An examination between census tract unhealthy food availability and colorectal cancer incidence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unhealthy food environments may be associated with higher risks of developing diet-related cancers, such as, colorectal cancer. We conducted an ecological analysis to evaluate the relationship between the local food environment and colorectal cancer incidence overall and separately for males and females.

Methods

Data from the Texas Cancer Registry was utilized to geocode individuals aged 40 years and older diagnosed with colorectal cancer from 2005 to 2015 to their residential 2010 census tract. Total number of establishments classified as Limited Service Restaurants for each census tract was retrieved from the 2005 Business Patterns Survey by using a crosswalk to map zip codes to census tract. Census tract unhealthy food availability was calculated by dividing th

SUBMITTER: Gibson DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8287297 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature