TY - JOUR AU - Kauhl, B. AU - Maier, W. AU - Schweikart, J. AU - Keste, A. AU - Moskwyn, M. PY - 2018 DA - 2018/01/10 TI - Exploring the small-scale spatial distribution of hypertension and its association to area deprivation based on health insurance claims in Northeastern Germany JO - BMC Public Health SP - 121 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - Hypertension is one of the most frequently diagnosed chronic conditions in Germany. Targeted prevention strategies and allocation of general practitioners where they are needed most are necessary to prevent severe complications arising from high blood pressure. However, data on chronic diseases in Germany are mostly available through survey data, which do not only underestimate the actual prevalence but are also only available on coarse spatial scales. The discussion of including area deprivation for planning of healthcare is still relatively young in Germany, although previous studies have shown that area deprivation is associated with adverse health outcomes, irrespective of individual characteristics. The aim of this study is therefore to analyze the spatial distribution of hypertension at very fine geographic scales and to assess location-specific associations between hypertension, socio-demographic population characteristics and area deprivation based on health insurance claims of the AOK Nordost. SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-5017-x DO - 10.1186/s12889-017-5017-x ID - Kauhl2018 ER -