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Beyond Rurality: Individual Socioeconomic Status and Chronic Disease Prevalence.

Shivani Sabarish^1,2, Chung-Il Wi^1,2, Madison Beenken^2,3

¹Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN.

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Socioeconomic status (SES) strongly predicts chronic disease prevalence, more so than rurality. Understanding individual-level SES is crucial for assessing health risks and disparities in adult populations.

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Area of Science:

Public Health
Epidemiology
Health Disparities

Background:

Rural-urban disparities in chronic disease prevalence are known.
The specific contribution of individual socioeconomic status (SES) to these disparities is less clear.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the association between rurality, SES, and the prevalence of five major chronic diseases in adults.
To compare the impact of rurality versus individual-level SES on chronic disease prevalence.

Main Methods:

Retrospective, population-based cross-sectional study using Expanded Rochester Epidemiology Project (E-REP) data (2014-2019).
Included 455,802 adults, assessing chronic diseases (asthma, diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, mood disorders) via ICD codes.
Analyzed rurality (RUCA codes) and individual SES (HOUSES index) using adjusted mixed-effects logistic regression.

Main Results:

Initially, urban areas had higher prevalence of mood disorders, hypertension, and diabetes.
After adjusting for demographics and healthcare use, rural-urban differences in disease prevalence became insignificant.
Individual SES (HOUSES index) showed a significant, dose-response association with all five chronic diseases.

Conclusions:

Individual-level socioeconomic status is a more potent predictor of chronic disease prevalence than rurality.
The HOUSES index is valuable for population health assessment and risk stratification.
Findings highlight the critical role of SES in understanding and addressing chronic disease burdens.