TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing Lung Cancer Incidence Disparities Between Puerto Ricans and Other Racial/Ethnic Groups in the United States, 1992–2010
AU - Calo, William A.
AU - Suárez, Erick
AU - Soto-Salgado, Marievelisse
AU - Quintana, Rafael A.
AU - Ortiz, Ana P.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by the National Cancer Institute (U54CA96297 and U54CA96300) and the National Program of Cancer Registries of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U58DP000782). WAC was supported by NCI-sponsored pre- and postdoctoral cancer training programs (R25CA057712 and R25CA116339). WAC conducted this research when he was affiliated with The University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston, Texas. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NCI or the CDC.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2015/6/30
Y1 - 2015/6/30
N2 - This study compared the incidence of lung cancer among Puerto Ricans (PRs) with that of Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics in the United States. We computed age-standardized rates of lung cancer during 1992–2010 and percentages of change over time. Standardized rate ratios (SRR) were estimated to assess racial/ethnic and gender differences. All men groups showed a significant decline in lung cancer over time but PRs observed the smallest change (−1.2 %). For both men and women, PRs had lower incidence rates compared to other racial/ethnic groups (SRR < 1; P < 0.05). Among all groups, men reported higher incidence rates than women but PRs showed the largest gender disparity (SRR = 2.29). This study showed that although PRs exhibited lower incidence rates of lung cancer, this subgroup of Hispanics faced an important burden of lung cancer, principally because PR men had the smallest decline over time and the largest gender difference among all groups.
AB - This study compared the incidence of lung cancer among Puerto Ricans (PRs) with that of Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics in the United States. We computed age-standardized rates of lung cancer during 1992–2010 and percentages of change over time. Standardized rate ratios (SRR) were estimated to assess racial/ethnic and gender differences. All men groups showed a significant decline in lung cancer over time but PRs observed the smallest change (−1.2 %). For both men and women, PRs had lower incidence rates compared to other racial/ethnic groups (SRR < 1; P < 0.05). Among all groups, men reported higher incidence rates than women but PRs showed the largest gender disparity (SRR = 2.29). This study showed that although PRs exhibited lower incidence rates of lung cancer, this subgroup of Hispanics faced an important burden of lung cancer, principally because PR men had the smallest decline over time and the largest gender difference among all groups.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10903-014-0153-1
DO - 10.1007/s10903-014-0153-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 25564340
AN - SCOPUS:84930085613
SN - 1557-1912
VL - 17
SP - 971
EP - 975
JO - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
JF - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
IS - 3
ER -
