Comparing Age at Cancer Diagnosis between Hispanics and Non-Hispanic Whites in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Population age structure may confound the comparison of age at cancer diagnosis across racial/ethnic groups. We compared age at cancer diagnosis for U.S. Hispanics, a population that is younger on average, and non-Hispanic whites (NHW), before and after adjustment for the age structure of the source population.

Methods

We used Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results data from 18 U.S. regions in 2015 for 34 cancer sites to calculate crude and adjusted (using age- and sex-specific weights) mean ages at diagnosis. Differences in age at diagnosis comparing Hispanics to NHWs (δ) were assessed using independent sample t tests.

Results

Crude mean ages at diagnosis were lower among Hispanic males and females for all sites combined and for most can

SUBMITTER: Parada H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8492520 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature