Dietary Intake, Alcohol Consumption, and Menopausal Status: A Comparison of Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Women
Abstract
The first year of work towards the completion of a doctoral degree, focused on breast cancer epidemiology, at the University of Texas School of Public Health (UTSPH), Houston, Texas has been completed. Data are a subset of that collected for the study, 'Breast Cancer Epidemiology in NM Hispanic Women'. The Principal Investigator of this training grant served as Project Director of this study conducted by the Epidemiology and Cancer Control Program at the University of New Mexico. This statewide, population-based case-control study includes approximately 711 cases and 844 matched controls. Incident cases (January 1, 1992 - December 31, 1994) were ascertained through the New Mexico Tumor Registry. Controls were selected and matched on health planning district, ethnicity, and age-group.The data collected included demographics, reproductive and medical history, medication usage, cigarette usage and alcohol consumption, ethnic identification and acculturation, occupational and environmental factors, and diet. The dissertation research will focus on dietary factors, stratified on ethnicity and menopausal status. These will include macronutrients and micronutrietns, as well as history of alcohol consumption and alcohol as a percent of total energy. Coursework taken at UTSPH focused on gaining a deeper knowledge of epidemiologic methods, nutrition, cancer, and genetics.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA337823
Entities
People
- Kathy Baumgartner
Organizations
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston