Influence of nativity status on breast cancer risk among US black women
Influence of nativity status on breast cancer risk among US black women
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DOI：
10.1007/s11524-005-9014-5
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发表时间：
2006-03-01
影响因子：
6.6
通讯作者：
Terry, MB
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作者：
Borrell, LN;Castor, D;Terry, MB
黑人妇女患乳腺癌的风险增加。黑人类别被假定为同质的，这一假设可能会产生误导。本研究旨在探讨黑人女性的出生与乳腺癌风险因素之间的关系。在纽约布鲁克林区招募了236名18岁以上的黑人女性。收集的数据包括种族/民族、乳腺癌危险因素和其他社会人口统计学、行为和早期生活经历因素。Logistic回归分析用于估计出生率和乳腺癌危险因素之间的关联患病率。美国--出生的黑人比外国出生的黑人更有可能失业、吸烟、不母乳喂养和母乳喂养时间更短（所有P
Black women are at increased risk for breast cancer mortality. The black category is assumed to be homogeneous, an assumption that may be misleading. This study aims to examine the relationship between nativity and breast cancer risk factors among women identified as black. A sample of 236 black women over 18 years of age in Brooklyn, New York, was recruited. Data were collected oil race/ethnicity, breast cancer risk factors, and other sociodemographic, behavioral, and early life experience factors. Logistic regression analyses were used to estimate prevalence ratios for association between nativity and breast cancer risk factors. U.S.-born blacks were more likely to be unemployed, smoke, not breastfeed, and breastfeed for a shorter duration than foreign-born blacks (all p