Neighborhood Contexts and Breast Cancer Among Asian American Women

Overview

Journal J Immigr Minor Health

Publisher Springer

Specialties Public Health
Social Sciences

Date 2021 Apr 13

PMID 33846877

Authors

Brittany N Morey

Gilbert C Gee

May C Wang

Ondine S von Ehrenstein

Salma Shariff-Marco

Alison J Canchola

Juan Yang

Sandra S-J Lee

Roxanna Bautista

Winston Tseng

Pancho Chang

Scarlett Lin Gomez

Affiliations

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Abstract

Background: This study examines how neighborhood socioeconomic status (nSES) and ethnic composition are associated with breast cancer risk for Asian American women.

Methods: We linked individual level data from a population-based case-control study of breast cancer among Asian American women with neighborhood level data in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area (cases: n = 118, controls: n = 390). Multivariable logistic regression models examined the association between nSES, ethnic composition, and odds of having breast cancer.

Results: Asian American women living in neighborhoods with high nSES and high ethnic composition had the highest odds of breast cancer, compared to those living in neighborhoods with high nSES and low ethnic composition (OR = 0.34, 95% CI [0.16-0.75]) or in neighborhoods with low nSES and high ethnic composition (OR = 0.37, 95% CI [0.17-0.83]).

Discussion: Neighborhood socioeconomic and ethnic contexts are associated with breast cancer for Asian American women. We discuss explanations and avenues for future research.

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