Open AccessBlack–White Differences in Hysterectomy Prevalence: The CARDIA Study
Author(s) -
Julie K. Bower,
Pamela J. Schreiner,
Barbara Sternfeld,
Cora E. Lewis
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2008.133702
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , hysterectomy , body mass index , population , logistic regression , odds , demography , confidence interval , cohort , menarche , obstetrics , gynecology , surgery , environmental health , sociology
We evaluated the cross-sectional association between race and hysterectomy prevalence in a population-based cohort of US women and investigated participant characteristics associated with racial differences.