Leveraging existing cohort studies of Mexican women to better understand Hispanic health and cancer risk

Background Hispanics have been historically underrepresented in epidemiologic cancer research. Existing cohort studies focused on recruiting Hispanic participants have been relatively small, making studying cancer outcomes challenging. Therefore, we aimed to compare the distribution of cancer risk f...

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Vydáno v:Cancer causes & control Ročník 36; číslo 9; s. 887 - 893
Hlavní autoři: Stern, Dalia, Gomez-Flores-Ramos, Liliana, Trabert, Britton, Setiawan, V. Wendy, Le Marchand, Loïc, Gomez, Henry, Scheet, Paul A., Parada, Humberto, Pirzada, Amber, Lajous, Martin, Farland, Leslie V.
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.09.2025
Springer Nature B.V
Témata:
Adult
Aged
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Brief Report
Cancer
Cancer Research
Chronic illnesses
Cohort Studies
Diabetes mellitus
Epidemiology
Female
Health insurance
Hematology
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic or Latino - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Medical screening
Menarche
Menopause
Mexican Americans - statistics & numerical data
Mexico - epidemiology
Middle Aged
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - ethnology
Neoplasms - etiology
Oncology
Oral contraceptives
Public Health
Risk Factors
United States - epidemiology
United States
Mexico
Chicago Illinois
United States > US
Texas
Hispanic women of Mexican heritage
Cohort studies
Cancer epidemiology
ISSN:0957-5243, 1573-7225, 1573-7225
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Shrnutí:Background Hispanics have been historically underrepresented in epidemiologic cancer research. Existing cohort studies focused on recruiting Hispanic participants have been relatively small, making studying cancer outcomes challenging. Therefore, we aimed to compare the distribution of cancer risk factors among Hispanic women of Mexican heritage (HWMH) participating in existing cohorts to explore the possibility of future data pooling efforts. Methods We used baseline data of HWMH from three US-based studies, the Mexican American Cohort (MAC; n = 19,797; 2001–2017), the Multiethnic Cohort (MEC; n = 18,007; 1993–1996), and the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL; n = 4,022; 2008–2011), and one study from Mexico, the Mexican Teachers’ Cohort (MTC; n = 115,275; 2006–2008). Results Participants in MEC (59.5y) were older on average than MAC (40.9y), HCHS/SOL (45.5y), and MTC (42.6y) at enrollment. Most MAC (77.6%) and HCHS/SOL (85.4%) participants spoke Spanish as their primary language. Age at menarche (12.5–13.1y), age at menopause (45.8–47.9y), and smoking prevalence (~ 10%) was similar across studies. Parity was higher in MAC (3.8) and MEC (4.1) compared to HCHS/SOL (3.2) and MTC (2.5). Ever use of oral contraceptives was more frequent in HCHS/SOL (63.5%) compared to MTC (45.6%), MAC (37.9%), and MEC (35.2%). Obesity, diabetes, and hypertension were more common in the US cohorts. Conclusion This comparative study demonstrates the ability to harmonize data and provide information for future pooling projects across cohorts to evaluate cancer outcomes. Similarities and differences in characteristics across cohorts can be leveraged to better understand health disparities in HWMH.
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ISSN:0957-5243
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DOI:10.1007/s10552-025-02000-8