Epidemiology and risk factors for ovarian cancer incidence in the USA: a multilevel analysis
Individual-level factors, particularly age and employment status, are the primary determinants of OC risk, while apparent geographic disparities reflect population composition, rather than unmeasured environmental factors. The complete explanation of geographic clustering through measured covariates could provide important insights for targeted prevention strategies and future epidemiological research.
Authors
- Christine D. Hsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8200-5133)
- Abbey B. Berenson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5007-1080)
- Yong‐Fang Kuo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1927-0927)
- Victor Adekanmbi
- Thao N. Hoang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8444-0529)
- Itunu O. Sokale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4673-2998)
- Olalekan A. Uthman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8567-3081)
- Fangjian Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3729-2724)
- Jiefei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2709-5332)
Institutions
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- University of Warwick (GB)
- The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Global Health
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.15.04354
- Primary Topic
- Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00