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Association between diagnosed diabetes and self-reported cancer among U.S. adults: findings from the 2009 Behavioral
Chaoyang Li1, Lina S Balluz, Earl S Ford
1Division of Behavioral Surveillance, Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. cli@cdc.gov
Objective:
To assess the association between diagnosed diabetes and self-reported cancer among U.S. adults.
Research Design And Methods:
We analyzed data for 397,783 adults who participated in the 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and had valid data on diabetes and cancer.
Results:
After adjustment for potential confounders, diabetic men had higher adjusted prevalence ratios for cancers of the prostate (1.1 [95% CI 1.0-1.3]), colon (1.3 [1.0-1.7]), pancreas (4.6 [1.8-11.7]), rectum (2.2 [1.0-4.7]), urinary bladder (1.7 [1.2-2.2]), and kidney (1.9 [1.2-3.0]) than nondiabetic men (all P < 0.05). Diabetic women had higher adjusted prevalence ratios for cancers of the breast (1.1 [1.0-1.3]) and endometrium (1.6 [1.2-2.0]), and leukemia (2.3 [1.3-4.2]) than nondiabetic women (all P < 0.05).
Conclusions:
Our results suggest that diabetic adults have higher prevalences of certain cancers than nondiabetic adults.
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