RT Journal Article
T1 Geographical and Temporal Variations in Female Breast Cancer Mortality in the Municipalities of Andalusia (Southern Spain)
A1 Ocaña-Riola, Ricardo
A1 Montaño-Remacha, Carmen
A1 Mayoral-Cortés, José María
K1 Neoplasias de la mama
K1 España
K1 Mortalidad
K1 Teorema de Bayes
K1 Sistemas de Información Geográfica
K1 Breast cancer
K1 Mortality
K1 Geographical Information System
K1 Bayesian analysis
K1 Small areas
K1 Spatial statistics
K1 Trend analysis
K1 Andalusia
K1 Spain
AB The last published figures have shown geographical variations in mortality with respect to female breast cancer in European countries. However, national health policies need a dynamic image of the geographical variations within the country. The aim of this paper was to describe the spatial distribution of age-specific mortality rates from female breast cancer in the municipalities of Andalusia (southern Spain) and to analyze its evolution over time from 1981 to 2012. An ecological study was devised. Two spatio-temporal hierarchical Bayesian models were estimated. One of these was used to estimate the age-specific mortality rate for each municipality, together with its time trends, and the other was used to estimate the age-specific rate ratio compared with Spain as a whole. The results showed that 98% of the municipalities exhibited a decreasing or a flat mortality trend for all the age groups. In 2012, the geographical variability of the age-specific mortality rates was small, especially for population groups below 65. In addition, more than 96.6% of the municipalities showed an age-specific mortality rate similar to the corresponding rate for Spain, and there were no identified significant clusters. This information will contribute towards a reflection on the past, present and future of breast cancer outcomes in Andalusia
PB MDPI Journals
YR 2016
FD 2016-11-22
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2656
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2656
LA en
NO Ocaña-Riola R, Montaño-Remacha C, Mayoral-Cortés JM. Geographical and Temporal Variations in Female Breast Cancer Mortality in the Municipalities of Andalusia (Southern Spain). Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016 Nov 22;13(11);13(11)
DS RISalud
RD Apr 10, 2025