Table 5.
County count, NCHS classification and variable summaries for each cluster
| Cluster Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| No. of counties | 38 | 59 | 5 | 16 | 11 |
| NCHS class. | Small-medium metro. | Non-metro. | Large central metro. | Small–large fringe metro. | Large central and large fringe metro. |
| Population density | Low | Low | High | Low | Low |
| Median income | Medium | Low | Low | Medium | High |
| SES index | Low | Low | High | Low | Low |
| Low access | High | Medium | Low | Medium | High |
| Obesity rate | High | High | Low | High | Low |
| Diabetes rate | High | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
Clustering variables described by whether on average the distribution is low, medium or high as compared to the other clusters