Dietary Intake, Alcohol Consumption, and Menopausal Status: A Comparison of Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Women
Abstract
The third year of work towards the completion of a doctoral degree, focused on breast cancer epidemiology, at the University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas has been completed. Analyzed 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. The New Mexico Tumor Registry ascertained cases (n=7l2) newly diagnosed with breast cancer (1992 - 1994) aged 30-74 years. Controls(n=844) were identified by random digit dialing and were frequency-matched for ethnicity, age-group, and health planning district. In-person interviews were conducted, and data collected for breast cancer risk factors, including alcohol intake. The doctoral dissertation focused on alcohol as a risk factor for Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women, adjusting for potential confounders. Past' alcohol consumption, based on history of alcohol intake at ages 25, 35, and 50, and recent' intake based on a food frequency questionnaire were investigated. Hormone receptor status was also investigated.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA381116
Entities
People
- Kathy Baumgartner
Organizations
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston