Spatial distribution of prostate cancer at a regional scale and demographic and socioeconomic factors: Megalopolis of Central Mexico (2013-2020)

  • Daniel de las Heras Gutiérrez COMECYT. Consejo Mexiquense de Ciencia y Tecnología (México).
  • Edel Cadena Vargas Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (México).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/aguc.85938
Keywords: Spatial analysis, spatial epidemiology, prostate cancer, cluster, regression

Abstract

The spatial distribution of crude mortality rates for prostate cancer at the municipal level in the Mexican megalopolis in 2013-2020 was analyzed using spatial analysis, with autocorrelation and spatial regression techniques. There is a growing trend in deaths, and a heterogeneous distribution according to mortality levels. Areas with higher and lower risk were delimited. Using the Global Moran Index, the spatial non-randomness of mortality was determined. With the cluster analysis, those areas with high values were geostatistically delimited: central metropolitan municipalities and some suburban areas; and low: certain peripheral conurbation areas. Applying the spatial lag regression analysis, a significant relationship was detected with demographic aging (positive) and with the presence of indigenous population (negative), there was no significant relationship between mortality and access to health services and poverty level.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
View citations

Article download

Crossmark

Metrics

Published
2023-01-30
How to Cite
de las Heras Gutiérrez D. . y Cadena Vargas E. . (2023). Spatial distribution of prostate cancer at a regional scale and demographic and socioeconomic factors: Megalopolis of Central Mexico (2013-2020). Anales de Geografía de la Universidad Complutense, 43(1), 39-56. https://doi.org/10.5209/aguc.85938
Issue
Vol. 43 No. 1 (2023)
Section
Articles

License

In order to support the global exchange of knowledge, the journal Anales de Geografía de la Universidad Complutense is allowing unrestricted access to its content as from its publication in this electronic edition, and as such it is an open-access journal. The originals published in this journal are the property of the Complutense University of Madrid and any reproduction thereof in full or in part must cite the source. All content is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 use and distribution licence (CC BY 4.0). This circumstance must be expressly stated in these terms where necessary. You can view the summary and the complete legal text of the licence.