2018
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-5017-x
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Exploring the small-scale spatial distribution of hypertension and its association to area deprivation based on health insurance claims in Northeastern Germany

Abstract: BackgroundHypertension is one of the most frequently diagnosed chronic conditions in Germany. Targeted prevention strategies and allocation of general practitioners where they are needed most are necessary to prevent severe complications arising from high blood pressure. However, data on chronic diseases in Germany are mostly available through survey data, which do not only underestimate the actual prevalence but are also only available on coarse spatial scales. The discussion of including area deprivation for… Show more

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“…As long as an insurant is treated for COPD, this diagnosis remains in the insurants personal medical file. The unique insurant number was used to ensure that each insurant is included only once in the analysis [ 18 , 24 ].…”
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“…As long as an insurant is treated for COPD, this diagnosis remains in the insurants personal medical file. The unique insurant number was used to ensure that each insurant is included only once in the analysis [ 18 , 24 ].…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As the municipalities between Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-West-Pomerania vary strongly in size and inhabitants, we considered the municipality-level as not suitable for the spatial regression analysis. We therefore aggregated the health insurance claims to the association of municipalities (Gemeindeverbände), which is the next-smallest spatial scale available [ 24 ]. The underlying map sources for the municipalities and the association of municipalities were downloaded from the federal agency of cartography and geodesy [ 27 ].…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
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