Elucidating the underlying causes of oral cancer through spatial clustering in high-risk areas of Taiwan with a distinct gender ratio of incidence

Autor:	Chi-Ting Chiang, Yaw-Huei Hwang, Che-Chun Su, Kuo-Yang Tsai, Ie-Bin Lian, Tzu-Hsuen Yuan, Tsun-Kuo Chang
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	spatial clustering analysis geographical information system oral cancer aetiology environmental pollution Taiwan. Geography (General) G1-922
Zdroj:	Geospatial Health, Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 231-242 (2010)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1827-1987 1970-7096
DOI:	10.4081/gh.2010.203
Popis:	This study aimed to elucidate whether or not high-risk clusters of oral cancer (OC) incidence spatially correlate with the prevalence rates of betel quid chewing (BQC) and cigarette smoking (CS) in Taiwan. The spatial autocorrelation and potential clusters of OC incidence among the 307 townships and heavy metal content of soil throughout Taiwan were identified using the Anselin’s local Moran test. Additionally, the spatial correlations among the incidence of OC, the prevalence of BQC and CS and heavy metal content of soil were determined based on a comparison of spatial clusters. High-risk OC (Moran’s I = 0.638, P
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