Risk factors for endometrial cancer in Black women.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The incidence of endometrial cancer (EC) has been increasing faster among Black women than among other racial/ethnic groups in the United States. Although the mortality rate is nearly twice as high among Black than White women, there is a paucity of literature on risk factors for EC among Black women, particularly regarding menopausal hormone use and severe obesity.

Methods

We pooled questionnaire data on 811 EC cases and 3,124 controls from eight studies with data on self-identified Black women (4 case-control and 4 cohort studies). We analyzed cohort studies as nested case-control studies with up to 4 controls selected per case. We used logistic regression to estimate multivariable-adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

Results

We obs

SUBMITTER: Sponholtz TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10106410 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature