Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10029. Email:
Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2018 May 17;15:E60. doi: 10.5888/pcd15.170372.
Chronic kidney disease is a leading cause of death in the United States. We used cluster analysis to explore patterns of chronic kidney disease in 500 of the largest US cities. After adjusting for socio-demographic characteristics, we found that unhealthy behaviors, prevention measures, and health outcomes related to chronic kidney disease differ between cities in Utah and those in the rest of the United States. Cluster analysis can be useful for identifying geographic regions that may have important policy implications for preventing chronic kidney disease.
慢性肾脏病是美国的主要死因之一。我们使用聚类分析方法，研究了美国 500 个最大城市的慢性肾脏病模式。在调整了社会人口统计学特征后，我们发现犹他州的城市与美国其他地区的城市在与慢性肾脏病相关的不健康行为、预防措施和健康结果方面存在差异。聚类分析可用于识别可能对预防慢性肾脏病具有重要政策意义的地理区域。
