Race/Ethnicity, Gender, Weight Status, and Colorectal Cancer Screening

Heather Bittner Fagan; Ronald E. Myers; Constantine Daskalakis; Randa Sifri; Arch G. Mainous; Richard Wender

doi:10.1155/2011/314619

Journal of Obesity (Jan 2011)

Race/Ethnicity, Gender, Weight Status, and Colorectal Cancer Screening

Heather Bittner Fagan,
Ronald E. Myers,
Constantine Daskalakis,
Randa Sifri,
Arch G. Mainous,
Richard Wender

Affiliations

Heather Bittner Fagan: Department of Family & Community Medicine, Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington Annex, Room 328, Wilmington, DE 19801, USA
Ronald E. Myers: Division of Population Science, Department of Medical Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University, 1025 Walnut Street, Jefferson Medical College Building, Suite 1014, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
Constantine Daskalakis: Division of Biostatistics, Thomas Jefferson University, 1015 Chestnut Street, Suite M100, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
Randa Sifri: Department of Family & Community Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, 1015 Walnut Street, Suite 401, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
Arch G. Mainous: Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 295 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Richard Wender: Department of Family & Community Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, 1015 Walnut Street, Suite 401, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/314619
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2011

Abstract

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Background. The literature on colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is contradictory regarding the impact of weight status on CRC screening. This study was intended to determine if CRC screening rates among 2005 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) respondent racial/ethnic and gender subgroups were influenced by weight status. Methods. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to determine if CRC screening use differed significantly among obese, overweight, and normal-weight individuals in race/ethnic and gender subgroups. Results. Multivariable analyses showed that CRC screening rates did not differ significantly for individuals within these subgroups who were obese or overweight as compared to their normal-weight peers. Conclusion. Weight status does not contribute to disparities in CRC screening in race/ethnicity and gender subgroups.

Published in Journal of Obesity

ISSN: 2090-0708 (Print); 2090-0716 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jobe/

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