Henrietta L. Logan|Yi Guo|Virginia J. Dodd|Keith E. Muller|Joseph L. Riley
The burden of chronic diseases in a rural North Florida sample
University of Florida|University of Florida Health|University of Florida|University of Florida Health|University of Florida
degree health disparities present rural communities growing concern considered urgent since rural residents lag behind urban counterparts health status understanding prevalence type chronic diseases rural communities often difficult since americans living rural areas reportedly less likely access quality health care although exceptions data suggest rural residents likely engage higher levels behavioral health risktaking urban residents newer evidence suggests differences health risk behavior within rural subgroups objective report characterize prevalence four major costly chronic diseases diabetes cardiovascular disease cancer arthritis putative risk factors including depressive symptoms within understudied rural region united states four chronic conditions remain among common preventable health problems across united statesusing survey data n 2526 logistic regression models used assess association outcome risk factors adjusting age gender racekey findings 1 lower financial security associated higher prevalence cardiovascular disease arthritis diabetes cancer 2 higher levels depressive symptoms associated higher prevalence cardiovascular disease arthritis diabetes 3 former current smoking associated higher prevalence cardiovascular disease cancer 4 blacks reported higher prevalence diabetes whites black women likely report diabetes groups prevalence diabetes greater among women lower education among women higher education 5 overall prevalence diabetes arthritis higher reported florida national datathe findings presented paper derived one studies examining patterns chronic disease among residents rural lower income geographic region overall prevalence conditions compared state nation whole elevated calls increased attention tailored public health interventions