Differences in the prevalence of modifiable risk and protective factors for prostate cancer by race and ethnicity in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey | Zendy

Kali Defever | Zendy; Elizabeth A. Platz | Zendy; David S. López | Zendy; Alison M. Mondul | Zendy

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Differences in the prevalence of modifiable risk and protective factors for prostate cancer by race and ethnicity in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Author(s) -

Kali Defever,

Elizabeth A. Platz,

David S. López,

Alison M. Mondul

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

cancer causes and control

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.073

H-Index - 134

eISSN - 1573-7225

pISSN - 0957-5243

DOI - 10.1007/s10552-020-01326-9

Subject(s) - national health and nutrition examination survey , medicine , prostate cancer , demography , ethnic group , epidemiology , logistic regression , risk factor , odds ratio , percentile , cancer , prostate cancer screening , gerontology , national health interview survey , incidence (geometry) , environmental health , prostate specific antigen , population , sociology , anthropology , statistics , physics , mathematics , optics

Prostate cancer burden is disproportionate by race. Black men have the highest incidence and mortality rates. Rates for Hispanic men are significantly lower than for non-Hispanic Whites. Whether differences in prevalences of modifiable risk and protective factors for prostate cancer may explain these racial/ethnic differences remains unclear.

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