Table 4

Results of MEET global clustering test and the primary cluster reported by FleXScan.



MEET
FleXScan Primary Cluster




Study Region
Units of analysis
adj p value
p value
Population
Relative Risk
Accepted contributing cluster

RC A
Set 11
0.264
0.001
5357
2.94
Yes

Set 22
0.292
0.001
12814
2.15
Yes
RC B
Set 11
0.181
0.037
6680
1.80
Yes

Set 22
0.172
0.006
10498
1.69
No

1 Maximum unit population of 1,000.

2 Maximum unit population of 2,000

FleXScan does not allow overlap among identified clusters. Accepted contributing clusters have a p ≤ 0.05, RR ≥ 1.7 and birth population ≥ 1000.

Van Meter et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2008 7:26   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-7-26