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Table 4 Cluster statistics for counties with the higher SMR

From: Differentiating anomalous disease intensity with confounding variables in space

Rank order

County

SMR

SIDS

E(SIDS)

B1

P value1

B2

P value2

1

Anson

3.45

15

4.35

–

 

–

 

2

Rutherford

2.47

12

4.86

0

1

0

1

3

Lincoln

2.33

8

3.43

0

1

0

1

4

Madison

2.16

2

0.92

0

1

0

1

5

Northampton

2.01

9

4.47

0

1

0

1

6

Washington

1.97

5

2.54

0

1

0

1

7

Swain

1.95

3

1.54

0

1

0

1

8

Columbus

1.94

15

7.72

0

1

0

1

9

Bladen

1.88

8

4.26

1

\(\text{8.61}{\times10}^{-1}\)

1

\(\text{7.89}{\times10}^{-1}\)

10

McDowell

1.874

5

2.67

2

\(\text{6.73}{\times10}^{-1}\)

2

\(\text{5.42}{\times10}^{-1}\)

11

Rockingham

1.873

16

8.54

2

\(\text{7.83}{\times10}^{-1}\)

2

\(\text{6.59}{\times10}^{-1}\)

12

Transylvania

1.83

3

1.64

2

\(\text{8.67}{\times10}^{-1}\)

2

\(\text{7.60}{\times10}^{-1}\)

13

Halifax

1.72

18

10.46

3

\(\text{7.67}{\times10}^{-1}\)

3

\(\text{6.10}{\times10}^{-1}\)

14

Hertford

1.66

7

4.22

4

\(\text{6.78}{\times10}^{-1}\)

4

\(\text{4.88}{\times10}^{-1}\)

15

Greene

1.65

4

2.43

4

\(\text{7.90}{\times10}^{-1}\)

4

\(\text{6.10}{\times10}^{-1}\)

16

Hoke

1.61

7

4.35

4

\(\text{8.75}{\times10}^{-1}\)

4

\(\text{7.22}{\times10}^{-1}\)

17

Cherokee

1.53

2

1.31

5

\(\text{8.33}{\times10}^{-1}\)

4

\(\text{8.14}{\times10}^{-1}\)

18

Onslow

1.52

29

19.08

5

\(\text{9.05}{\times10}^{-1}\)

4

\(\text{8.84}{\times10}^{-1}\)

19

Bertie

1.51

6

3.98

9

\(\text{4.70}{\times10}^{-1}\)

6

\(\text{6.91}{\times10}^{-1}\)

20

Alamance

1.48

13

8.81

10

\(\text{4.64}{\times10}^{-1}\)

6

\(\text{7.92}{\times10}^{-1}\)

21

Henderson

1.44

5

3.48

12

\(\text{3.34}{\times10}^{-1}\)

8

\(\text{6.06}{\times10}^{-1}\)

22

Scotland

1.37

8

5.83

13

\(\text{3.45}{\times10}^{-1}\)

9

\(\text{5.76}{\times10}^{-1}\)

23

Pender

1.34

4

2.97

16

\(\text{1.72}{\times10}^{-1}\)

9

\(\text{6.95}{\times10}^{-1}\)

24

Carteret

1.328

5

3.766

17

\(\text{1.91}{\times10}^{-1}\)

9

\(\text{7.96}{\times10}^{-1}\)

25

Stanly

1.325

5

3.772

18

\(\text{2.13}{\times10}^{-1}\)

10

\(\text{7.82}{\times10}^{-1}\)