National estimates of racial disparities in health status and behavioral risk factors among long-term cancer survivors and non-cancer controls

Mario Schootman; Anjali D Deshpande; Sandi L Pruitt; Rebecca Aft; Donna B Jeffe

doi:10.1007/s10552-010-9566-x

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National estimates of racial disparities in health status and behavioral risk factors among long-term cancer survivors and non-cancer controls

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National estimates of racial disparities in health status and behavioral risk factors among long-term cancer survivors and non-cancer controls

Mario Schootman, Anjali D Deshpande, Sandi L Pruitt, Rebecca Aft and Donna B Jeffe

Cancer causes & control, Vol.21(9), pp.1387-1395

09/2010

DOI: 10.1007/s10552-010-9566-x

PMCID: PMC3281263

PMID: 20401529

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Abstract

We examined racial disparities (White, African American, and other race) in health status (self-rated health, lower-body functional limitations, psychological distress, and body mass index [BMI]) and behaviors (smoking, alcohol use, and physical activity) of long-term cancer survivors (>or=5 years) when compared to non-cancer controls. Using 2005-2007 National Health Interview Survey data, we computed adjusted prevalence estimates of health status and behaviors for all six groups, controlling for sociodemographic factors, medical-care access, or presence of other chronic conditions. The sample included 2,762 (3.6%) survivors and 73,059 controls. Adjusted prevalence estimates for each race were higher for long-term survivors than controls in terms of having fair-poor self-rated health, >or=1 limitation, psychological distress, and higher BMI but were similar between survivors and controls in terms of physical activity, smoking, and alcohol use. Adjusted prevalence estimates for having fair-poor self-rated health were higher for African American survivors than white survivors, lower for psychological distress, physical activity and alcohol use, and similar for smoking and BMI. With the exception of smoking and limitations, racial differences existed among survivors for all health-status and behavioral measures. Clinicians may play a key role in helping to reduce disparities.

Prevalence

Health Status Disparities

Humans

Middle Aged

Risk Factors

Survivors - statistics & numerical data

Male

Motor Activity

Young Adult

Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology

Health Behavior - ethnology

Smoking - epidemiology

Adolescent

Aged, 80 and over

Adult

Female

Aged

Neoplasms - epidemiology

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Title: Subtitle: National estimates of racial disparities in health status and behavioral risk factors among long-term cancer survivors and non-cancer controls
Creators: Mario Schootman - Department of Medicine, Division of Health Behavior Research, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63108, USA. mschootm@im.wustl.edu
Anjali D Deshpande
Sandi L Pruitt
Rebecca Aft
Donna B Jeffe
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Cancer causes & control, Vol.21(9), pp.1387-1395
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-010-9566-x
PMID: 20401529
PMCID: PMC3281263
NLM abbreviation: Cancer Causes Control
ISSN: 0957-5243
eISSN: 1573-7225
Publisher: Netherlands
Grant note: R01 CA137750-02 / NCI NIH HHS R01 CA137750 / NCI NIH HHS CA112159 / NCI NIH HHS CA137750 / NCI NIH HHS CA91842 / NCI NIH HHS P30 CA091842 / NCI NIH HHS R01 CA112159 / NCI NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 09/2010
Academic Unit: Epidemiology
Record Identifier: 9983996077202771

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