Abstract PR09: Patient risk factors for high mammographic breast density and their contributions to ethnic differences in breast density

Conclusions: Racial and ethnic differences in HBD appear to be the result most notably of racial/ethnic differences in BMI (a marker for obesity), and also of parity and socioeconomic status. Results suggest that if obesity, parity and socioeconomic status were equally distributed among racial and ethnic groups in our society, breast density would be greatest for Asian and nL Black women and lowest for nL White and Latina women. These findings would be in agreement with a few recent studies which reported nL Black women as more likely to have HBD after accounting for BMI and reproductive factors. The persistent association of SES with HBD after adjusting for BMI and parity may be the result of socioeconomic or environmental factors or may be due to residual effects of parity and BMI not accounted for in the model.Citation Format: Katherine Y. Tossas-milligan, Firas Dabbous, Therese Dolecek, Teresita Macarol, William Summerfelt, Garth Rauscher. Patient risk factors for high mammographic breast density and their contributions to ethnic differences in breast density. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Ninth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2016 Sep 25-28; Fort Lauderdale, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2017;26(2 Suppl):Abstract nr PR09.
Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Health Economics, Policy, and Outcomes: Oral Presentations - Proffered Abstracts Source Type: research