan counties. Spati.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9880.23.14.853

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