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Observational studyMedicine2016

The association between regular use of aspirin and the prevalence of prostate cancer: Results from the National Health Interview Survey.

Wan-Ting Huang, Steven R Erickson, Richard A Hansen, Chung-Hsuen Wu

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Observational study in Medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Wan-Ting HuangSchool of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Pharmacy, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Health Outcomes Research and Policy, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL Research Center for Pharmacoeconomics, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Steven R Erickson
Richard A Hansen
Chung-Hsuen Wu
Auburn University · USTaipei Medical University · TWTaipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital · TWUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prostate cancer is prevalent with significant morbidity in the United States. Aspirin previously has been found to be associated with reduced carcinogenesis of prostate cells. However, it remains unclear whether regularly taking aspirin could lower the risk of prostate cancer. Therefore, our aim was to examine the association between self-reported regular use of aspirin and the prevalence of prostate cancer in a national sample of the US adult population.The National Health Interview Survey is an annual survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics to investigate health and healthcare use of the US population. The current study is a population-based cross-sectional study using the 2010 National Health Interview Survey data. Adult male respondents who self-reported regularly taking aspirin at least 3 times per week were grouped as regular users. The prostate cancer prevalence was measured by respondents' self-report of prostate cancer. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to evaluate the association between these 2 factors by adjusting for covariates selected based on Andersen Behavioral Model of Health Services Use.An estimated 23 million (23.7%) males in the United States reported that they took aspirin regularly. Of them, 5.0% had prostate cancer. Regular aspirin use was significantly associated with a lower self-reported prevalence of prostate cancer after adjusting for predisposing, enabling, and need factors (odds ratio 0.60, 95% confidence interval 0.38-0.94).Regular aspirin use was found to be significantly associated with a lower self-reported prevalence of prostate cancer in the United States in 2010. Further clinical trials and longitudinal studies are needed to confirm the causality between regular aspirin use and prostate cancer.

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Health SurveysAdultAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalAspirinCardiovascular DiseasesCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioPrevalenceProstatic NeoplasmsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesSurvival RateAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalAspirin

Identifiers

PMID27336878
PMCPMC4998316
OpenAlexW2468413439

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