The Spatial Distribution of Adult Obesity Prevalence in Denver County, Colorado: An Empirical Bayes Approach to Adjust EHR-Derived Small Area Estimates | Zendy

David Tabano | Zendy; Kirk A. Bol | Zendy; Sophia R. Newcomer | Zendy; Jennifer C. Barrow | Zendy; Matthew F. Daley | Zendy

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The Spatial Distribution of Adult Obesity Prevalence in Denver County, Colorado: An Empirical Bayes Approach to Adjust EHR-Derived Small Area Estimates

Author(s) -

David Tabano,

Kirk A. Bol,

Sophia R. Newcomer,

Jennifer C. Barrow,

Matthew F. Daley

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

egems (generating evidence and methods to improve patient outcomes)

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2327-9214

DOI - 10.5334/egems.245

Subject(s) - bayes' theorem , small area estimation , statistics , obesity , geography , demography , econometrics , bayesian probability , cartography , medicine , mathematics , sociology , estimator

Statistical tests reveal adult obesity prevalence exhibit spatial autocorrelation in Denver County at the census tract level. EB estimates for obesity prevalence can be used to control for spatial autocorrelation between neighboring census tracts and may produce less biased estimates of obesity prevalence.

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