Abstract B16: Comparing heart age among Alabama residents with and without a history of cancer

Conclusion: Among the sample of 8,153 Alabama residents, cancer survivors have significantly higher heart age score, suggestive of greater risk for developing cardiovascular disease than residents with no history of cancer. Additional analyses will include exploring decision tree and logistic regression models to predict cancer diagnosis. Disparities in race, age, socioeconomic status, and geographic locations will be explored. Future research includes developing interventions to reduce the cardiovascular risk among cancer survivors.Acknowledgments: This study was approved by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Institutional Review Board. The first author is supported by funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Gladys Colvin Endowed Scholarship, and Susan G. Komen Graduate Trainee in Disparities Research Scholarship.Citation Format: Jacqueline Bui, Dheeraj Raju, Wendy Landier, Kelly Kenzik, Tiziano Scarabelli, Karen Meneses. Comparing heart age among Alabama residents with and without a history of cancer. [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 B16.

Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - February 4, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Bui, J., Raju, D., Landier, W., Kenzik, K., Scarabelli, T., Meneses, K. Tags: Novel Technologies: Poster Presentations - Proffered Abstracts Source Type: research