To be eligible for NORA, women had to be postmenopausal, without known osteoporosis or recent bone scan, and have a primary care physician. Although most participants (168,491; 91%) were Caucasian, substantial numbers of African-Americans (6990; 4%), Hispanics(5912; 3%), Asians (1676; 1%), and Native Americans (1528; 1%) provided information on ERT use. Caucasian women were most likely to be previous or current users; African-American women were most likely to have never used ERT. Native Americans and Caucasians were most likely to have used ERT for >10 years: Asian and African-American women were most likely to use ERT for <5 years. Native Americans and African-Americans were most likely to have stopped ERT >6 years ago. Even after adjustment for age the odds ratio for ERT use for each ethnic group is significantly less than that for Caucasians. The relation of socioeconomic status, education, and hysterectomy status to continued hormone use by ethnic group will be presented. Estrogen use, n (% of ethnic group)
|
Ethnic group |
Current |
Past |
Never |
Use >10 yr |
Use <5 yr |
Quit >6 yr ago |
|
African-American |
2262 (32) |
1273 (18) |
3455 (49) |
643 (26) |
1343 (54) |
298 (13) |
|
Asian |
684 (41) |
261 (16) |
731 (44) |
169 (22) |
436 (57) |
63 (9) |
|
Caucasian |
79924 (47) |
31844 (19) |
56723 (34) |
32051 (37) |
35034 (41) |
9099 (11) |
|
Hispanic |
2242 (38) |
978 (17) |
2692 (46) |
692 (29) |
1189 (50) |
214 (10) |
|
Native American |
541 (35) |
308 (20) |
679 (44) |
248 (45) |
219 (39) |
78 (16) |
|
Total |
85,653 |
34,664 |
64,280 |
33,803 |
38,221 |
9,752 |
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant in this session will be able to: 1. Define three measures of ERT usage in ethnic groups 2.Describe how ERT usage differs among ethnic groups using these measures. 3.Evaluate the impact of age, socioeconomic status, and other variables on differences in continued hormone use across ethnic groups
Keywords: Ethnicity, Menopause
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.