Cancer and Chronic Disease Comorbidity in Incarcerated Individuals in the United States, Survey of Prison Inmates 2016.

IF 3.3 3区医学 Q1 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Annals of Epidemiology Pub Date : 2025-02-11 DOI:10.1016/j.annepidem.2025.02.002

Alyssa Watson, Mary Beth Terry

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Abstract

Purpose: There are limited studies examining the cancer and chronic disease comorbidity in individuals who are incarcerated in the United States.

Methods: We used the weighted analysis of 20,064 individuals from the 2016 Survey of Prison Inmates in state correctional facilities across 50 states, to examine cancers and other reported comorbid chronic conditions or diseases.

Results: 45% of 20,064 individuals reported living with at least one chronic disease. The proportion of individuals currently having cancer was 1.23% while 4.82% reported ever being diagnosed with cancer by a medical professional. Incarcerated individuals with any chronic condition or diseases reported a higher risk of currently having cancer after adjusting for smoking, time incarcerated and age (OR, 2.18; 95% CI, 1.43-3.31) compared to individuals not reporting having any chronic diseases. Conclusions There is a high burden of chronic diseases in individuals who are incarcerated, and these common chronic conditions are associated with currently having cancer even after adjusting for key risk factors for cancer like prior smoking and age. Efforts to reduce the high prevalence of chronic disease and improve cancer screening policies are necessary to improve the health of individuals who are incarcerated.

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Annals of Epidemiology 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

7.40

自引率

1.80%

发文量

207

审稿时长

59 days

期刊介绍： The journal emphasizes the application of epidemiologic methods to issues that affect the distribution and determinants of human illness in diverse contexts. Its primary focus is on chronic and acute conditions of diverse etiologies and of major importance to clinical medicine, public health, and health care delivery.