The prevalence of obesity and overweight (diabetes risk factors) disproportionately affects low-income population and ethnic minorities, including immigrants. Diabetes prevalence is increasing rapidly among immigrants. Using ArcGIS Pro and GeoDa, this study examined the spatial relationship between diabetes prevalence of the built environment and demographic risk factors of foreign-born population.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this session, attendees should be able to:
list diabetes risk factors
Describe the spatial autocorrelation of diabetes crude prevalence, of foreign-born
population, poverty rate, no health insurance, educational attainment, and density of grocery
stores, hospitals, health clinics, and pharmacies in the stated localities.
Compare the spatial autocorrelation of diabetes crude prevalence, of foreign-born
population, and built environment in the stated localities.
