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Table 2 The spatial analysis of five category cardiovascular medications by urbanicity, data presented as N (%)

From: Using spatial analysis to demonstrate the heterogeneity of the cardiovascular drug-prescribing pattern in Taiwan

 

Group Ad

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group O

 

Ha

Lb

H

L

H

L

H

L

H

L

Taipei-Keelung metropolitan area (N = 44)

1 (2.3)

4 (9.1)

0 (0.0)

2 (4.5)

0 (0.0)

4 (9.1)

1 (2.3)

3 (6.8)

0 (0.0)

5 (11.4)

Hsinchu secondary metropolitan Area (N = 10)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (10.0)

0 (0.0)

3 (30.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Tainan metropolitan area (N = 14)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (14.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (14.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Kaohsiung metropolitan area (N = 28)

2 (7.1)

1 (3.6)

3 (10.7)

2 (7.1)

4(14.3)

3 (10.7)

4 (14.3)

1 (3.6)

2(7.1)

1 (3.6)

Rural townships area (N = 167)

3 (1.7)

7 (4.0)

3 (1.7)

7 (4.0)

4 (2.3)

6 (3.5)

2 (1.2)

6 (3.5)

1 (0.6)

6 (3.5)

Aboriginal townships area (N = 55)

0 (0.0)

5 (9.1)

1 (1.8)

4 (7.3)

1 (1.8)

4 (7.3)

2 (3.6)

2 (3.6)

1 (1.8)

4 (7.3)

Total (N = 352)c

6 (1.7)

17 (4.8)

7 (2.0)

17 (4.8)

9 (2.6)

18 (5.1)

9 (2.6)

17 (4.8)

4 (1.1)

16 (4.5)

  1. a. High-high association (hot spot), meanings utilization was higher than average
  2. b. Low-low association (cold spot), meanings utilization was lower than average
  3. c. Three areas did not presented any hot spot or cold spot including Taichung-Changhwa metropolitan, Chungli-Taoyuan metropolitan, and Chiayi secondary metropolitan areas.
  4. d. Group A, agents acting on the rennin-angiotensin system; Group B, beta blocking agents; Group C, calcium channel blockers; Group D, diuretics; Group O, antihypertensives