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ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2024

Racial and Ethnic Variations in Pre-Diagnosis Comorbidity Burden and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older Women with Breast Cancer.

Eunkyung Lee, Robert B Hines, Jianbin Zhu, Eunji Nam, Michael J Rovito

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  2. Comorbidities among American Indian and Alaska Native People with Cancer: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare Study.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2025
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  3. Health-related quality of life trajectories among older breast cancer survivors: a SEER-MHOS analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Eunkyung LeeDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Central Florida College of Health Professions and Sciences, 4364 Scorpius Street, Orlando, Orlando, FL, USA. eunkyung.lee@ucf.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-1732-5998
Robert B HinesDepartment of Population Health Sciences, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, FL, Orlando, USA.
Jianbin ZhuDepartment of Statistics and Data Science, University of Central Florida College of Sciences, Orlando, FL, USA.
Eunji NamDepartment of Social Welfare, Incheon National University, Incheon, South Korea.
Michael J RovitoDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Central Florida College of Health Professions and Sciences, 4364 Scorpius Street, Orlando, Orlando, FL, USA.
University of Central Florida · USIncheon National University · KR

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backgroundThis study examined racial/ethnic differences in comorbidity burden and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among older women before breast cancer diagnosis.

methodsFrom Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (SEER-MHOS) linked data resource, 2513 women diagnosed with breast cancer at ≥ 65 years between 1998 and 2012 were identified and grouped based on comorbidity burden using latent class analysis. Pre-diagnosis HRQOL was measured using SF-36/VR-12 and summarized to physical (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) scores. The adjusted least-square means and 95% confidence intervals were obtained according to comorbidity burden and race/ethnicity. The interactions were examined with 2-way ANOVA.

resultsThe latent class analysis revealed four comorbid burden classes, with Class 1 being the most healthy and Class 4 being the least healthy. African American (AA) and Hispanic women were more likely to be in Class 4 than non-Hispanic white (NHW) women (18.6%, 14.8%, and 8.3%, respectively). The mean PCS was 39.3 and differed by comorbidity burden and race/ethnicity (P

conclusionComorbidity burden negatively affected HRQOL but differentially for racial/ethnic groups. As the comorbidity burden increases, NHW women are more concerned with physical HRQOL, while AA and Hispanic women are more concerned with mental HRQOL.

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Breast NeoplasmsComorbidityEthnicityQuality of LifeWhite PeopleAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanCost of IllnessFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansRacial GroupsSEER ProgramUnited StatesBreast cancerComorbidity burdenHealth-related quality of lifeLatent class analysisRacial variation

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