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ArticlePreventing chronic disease2021

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Status, Chronic Conditions, and Behavioral Risk Factors Among Prostate Cancer Survivors, United States, 2015.

Joëlle Atere-Roberts, Simone C Gray, Ingrid J Hall, Judith Lee Smith

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Article in Preventing chronic disease, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Couple-based lifestyle intervention for minority prostate cancer survivors: a randomized feasibility trial.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2025
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  3. Racial/ethnic and sex disparities in mortality among US cancer survivors.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2026
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  9. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health and Life Insurance Denial Due to Cancer among Cancer Survivors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Joëlle Atere-RobertsEpidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Simone C GrayEpidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Ingrid J HallEpidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Judith Lee SmithEpidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · USApplied Research (United States) · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

From Biological to Social Processes: Interdisciplinary Training in Life Course ResearchT32HD091058 · NICHD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI ROBERT A HUMMER, Amanda L Thompson · 2017 to 2026
$4.3M
NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD091058
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionLittle is known about perceived health status and behavioral risk factors among prostate cancer survivors. The objective of this study was to describe racial and ethnic differences in self-reported health status, chronic conditions, and selected behavioral risk factors among prostate cancer survivors in the US.

methodsWe used data from the 2015 National Health Interview Survey to calculate the prevalence of various levels of health status, chronic conditions, behavioral risk factors, and sociodemographic characteristics among prostate cancer survivors aged 50 years or older. We stratified results by race and ethnicity.

resultsOf the 317 prostate cancer survivors in our sample, 33.1% reported no physical activity, 64.2% reported being current drinkers, 26.1% characterized their drinking as moderate/heavy, 42.3% reported being former smokers, and 8.7% were current smokers. Nearly one-third (29.1%) of survivors were obese (body mass index ≥30), and 15.1% had 3 to 6 chronic conditions. A greater percentage of White (29.7%) than Black (14.2%) or Hispanic (16.3%) survivors were moderate/heavy drinkers. A greater percentage of Black (16.2%) than White (7.5%) or Hispanic (7.3%) survivors were current smokers. A greater percentage of Black (25.1%) or Hispanic (27.7%) than White (11.4%) survivors had 3 to 6 chronic conditions.

conclusionAs the population of older men increases, prostate cancer diagnoses and those surviving the disease will also increase. Significant racial and ethnic group differences in behavioral risk factors and chronic conditions exist among prostate cancer survivors. Public health could prioritize efforts to improve health behaviors among prostate cancer survivors and use targeted interventions to address disparities.

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Cancer SurvivorsProstatic NeoplasmsAgedEthnicityHealth StatusHealth Status DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansMaleRisk FactorsSurvivorsUnited States

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PMCPMC8091944
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