Socioeconomic status, healthcare density, and risk of prostate cancer among African American and Caucasian men in a large prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to separately examine the impact of neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation and availability of healthcare resources on prostate cancer risk among African American and Caucasian men.

Methods

In the large, prospective NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study, we analyzed baseline (1995-1996) data from adult men, aged 50-71 years. Incident prostate cancer cases (n = 22,523; 1,089 among African Americans) were identified through December 2006. Lifestyle and health risk information was ascertained by questionnaires administered at baseline. Area-level socioeconomic indicators were ascertained by linkage to the US Census and the Area Resource File. Multilevel Cox models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95 % confidence intervals (CIs).

SUBMITTER: Major JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3405544 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature