Age-Adjusted Diabetes Mortality Rates Vary in Local Communities in a Metropolitan Area: Racial and Spatial Disparities and Correlates

Minority Diabetes Reports Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014

Diabetes Care: February 26, 2014

OBJECTIVE Diabetes has held steady as the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S. since 2006. While aggregated data provide insights into how the country as a whole, or even states, are faring with respect to diabetes mortality, disaggregation provides data that may facilitate targeted interventions and community engagement.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We analyzed deaths from diabetes for residents of Chicago to calculate age-adjusted diabetes mortality rates (AADMRs). We calculated AADMRs for Chicago by race/ethnicity and community area. We also examined the correlation between AADMR and 1) racial/ethnic composition of a community area and 2) median household income. Read More

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