Using a Socioeconomic Position Index to Assess Disparities in Cancer Incidence and Mortality, Puerto Rico, 1995-2004

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Torres-Cintrón, Mariela ; Ortiz, Ana P. ; Ortiz-Ortiz, Karen J. ; Figueroa-Vallés, Nayda R. ; Pérez-Irizarry, Javier ; De La Torre-Feliciano, Taína ; Díaz-Medina, Gwendolyn ; Suárez-Pérez, Erick
• Description:
  Introduction
  
  Evaluation of the extent of socioeconomic inequalities in cancer incidence and mortality is essential to generate hypotheses in population health research and provides evidence for population-based strategies for comprehensive cancer control. The objective of this study was to create an area-based socioeconomic position (SEP) index to assess possible socioeconomic disparities in incidence and mortality of selected cancers in Puerto Rico.
  
  Methods
  
  Data for cancer incidence and mortality from 1995 to 2004 were obtained from the Puerto Rico Central Cancer Registry and the Puerto Rico Department of Health, and Puerto Rico socioeconomic data were obtained from the US Census 2000. We used principal component and factor analysis methods to construct the SEP index at the municipality level. We calculated age-adjusted incidence and mortality for each SEP area and used rate ratios to evaluate the differences by SEP.
  
  Results
  
  Incidence and mortality of cancer in Puerto Rico varied by SEP area. In general, the incidence and mortality for cancers of the esophagus and stomach were higher for municipalities with the lowest SEP; in contrast, rates for breast, colorectal, kidney, pancreas, prostate, and thyroid were higher for areas with the highest SEP.
  
  Conclusion
  
  These results highlight cancer disparities in Puerto Rico by SEP level that warrant further research.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Female Healthcare Disparities Health Status Disparities Humans Incidence Male Neoplasms Original Research Population Surveillance Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Socioeconomic Factors Survival Rate

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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 2012; 9.
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  22172182
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3298767
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  1U58DP000782-03/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; 5R25CA094186-08/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; U54CA96297/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Puerto Rico
• Location:
  Caribbean
• Volume:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
• Main Document Checksum:
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