title: National estimates of racial disparities in health status and behavioral risk factors among long-term cancer survivors and non-cancer controls.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We examined racial disparities (White, African American, and other race) in health status (self-rated health, lower-body functional limitations, psychological distress, and body mass index [BMI]) and behaviors (smoking, alcohol use, and physical activity) of long-term cancer survivors (>or=5 years) when compared to non-cancer controls.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using 2005-2007 National Health Interview Survey data, we computed adjusted prevalence estimates of health status and behaviors for all six groups, controlling for sociodemographic factors, medical-care access, or presence of other chronic conditions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The sample included 2,762 (3.6%) survivors and 73,059 controls. Adjusted prevalence estimates for each race were higher for long-term survivors than controls in terms of having fair-poor self-rated health, >or=1 limitation, psychological distress, and higher BMI but were similar between survivors and controls in terms of physical activity, smoking, and alcohol use. Adjusted prevalence estimates for having fair-poor self-rated health were higher for African American survivors than white survivors, lower for psychological distress, physical activity and alcohol use, and similar for smoking and BMI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  With the exception of smoking and limitations, racial differences existed among survivors for all health-status and behavioral measures. Clinicians may play a key role in helping to reduce disparities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Health Behavior Research, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63108, USA. mschootm@im.wustl.edu
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schootman
authors.forename: Anjali D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Deshpande
authors.forename: Sandi L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Pruitt
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aft
authors.forename: Donna B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Jeffe
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D017741:Survivors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
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